{"id":35459,"date":"2023-02-16T07:26:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T12:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=35459"},"modified":"2023-02-15T20:37:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T01:37:39","slug":"two-visits-to-middletown-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/two-visits-to-middletown-pa\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Visits to Middletown, PA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I made two visits to the Middletown &amp; Hummelstown Railroad about three weeks apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first was on an overcast January afternoon, the second on an early February evening. On both visits, I made photos of the railroad&#8217;s antique locomotives using my Nikon Z7-II mirrorless digital camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The light was more uniform on the first vist, but had better color and mood on the second visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been about 15 years since I last photographed a M&amp;H train on the move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" data-attachment-id=\"35460\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/two-visits-to-middletown-pa\/middletown_and_hunnelstown_alco_s6_151_and_ge_no2_at_middletown_pa_dsc_0841\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Middletown_and_Hunnelstown_Alco_S6_151_and_GE_no2_at_Middletown_PA_DSC_0841.jpg?fit=1900%2C1267\" data-orig-size=\"1900,1267\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Middletown_and_Hunnelstown_Alco_S6_151_and_GE_no2_at_Middletown_PA_DSC_0841.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Middletown_and_Hunnelstown_Alco_S6_151_and_GE_no2_at_Middletown_PA_DSC_0841.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Middletown_and_Hunnelstown_Alco_S6_151_and_GE_no2_at_Middletown_PA_DSC_0841.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">January 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"257\" data-attachment-id=\"35461\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/two-visits-to-middletown-pa\/middletown_and_hunnelstown_alco_s6_151_at_middletown_pa_dsc_0840\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Middletown_and_Hunnelstown_Alco_S6_151_at_Middletown_PA_DSC_0840.jpg?fit=1900%2C1032\" data-orig-size=\"1900,1032\" 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=\"Middletown_and_Hunnelstown_Alco_S6_151_at_Middletown_PA_DSC_0840\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Middletown_and_Hunnelstown_Alco_S6_151_at_Middletown_PA_DSC_0840.jpg?fit=709%2C385\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Middletown_and_Hunnelstown_Alco_S6_151_at_Middletown_PA_DSC_0840.jpg?fit=474%2C257\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Middletown_and_Hunnelstown_Alco_S6_151_at_Middletown_PA_DSC_0840.jpg?resize=474%2C257\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Middletown_and_Hunnelstown_Alco_S6_151_at_Middletown_PA_DSC_0840.jpg?w=1900 1900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Middletown_and_Hunnelstown_Alco_S6_151_at_Middletown_PA_DSC_0840.jpg?resize=709%2C385 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Middletown_and_Hunnelstown_Alco_S6_151_at_Middletown_PA_DSC_0840.jpg?resize=1022%2C555 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Middletown_and_Hunnelstown_Alco_S6_151_at_Middletown_PA_DSC_0840.jpg?resize=205%2C111 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Middletown_and_Hunnelstown_Alco_S6_151_at_Middletown_PA_DSC_0840.jpg?resize=1536%2C834 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Middletown_and_Hunnelstown_Alco_S6_151_at_Middletown_PA_DSC_0840.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Middletown_and_Hunnelstown_Alco_S6_151_at_Middletown_PA_DSC_0840.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">January 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" data-attachment-id=\"35462\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/two-visits-to-middletown-pa\/middletownhummelstown_alco_s-6_151_dsc_1340\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1340.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" 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=\"MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1340\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1340.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1340.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1340.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1340.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1340.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1340.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1340.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1340.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1340.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1340.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">February 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" data-attachment-id=\"35463\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/two-visits-to-middletown-pa\/middletownhummelstown_alco_s-6_151_dsc_1341\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1341.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" 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=\"MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1341\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1341.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1341.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1341.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1341.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1341.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1341.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1341.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1341.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1341.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MiddletownHummelstown_Alco_S-6_151_DSC_1341.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">February 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#953e62\"><strong>Tracking the Light Posts Daily!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I made two visits to the Middletown &#038; Hummelstown Railroad about three weeks 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