{"id":7003,"date":"2014-06-01T11:39:03","date_gmt":"2014-06-01T15:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=7003"},"modified":"2014-06-01T12:17:32","modified_gmt":"2014-06-01T16:17:32","slug":"station-stop-raleigh-tracking-the-light-special-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/station-stop-raleigh-tracking-the-light-special-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Station Stop Raleigh\u2014TRACKING THE LIGHT SPECIAL POST."},"content":{"rendered":"

10:20 am June 1, 2014.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

At crew changes and other convenient points, Amtrak schedule\u2019s \u2018smoke breaks\u2019 where passengers can get off the train, stretch their legs, enjoy the fresh air, and, in my case, make photos of the train.<\/p>\n

I had about ten minutes at Raleigh, North Carolina this morning to make photos train 80, Carolinian during this momentary pause. By that time, I\u2019d been on the train for more than 3 hours, with nearly another nine hours to go.<\/p>\n

Rather than tow the whole camera kit, I just carried the Panasonic Lumix LX 7, which is light, easy to use, and is capable of making extremely sharp images.<\/p>\n

Playing with the external Lumix Live View Finder, I adjusted this vertically, which allowed me to place the camera very close to the ground without the need for lying belly first on platform.<\/p>\n

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Exposed with a Lumix LX-7 using the Live View external finder. Camera set in ‘A’ (Aperture Priority) mode with a minus 1\/3 exposure over ride to compensate for the bright platform, bleached station sign and bright sky. This forces the camera to make a slight darker image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The low angle with a slightly telephoto view provides a clean dramatic perspective that minimizes unnecessary and visually distracting foreground.<\/p>\n

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Number 80’s conductor. Amtrak’s crew was very friendly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Check my Streamliners at Spencer<\/a> page for photos of North Carolina Transportation Museum’s special\u00a0event.<\/p>\n

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