{"id":8753,"date":"2014-10-30T02:18:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T06:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=8753"},"modified":"2014-10-24T07:54:07","modified_gmt":"2014-10-24T11:54:07","slug":"midleton-co-cork-on-film-and-digital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/midleton-co-cork-on-film-and-digital\/","title":{"rendered":"Midleton, Co. Cork on Film and Digital."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>October 7, 2014.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A few years ago, Irish Rail rebuilt its Youghal Branch between Cobh Junction and Midleton. After decades of inactivity, this route now enjoys a regular interval passenger service. I find it fascinating that this long closed railway is again alive with trains.<\/p>\n<p>A year ago, on a previous visit to Cork, I tried some photos at this location near the Midleton Station. However, it was a flat dull morning and my results weren\u2019t up to par.<\/p>\n<p>So a few weeks ago, Irish Rail\u2019s Ken Fox drove me back to this spot, and on this visit it was bright an sunny. Moments before the train arrived, a thin layer of high cloud momentarily diffused the sunlight, which complicated my exposure.<\/p>\n<p>As the 2600-series railcar approached, I made several digital images with my Canon EOS 7D and 200mm lens and a single Fujichrome color slide using my Canon EOS 3 with 40mm pancake lens.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8752\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2014\/10\/30\/midleton-co-cork-on-film-and-digital\/irish_rail_2601_approaching_midleton_img_9093\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8752\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/midleton-co-cork-on-film-and-digital\/irish_rail_2601_approaching_midleton_img_9093\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Irish_Rail_2601_approaching_Midleton_IMG_9093.jpg?fit=800%2C533\" data-orig-size=\"800,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;258.29&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;BrianSolomon&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;15915805.388889&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;3.5230860346981&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Irish_Rail_2601_approaching_Midleton_IMG_9093\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Digital image made with a Canon EOS 7D fitted with 200mm lens.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Irish_Rail_2601_approaching_Midleton_IMG_9093.jpg?fit=709%2C472\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Irish_Rail_2601_approaching_Midleton_IMG_9093.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8752\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Irish_Rail_2601_approaching_Midleton_IMG_9093.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Digital image made with a Canon EOS 7D fitted with 200mm lens.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Irish_Rail_2601_approaching_Midleton_IMG_9093.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Irish_Rail_2601_approaching_Midleton_IMG_9093.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Irish_Rail_2601_approaching_Midleton_IMG_9093.jpg?resize=709%2C472 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Irish_Rail_2601_approaching_Midleton_IMG_9093.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Digital image made with a Canon EOS 7D fitted with 200mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8751\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8751\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2014\/10\/30\/midleton-co-cork-on-film-and-digital\/irish-rail_midleton_co_cork_7oct2014_rdpiii_brian-solomon-899026\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8751\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8751\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/midleton-co-cork-on-film-and-digital\/irish-rail_midleton_co_cork_7oct2014_rdpiii_brian-solomon-899026\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Irish-Rail_Midleton_co_Cork_7Oct2014_RDPIII_Brian-Solomon-899026.jpg?fit=750%2C494\" data-orig-size=\"750,494\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&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;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Irish Rail_Midleton_co_Cork_7Oct2014_RDPIII_Brian Solomon 899026\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Exposed Fujichrome Provia 100F with Canon EOS 3 with 40mm pancake lens.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Irish-Rail_Midleton_co_Cork_7Oct2014_RDPIII_Brian-Solomon-899026.jpg?fit=709%2C466\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Irish-Rail_Midleton_co_Cork_7Oct2014_RDPIII_Brian-Solomon-899026.jpg?fit=474%2C312\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8751\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Irish-Rail_Midleton_co_Cork_7Oct2014_RDPIII_Brian-Solomon-899026.jpg?resize=474%2C312\" alt=\"Exposed Fujichrome Provia 100F with Canon EOS 3 with 40mm pancake lens.\" width=\"474\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Irish-Rail_Midleton_co_Cork_7Oct2014_RDPIII_Brian-Solomon-899026.jpg?w=750 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Irish-Rail_Midleton_co_Cork_7Oct2014_RDPIII_Brian-Solomon-899026.jpg?resize=205%2C135 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Irish-Rail_Midleton_co_Cork_7Oct2014_RDPIII_Brian-Solomon-899026.jpg?resize=709%2C466 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Irish-Rail_Midleton_co_Cork_7Oct2014_RDPIII_Brian-Solomon-899026.jpg?resize=455%2C300 455w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8751\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exposed Fujichrome Provia 100F with Canon EOS 3 with 40mm pancake lens. 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A few years ago, Irish Rail rebuilt its Youghal Branch between Cobh Junction and Midleton. After decades of inactivity, this route now enjoys a regular interval passenger service. I find it fascinating that this long closed railway is again alive with trains. A year ago, on a previous visit to Cork, I &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/midleton-co-cork-on-film-and-digital\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Midleton, Co. 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