{"id":35949,"date":"2023-04-28T07:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T11:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=35949"},"modified":"2023-04-27T22:31:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T02:31:40","slug":"traditional-view-at-goves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/traditional-view-at-goves\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditional View at Goves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sometimes the traditional three-quarter view of a train is the best way to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add in a little bit of elevation, over the shoulder sun, a &#8216;tunnel&#8217;, plus a favorite locomotive, and you can have a very nice image of a train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That was my feeling last Friday (April 21, 2023) at Goves, near Bartlett, New Hampshire when I awaited the passage of Conway Scenic&#8217;s <em>Sawyer River <\/em>train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I thought about making a long telephoto view of the locomotive framed inside the &#8216;tunnel&#8217; below Route 302. In the end, I opted to make a traditional railroad photo using  3\/4 angle and 48mm focal length with over the shoulder sun . <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This location was recently cleared of brush by the railroad, which makes for a nice place to picture a train in motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My favorite Conway Scenic locomotive is GP38 252. I&#8217;ve been making photos of this engine for forty years. But it has special signifcance for me because it is almost exactly the same age as me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was delivered to Maine Central at St. Johnsbury, Vermont in early November 1966; I was delivered at the end of October that year. 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