{"id":36936,"date":"2023-08-17T06:41:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T10:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=36936"},"modified":"2023-08-17T08:19:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T12:19:51","slug":"steam-on-a-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/steam-on-a-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Steam on a Monday!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There aren&#8217;t too many place in the United States where you can pull up to a rural grade crossing on a Monday and roll by a steam locomotive .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s just what I did the other day on my drive through Strasburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I made these photos using my Lumix LX7. The scene is timeless. Consider; a Mogul type hauling wooden-body passenger cars, and there no wires, no automobiles, no cell-phones . . . well all that is all behind me-literally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" data-attachment-id=\"36939\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/steam-on-a-monday\/strasburg_89_at_esbenshade_road_p1100256-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-4.jpg?fit=1800%2C1201\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1201\" 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=\"Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-4.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-4.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-4.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-4.jpg?w=1800 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-4.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-4.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-4.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-4.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-4.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-4.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, color adjusted in post processing. Compare with the de-saturated mono-chrome version below.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"36940\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/steam-on-a-monday\/strasburg_89_at_esbenshade_road_p1100256-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-3-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" 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=\"Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-3-scaled.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-3-scaled.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-3-scaled.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36940\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-3-scaled.jpg?w=2560 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-3-scaled.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-3-scaled.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-3-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1367 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-3-scaled.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100256-3-scaled.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In post processing I altered the contrast and used the &#8216;saturation&#8217; slider to convert the image to monochrome (black &amp;white).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"36941\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/steam-on-a-monday\/strasburg_89_at_esbenshade_road_p1100257-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100257-3.jpg?fit=1800%2C1201\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1201\" 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=\"Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100257-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100257-3.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100257-3.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100257-3.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36941\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100257-3.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100257-3.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100257-3.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100257-3.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100257-3.jpg?w=1800 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100257-3.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Strasburg_89_at_Esbenshade_Road_P1100257-3.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clean burning engine, rods down. Now, if we only switch off the headlight, it could be 1925.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Tracking the Light Posts Daily!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I made these photos using my Lumix LX7. The scene is timeless. 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