{"id":45151,"date":"2026-09-30T07:23:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=45151"},"modified":"2026-09-30T07:23:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:23:47","slug":"another-night-at-port-deposit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/another-night-at-port-deposit\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Night at Port Deposit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Norfolk Southern 596, a unit coal train, tripped the high-and-wide detector west of Port Deposit, Maryland, on the Port Road Branch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This resulted in a delay to the train and provided some night photography opportunities in the village of Port Deposit. When the train paused waiting for its conductor to return to the headend, I had the opportunity to set up my tripod and work with a lower ISO for better data capture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made these images using my Nikon Z6-III with a 50mm f\/1.4 lens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NS 596 was crawling toward Port Deposit after tripping the nearby high and wide detector. Exposed hand held at 25,600 ISO, 1\/30 second at f1.4.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Exposed hand held at12,800 ISO; 1\/40 second at f1.4.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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ISO 800, 1\/2 second, f1.4. Nikon mounted on 3Pod tripod.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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ISO 800, 1\/2 second, f1.4. Nikon mounted on 3Pod tripod. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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

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