{"id":8465,"date":"2014-10-05T02:32:51","date_gmt":"2014-10-05T06:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=8465"},"modified":"2014-09-28T14:45:41","modified_gmt":"2014-09-28T18:45:41","slug":"ni-railways-belfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/ni-railways-belfast\/","title":{"rendered":"NI Railways\u2014Belfast"},"content":{"rendered":"

September 26, 2014.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Great Victoria Street, Belfast. Exposed with a Lumix LX7. I also made a similar view on Fujichrome Provia 100F.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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It had been nearly four years since my last visit to Northern Ireland, so\u00a0during the course of my recent exploration of Belfast with my cousin Stella (as mentioned in yesterday\u2019s post) I took a few minutes to photograph NIR\u2019s trains.<\/p>\n

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After arriving at Belfast Central on the Enterprise from Dublin, we changed to an NIR local bound for Great Victoria Street.<\/p>\n

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Later in the day we reversed this exercise on the return to Dublin. In the meantime, I also made a few photos from a location I previously explored along the River Dargan.<\/p>\n

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Photographing NI Railways [http:\/\/www.translink.co.uk\/Services\/NI-Railways\/] is relatively easy, since there is ample access from public places and trains run on interval frequencies to most destinations.<\/p>\n

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In addition to these digital photos, I also exposed a handful of colour slides with my Canon EOS 3.<\/p>\n

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My first up close experience with a 4001 class railcar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Interior<\/a>
Interior of a CAF-built 3001 series diesel railcar. Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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An NIR train crosses the River Lagan in Belfast. Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Wide angle view of the River Lagan on September 26, 2014.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A bit of glint; NIR 3020 arrives at Great Victoria Street in the evening light. Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Waiting to depart Great Victoria Street in the afternoon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Contrasty<\/a>
Contrasty evening light at Belfast Central. To compensate, I adjusted the image locally and globally using Photoshop. Hopefully the result is more pleasing. Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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