{"id":45241,"date":"2026-10-13T07:13:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T11:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=45241"},"modified":"2026-10-13T07:13:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T11:13:41","slug":"fl9s-with-or-without-wires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/fl9s-with-or-without-wires\/","title":{"rendered":"FL9s with or without Wires."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

And, no, I’m not writing about high-voltage catenary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kris and I were set up at West Barnstable, Massachusetts, to photograph Cape Cod Central’s Luncheon Train, powered by classic New Haven Railroad FL9 diesel-electric\/electric locomotives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve been photographing these relics since I was a child. They have at least nine lives. But it’s still neat to catch them on the move in retro paint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I’d set up my photograph from the elevated platform at the old passenger station. Upon examining the image, I found that the electrical power cables along the highway made for an objectionable distraction. To correct this problem, I created a version of the file cropped to eliminate the wires from the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An alternative, perhaps more complicated and morally controversial, solution would be to use AI tools to artificially excise the wires from the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I opted against that. For now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Full frame, showing the electrical cables crossing the line at the grade crossing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This is the same file as shown at the top, but with the wires cropped out. Nothing fancy, just a simple crop using Lightroom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tracking the Light explores railroad photography daily!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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