{"id":42705,"date":"2025-09-11T06:42:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T10:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=42705"},"modified":"2025-09-10T21:07:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T01:07:59","slug":"full-moon-and-cotton-candy-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/full-moon-and-cotton-candy-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Full Moon and Cotton Candy Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When I find a winning combination of time and place there’s a certain satisfaction in repeating the exercise and watching my results improve with each new variation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve made dozens of trips to Columbia, Pa., which is an historically fascinating place with several railroad lines converging upon it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In daylight, it is visually challenged, and from my experience too often devoid of railroad activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the evening it comes alive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally over the last few weeks, Kris and I have caught trains moving through the Columbia after dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few days ago, I display some successful images of Norfolk Southern on the move. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday, a full moon made for opportunity. Kris had suggested that we take another turn at Columbia, and we arrived in time to catch H19 running light engine from Lancaster, followed by a 632 loaded coal train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My view of H19 passing the station was from essentially the same place as where I’d caught the same train a few nights previously. However, I composed my photo to included not just the train and old PRR station, but mural on the wall to the left, plus our car with Kris making a nocturnal video. For me what really adds drama is the moon rising with a cotton candy sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exposed using my Nikon Z7-II with 24-70mm Z-series zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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