{"id":3993,"date":"2013-10-04T05:51:11","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T09:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=3993"},"modified":"2013-10-04T08:05:16","modified_gmt":"2013-10-04T12:05:16","slug":"metro-north-fl9-at-waterbury-connecticut-november-16-1992","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/metro-north-fl9-at-waterbury-connecticut-november-16-1992\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro-North FL9 at Waterbury, Connecticut, November 16, 1992."},"content":{"rendered":"


\nVestiges of the old New Haven Railroad.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"FL9<\/a>
Early dawn light at Waterbury, Connecticut on November 16, 1992. As was typical for the time, I calculated the exposure manually using a Sekonic Studio Deluxe handheld photocell. I made several exposures on Kodachrome 25.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was driving west on I-84 aiming for the Hudson River. It was a bitterly cold autumn morning before dawn and the sky above was a clear blue dome. I made a spot decision, to get off the highway and make a few photos around the old New Haven Railroad station.<\/p>\n

I exposed this view of Metro-North FL9 2023 with the iconic silhouette of the station\u2019s Italianate clock tower beyond. The locomotive was one of several restored in its as-built 1950s-era New Haven paint scheme.<\/p>\n

The combination of the early hour and frosty conditions provided for an almost surreal light, but little in the way of personal comfort.<\/p>\n

Using my Nikon F3T fitted with a 35mm perspective control lens; I composed this view with the camera mounted on a Bogen 3021 tripod with ball head. By keeping the camera level and adjusting the shift on the front element of the PC lens, I kept the vertical elements parallel.<\/p>\n

I continued my drive west, and the rest of the day was spent productively along the former New York Central Hudson Division between Peekskill and Beacon, New York.<\/p>\n

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