{"id":36235,"date":"2023-05-31T07:22:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T11:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=36235"},"modified":"2023-05-30T19:51:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T23:51:50","slug":"germany-meets-charlotte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/germany-meets-charlotte\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany meets Charlotte"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>May 31st, 2014, I stood in the grass south of downtown Charlotte, North Carolina to photograph a German-dessigned Siemens Mobility-built model S70 tram working as the Lynx.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like photographing modern lightrail systems in urban environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sun was softened by a cloud moments before exposure. I rescued the image in post processing with some shadow-lightening and contrast adjustment, and by warming the color temperature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since my 2014 visit to Charlotte with photographer Pat Yough, the city has expanded its light rail system and purchased many more Siemens trams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" data-attachment-id=\"36236\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/germany-meets-charlotte\/lynx_at_tremont_w_skyline_p1030995\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lynx_at_Tremont_w_skyline_P1030995.jpg?fit=1700%2C1135\" data-orig-size=\"1700,1135\" 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=\"Lynx_at_Tremont_w_skyline_P1030995\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lynx_at_Tremont_w_skyline_P1030995.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lynx_at_Tremont_w_skyline_P1030995.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lynx_at_Tremont_w_skyline_P1030995.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lynx_at_Tremont_w_skyline_P1030995.jpg?w=1700 1700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lynx_at_Tremont_w_skyline_P1030995.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lynx_at_Tremont_w_skyline_P1030995.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lynx_at_Tremont_w_skyline_P1030995.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lynx_at_Tremont_w_skyline_P1030995.jpg?resize=1536%2C1026 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lynx_at_Tremont_w_skyline_P1030995.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lynx_at_Tremont_w_skyline_P1030995.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lumix LX7 photo, exposed in RAW and adjusted with Adobe Lightroom to create an internet-sized JPG file.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#138cd7\"><strong>Tracking the Light Posts Daily!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 31st, 2014, I stood in the grass south of downtown Charlotte, North Carolina to photograph a German-dessigned Siemens Mobility-built model S70 tram working as the Lynx. I like photographing modern lightrail systems in urban environments. The sun was softened by a cloud moments before exposure. 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