{"id":32892,"date":"2022-02-22T07:31:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T12:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=32892"},"modified":"2022-02-21T22:45:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T03:45:57","slug":"great-northern-railway-station-lisburn-spring-2001","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/great-northern-railway-station-lisburn-spring-2001\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Northern Railway Station\u2014Lisburn, Spring 2001"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NI Railways&#8217; former Great Northern Railway (of Ireland) station at  Lisburn is a classic that retains its traditional appearance including platform canopies and footbridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I made this view on a visit in Spring 2001. Working with my Rollei Model T, I exposed a geometerically balanced composition, where I&#8217;ve used the canopy supports as a visual partition that divides the photo evenly at the center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perfectly centered compositions are frowned upon in some circles, but I&#8217;ve occasionally executed successful and visually dynamic photos using this technique. In this instance I don&#8217;t think my photo could have been improved by off-center placement of the column. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"482\" data-attachment-id=\"32893\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/great-northern-railway-station-lisburn-spring-2001\/nir_lisburn_northern_ireland_spring2001briansolomon443103-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NIR_Lisburn_Northern_Ireland_Spring2001\u00a9BrianSolomon443103-2.jpg?fit=1771%2C1800\" data-orig-size=\"1771,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NIR_Lisburn_Northern_Ireland_Spring2001\u00a9BrianSolomon443103-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NIR_Lisburn_Northern_Ireland_Spring2001\u00a9BrianSolomon443103-2.jpg?fit=698%2C709\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NIR_Lisburn_Northern_Ireland_Spring2001\u00a9BrianSolomon443103-2.jpg?fit=474%2C482\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NIR_Lisburn_Northern_Ireland_Spring2001\u00a9BrianSolomon443103-2.jpg?resize=474%2C482\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NIR_Lisburn_Northern_Ireland_Spring2001\u00a9BrianSolomon443103-2.jpg?resize=1006%2C1022 1006w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NIR_Lisburn_Northern_Ireland_Spring2001\u00a9BrianSolomon443103-2.jpg?resize=698%2C709 698w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NIR_Lisburn_Northern_Ireland_Spring2001\u00a9BrianSolomon443103-2.jpg?resize=148%2C150 148w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NIR_Lisburn_Northern_Ireland_Spring2001\u00a9BrianSolomon443103-2.jpg?resize=1511%2C1536 1511w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NIR_Lisburn_Northern_Ireland_Spring2001\u00a9BrianSolomon443103-2.jpg?w=1771 1771w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NIR_Lisburn_Northern_Ireland_Spring2001\u00a9BrianSolomon443103-2.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NIR_Lisburn_Northern_Ireland_Spring2001\u00a9BrianSolomon443103-2.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Kodak 120 Tri-X procecessed in Ilfotec HC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since background elements vary considerably on the right and left sides, the centered composition helps weigh the intrigue of one side versus the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you think this image would be improved if I had included a train?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Tracking the Light Posts Daily!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NI Railways&#8217; 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