{"id":38043,"date":"2024-01-11T06:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T11:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=38043"},"modified":"2024-01-12T10:47:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T15:47:02","slug":"st-paul-mn-january-12-1994-prelude-to-a-photographic-quest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/st-paul-mn-january-12-1994-prelude-to-a-photographic-quest\/","title":{"rendered":"St Paul, MN\u2014January 12, 1994\u2014prelude to a photographic quest. . ."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In January 1994, I made an epic cross-country journey from Massachusetts to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On my way, I visited my brother in the Twin Cities, and spent some time exploring railroads in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the morning of January 12th, I made these photos at Daytons Bluff, near Hoffman Avenue in St. Paul, Minnesota, using my Nikon F3T loaded with Fujichrome Velvia 50. Filtered winter sun made for some interesting yellowish gauzy light over the Mississippi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"320\" data-attachment-id=\"38044\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/st-paul-mn-january-12-1994-prelude-to-a-photographic-quest\/cn_westbound_daytons_bluff_west_hoffman_st_paul_mn_jan12_1994_brian_solomon_119540\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CN_westbound_Daytons_Bluff_West_Hoffman_St_Paul_Mn_Jan12_1994_\u00a9Brian_Solomon_119540.jpg?fit=1800%2C1217\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1217\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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That night the weather shifted as arctic air blew in and the temperatures dropped from the low 30s (F) to minus 30 (F).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The  extremely cold air produced some fascinating lighting conditions, and over the next few days, I made a body of photographs that was the start of my great photographic mid-1990s quests ! Stay tuned . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#214f11\"><strong>Tracking the Light Posts Every Day!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In January 1994, I made an epic cross-country journey from Massachusetts to Los Angeles. On my way, I visited my brother in the Twin Cities, and spent some time exploring railroads in the area. 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