{"id":4184,"date":"2013-10-19T04:50:40","date_gmt":"2013-10-19T08:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=4184"},"modified":"2013-10-19T12:40:25","modified_gmt":"2013-10-19T16:40:25","slug":"dublins-luas-at-heuston-station-october-14-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/dublins-luas-at-heuston-station-october-14-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Dublin\u2019s LUAS at Heuston Station, October 14, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Early Dawn on the Tram Line.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Heuston Station (known as King\u2019s Bridge Station until its 1966 renaming) is a multimodal transport hub. In addition to being one of Irish Rail\u2019s primary long distance and suburban stations, it\u2019s also an important LUAS tram stop (one of only a few with a turn-back siding) and a terminal bus stop for 145 and 747 buses.<\/p>\n

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Outbound LUAS tram pauses for passengers at Dublin’s Heuston Station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I made this time exposure with my Lumix LX3 on Monday morning. Since I didn\u2019t have a tripod, I set the camera on a waist-height railing and set the self timer for 2 seconds to minimize camera shake.<\/p>\n

I had the camera set in its \u2018Vivid\u2019 color mode which enhances the blue effect of dawn while making red lights more prominent. To calculate exposure, I used the \u2018A\u2019 aperture priority setting with a +2\/3 (2\/3s of a stop over exposure to add light to the scene).<\/p>\n

This override is a means of compensating for the dark background and dark sky combined with bright highlights from electric streetlight (which have a tendency to fool the camera meter).<\/p>\n

See my post: Lumix LX-3\u2014part 2:\u00a0 Existing Light Digital Night Shots<\/a> for more night photography technique.<\/p>\n

I made a series of exposures, both to bracket exposure and keep the camera steady. I only had a few moments before the tram pulled away.<\/p>\n

For more images of Dublin check Tracking the Light\u2019s: Recent Images of Dublin, Ireland <\/a>page.<\/p>\n

Also see this link to LUAS Red Line Book Festival.<\/a><\/p>\n

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