{"id":6123,"date":"2014-04-08T03:01:20","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T07:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=6123"},"modified":"2014-03-25T06:00:47","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T10:00:47","slug":"steam-to-mullingar-march-23-2014-daily-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/steam-to-mullingar-march-23-2014-daily-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Steam to Mullingar, March 23, 2014\u2014Daily Post."},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA View along the Royal Canal.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

When photographing a special train, I like to make the first photograph of the day count as one of the best.<\/p>\n

Railway Preservation Society Ireland operated locomotive 461 with an excursion from Dublin Connolly Station to Mullingar on the old Midland route.<\/p>\n

This railway was built along the banks of the Royal Canal, and canal-side running characterizes the line.<\/p>\n

\"Locomotive<\/a>
Locomotive 461 works west along the Royal Canal near Enfield on March 23, 2014. Exposed with a Canon EOS 7D fitted with a 20mm lens and firmly mounted on a Bogan tripod. Focus and exposure set manually.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hugh Dempsey and I set out from Dublin about an hour ahead of the train, and selected this spot as one of the best.<\/p>\n

The sun and clouds cooperated nicely. Yet, the extreme contrast of the scene require a bit of post-processing to control contrast. I made a variety of small changes to adjust the image, including both global and localized contrast adjustment.<\/p>\n

More 461 photos tomorrow!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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