{"id":7667,"date":"2014-08-05T02:07:21","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T06:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=7667"},"modified":"2014-07-31T06:05:04","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T10:05:04","slug":"irish-rail-ballast-train-july-28-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/irish-rail-ballast-train-july-28-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Rail Ballast Train\u2014July 28, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perspective with Dublin’s\u00a0Wellington Testimonial<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Irish Rail 088 leads the HOBS near Islandbridge in Dublin on July 30, 2014. Exposed with a Canon EOS 7D with 100mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Word came over the \u2018telegraph\u2019 that an Irish Rail HOBS (high output ballast system) train was on its way over to Islandbridge Junction to run around.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve photographed the HOBS on previous occasions, but its one of the more unusual trains to catch on the move. This time, I thought I\u2019d try a slightly different perspective from my standard location.<\/p>\n

Using my Canon EOS 7D with 100mm lens, I framed the line up in a tight vertical view prominently featuring the Wellington Testimonial. This massive obelisk rises high above the Phoenix Park. It is claimed to be Europe\u2019s largest, and it can be seen from all around Dublin.<\/p>\n

I made several views . Unfortunately, while there was a big patch of blue sky behind me, the sun wasn\u2019t fully out when the train arrived. So I had to do my best to work with what I had.<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t take long for locomotive 088 to run around. Yet, I walked quickly, and I made and series of images of the train heading back into the Phoenix Park Tunnel.<\/p>\n

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Lumix LX7 view of the HOBS about pass into the Phoenix Park Tunnel on its way over to the North Wall. I modified the RAW file in Graphic Converter and Photoshop to improve the contrast using both global and localized adjustments.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The great thing about this exercise was the minimum time I had to wait around. Thanks to good contacts and prompt running (on the part of the HOBS) I scored several relatively unusual photos in just a few minutes!<\/p>\n

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