{"id":44450,"date":"2026-06-14T06:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T10:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=44450"},"modified":"2026-06-14T07:46:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T11:46:25","slug":"conrail-on-the-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/conrail-on-the-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Conrail on the Move!\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In May 1999, I was testing Canon EOS Elan cameras and lenses for Trains Magazine. One of the key features of the EOS system was image stabilization. Among the photos I exposed was this panned view of Conrail B23-7 1930 rolling through CP83 in Palmer, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This photo demonstrated the advantages of image stabilization when making a long-pan image. To blur the background, I set the camera to a slow shutter speed and turned in parallel with the passing train as it raced eastward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interestingly, this slide was among the earliest images my father scanned for me using a Nikon LS-5000 slide scanner. However, he scanned it at a relatively low resolution. I still have the scanner, so at some point I should locate the slide and scan it again at a higher resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conrail eastbound at Palmer, Massachusetts. Exposed on Fujichrome with a Canon EOS Elan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tracking the Light explores Railroad Photography!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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