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On our way home, we exited Rt 30 at Greenfield Road in Lancaster, Pa. The clock read 9:36pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe local should be working High.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we drove under Amtrak\u2019s Harrisburg Line, we could see that four freshly delivered flat cars of steel had been delivered to High Steel Structures. And Norfolk Southern\u2019s local freight had paused on the other side of the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It had been a long day, we were tired, but here was a photo opportunity! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis will take just a minute.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I pulled in, and retrieved my Nikon Z6 from the back of the car, set the ISO to 10000, and adjusted my autofocus settings. I placed the camera close to the ground and used the rear display to compose my images. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In no time we were on our way again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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