{"id":5932,"date":"2014-03-17T02:39:06","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T06:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=5932"},"modified":"2014-03-15T16:39:34","modified_gmt":"2014-03-15T20:39:34","slug":"heuston-station-lit-for-st-patricks-day-part-3-daily-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/heuston-station-lit-for-st-patricks-day-part-3-daily-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Heuston Station Lit For St Patrick\u2019s Day Part 3\u2014Daily Post"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAttempt Number 4.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes Hollywood film makers have this trick where after rolling the credits they save one last scene that ties the whole picture together.<\/p>\n

Ok, so after four tries to make a satisfactory photo of Dublin\u2019s Heuston Station lit in the Spirit of St. Patrick\u2019s Day, I\u2019ve finally achieved a more acceptable result.<\/p>\n

On the previous two evenings, I\u2019d walked to Heuston with intent of catching the station lit in green with a hit of dusk in the sky. I\u2019d come prepared with my tripod, and stood around in the chill of evening waiting in vain for the lights to come on.<\/p>\n

No joy there, I\u2019m afraid. In both instances, while I made fine images of the station in the evening light, I wasn\u2019t rewarded with the seasonal lighting.<\/p>\n

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I’d arrived from County Mayo on this Irish Rail Intercity Rail Car (ICR), seen on the platforms at Heuston Station Station on the evening of March 13, 2014. Exposed with my Lumix LX3.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Thursday March 13, 2014, I arrived at Heuston by train having traveled by train from County Mayo. My train arrived after 9:30 pm and a wafting fog had settled over the city.<\/p>\n

On exiting the station I noticed that it was bathed in green light. Finally!<\/p>\n

I set about making photos, although I was hampered by the lack of a tripod. To brace the camera, I used various existing structures, propping it up with coins to get the desired angle.<\/p>\n

Having previously found that automatic settings, even when adjusted for nominal over exposure, tended to result in an unacceptably dark image, I opted to set the camera manually. I made a series of images, of which this one offered the best exposure and the greatest sharpness.<\/p>\n

All things being equal, I\u2019d preferred to have had the camera on a tripod and a twilight quality in the western sky, but I was happy with my Paddy\u2019s Day Heuston.<\/p>\n

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This is the un-modified camera produced Jpeg exposed on the evening of March 13, 2014. Exposed using a Panasonic Lumix LX3; ISO 80 f2.0 shutter open for 1 and 1\/6th seconds. Image stabilizer was set to \u2018Auto\u2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Working with the camera RAW File, \u00a0in post processing I manually lightened shadow areas, controlled highlight contrast, and removed undesired flare from the sky, in a effort to replicate the scene as I remember it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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but. . . . wait . . .\u00a0<\/em><\/h1>\n

You see, I’m not so easily satisfied. Sure after four tries at this photo you’d think I’d be happy with what I just got. However, on March 15th I returned to Heuston Station one more time. I timed my arrived to allow for a hint of dusk in the western sky. And, I brought my tripod.<\/p>\n

Saturday evening is a better time to make photos at Heuston. There’s less highway traffic and fewer people to get in the way.<\/p>\n

I had my spots all picked out by now. I just had to go and execute the photos with the station bathed in green light. Significantly these photos are unmodified camera Jpgs. All I’ve done is scale them for presentation. It helps to have the light just right.<\/p>\n

\"Heuston<\/a>
Heuston Station on March 15, 2014. Exposed with a Lumix LX3 at f 2.8 for 2 seconds ISO 80. Daylight white balance. Camera mounted on mini Gitzo tripod. Unmodified file.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Heuston<\/a>
Heuston Station on March 15, 2014. Exposed with a Lumix LX3 at f 2.8 for 1.6 seconds, ISO 80. Daylight white balance. Camera mounted on mini Gitzo tripod. Unmodified file.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2014The End\u2014<\/p>\n

(of Part 3).<\/p>\n

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