{"id":38982,"date":"2024-04-28T06:16:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T10:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=38982"},"modified":"2024-04-26T21:31:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T01:31:03","slug":"pink-tree-part-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/pink-tree-part-three\/","title":{"rendered":"Pink Tree-Part Three"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I made another attempt a scoring a westward Amtrak <em>Keystone <\/em>passing a blossoming tree on Jefferson Drive in Lancaster, PA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my first attempt at this location, my efforts were foiled by a passing pickup truck that altered my composition and confused the Nikon&#8217;s autofocusing system.  See: <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/amtrak-pink-tree-blossoms-fail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/amtrak-pink-tree-blossoms-fail\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I did much better with my second effort, which featured Norfolk Southern&#8217;s local freight on the New Holland Branch (which is adjacent to Amtrak&#8217;s electrified line). See: <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/flowering-tree-part-2-crescent-cab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/flowering-tree-part-2-crescent-cab\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this third effort, I reduced the size of my autofocus point and relocated it so it would not be affected by road traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also adjusted the zoom outward to provide a wider angle of view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;core&quot;:\n\t\t\t\t{ &quot;image&quot;:\n\t\t\t\t\t{   &quot;imageLoaded&quot;: false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&quot;initialized&quot;: false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&quot;lightboxEnabled&quot;: false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&quot;hideAnimationEnabled&quot;: false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&quot;preloadInitialized&quot;: false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&quot;lightboxAnimation&quot;: &quot;zoom&quot;,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&quot;imageUploadedSrc&quot;: 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