{"id":45221,"date":"2026-10-09T07:37:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T11:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=45221"},"modified":"2026-10-09T07:37:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T11:37:36","slug":"soft-evening-at-norfolk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/soft-evening-at-norfolk\/","title":{"rendered":"Soft Evening at Norfolk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sometimes soft, overcast light contributes to a pleasing setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I made this view of outbound MBTA train 763 as it arrived at its Norfolk, Mass., station stop on the Franklin Line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To add texture, I took a position beneath a tree near the west end of the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MBTA\u2019s distinctive HSP-46 diesels are unlikely to be mistaken for anything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" data-attachment-id=\"45222\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/soft-evening-at-norfolk\/mbta_train_763_norfolk_mass_briansolomondsc_7887\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MBTA_Train_763_Norfolk_Mass_\u00a9BrianSolomonDSC_7887.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;BRIAN_SOLOMON&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 7_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1790373610&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;BRIAN_SOLOMON&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MBTA_Train_763_Norfolk_Mass_\u00a9BrianSolomonDSC_7887\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MBTA_Train_763_Norfolk_Mass_\u00a9BrianSolomonDSC_7887.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MBTA_Train_763_Norfolk_Mass_\u00a9BrianSolomonDSC_7887.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MBTA_Train_763_Norfolk_Mass_\u00a9BrianSolomonDSC_7887.jpg?resize=474%2C316&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MBTA_Train_763_Norfolk_Mass_\u00a9BrianSolomonDSC_7887.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MBTA_Train_763_Norfolk_Mass_\u00a9BrianSolomonDSC_7887.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MBTA_Train_763_Norfolk_Mass_\u00a9BrianSolomonDSC_7887.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MBTA_Train_763_Norfolk_Mass_\u00a9BrianSolomonDSC_7887.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MBTA_Train_763_Norfolk_Mass_\u00a9BrianSolomonDSC_7887.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MBTA_Train_763_Norfolk_Mass_\u00a9BrianSolomonDSC_7887.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MBTA_Train_763_Norfolk_Mass_\u00a9BrianSolomonDSC_7887.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nikon Z7-II mirrorless camera with 24-70mm Nikkor zoom; f\/4, 1\/200 sec., ISO 1000. 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