{"id":6978,"date":"2014-05-30T16:48:13","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T20:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=6978"},"modified":"2014-05-30T16:48:14","modified_gmt":"2014-05-30T20:48:14","slug":"southern-6900-at-spencer-north-carolina-may-30-2014-tracking-the-light-special-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/southern-6900-at-spencer-north-carolina-may-30-2014-tracking-the-light-special-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern 6900 at Spencer, North Carolina, May 30, 2014\u2014Tracking the Light Special Post."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center; \"><span style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128); \"><strong>A Classic E8A at Speed.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Using the LX-7, I made a pan of Southern E8A 6900 working an excursion at <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"North Carolina Transportation Museum\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=35.6869444444,-80.4361111111&amp;spn=0.01,0.01&amp;q=35.6869444444,-80.4361111111 (North%20Carolina%20Transportation%20Museum)&amp;t=h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"geolocation\">North Carolina Transportation Museum<\/a>\u2019s Streamliners at Spencer event.<\/p>\n<p>This beautifully restored locomotive is a vision from an earlier era. Passenger trains just don\u2019t look like this anymore.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6977\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6977\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2014\/05\/30\/southern-6900-at-spencer-north-carolina-may-30-2014-tracking-the-light-special-post\/southern_6900_pan_p1030630\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6977\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6977\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/southern-6900-at-spencer-north-carolina-may-30-2014-tracking-the-light-special-post\/southern_6900_pan_p1030630\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Southern_6900_pan_P1030630.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" data-orig-size=\"700,467\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6170.4734534196&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.4429776067452&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Southern_6900_pan_P1030630\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Exposed on May 30, 2014 using a Panasonic Lumix LX-7. Exposure f8 at 1\/40th of a second. Except for scaling for internet presentation, this file is unmodified. There were no corrections to exposure, color or contrast.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Southern_6900_pan_P1030630.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Southern_6900_pan_P1030630.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6977\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Southern_6900_pan_P1030630.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Exposed on May 30, 2014 using a Panasonic Lumix LX-7. Exposure f8 at 1\/40th of a second. Except for scaling for internet presentation, this file is unmodified. There were no corrections to exposure, color or contrast.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Southern_6900_pan_P1030630.jpg?w=700 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Southern_6900_pan_P1030630.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Southern_6900_pan_P1030630.jpg?resize=449%2C300 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exposed on May 30, 2014 using a Panasonic Lumix LX-7. Exposure f8 at 1\/40th of a second. Except for scaling for internet presentation, this file is unmodified. There were no corrections to exposure, color or contrast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I made a spot decision to pan in order to visually separate the green on the locomotive from the densely foliated background.<\/p>\n<p>Since I had only a few seconds to adjust my exposure, I left the camera in \u2018A\u2019 mode (aperture priority), added +1\/3 of a stop (to lighten the scene), and turned the external aperture ring to f8, the smallest setting. This forced the camera to select a slower shutter speed, which is what I needed for a successful pan.<\/p>\n<p>I moved the camera with the front of the locomotive as it passed.<\/p>\n<p>One other trick: this engine was trailing, not leading.<\/p>\n<p>For more <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=6952&amp;action=edit\" target=\"_blank\">Steamliners at Spencer<\/a> photos click <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=6952&amp;action=edit\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: inherit; color: inherit; text-align: center; \"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #1b8be0;\" href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tracking the Light<\/a>\u00a0posts\u00a0new\u00a0material\u00a0every\u00a0morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: inherit; color: inherit; text-align: center; 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