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Evening Everyone: Today, I'm bringing back the Metro Transit After Dark series. In late 2014, I purchased a fixed Nikon 35mm Prime lens. One of the features was a wider 1.8f stop to allow more light into the camera, particularly when taking photos at night. After some trial and error, I got the hang of it. In August 2015, I spent my birthday in Los Angeles and was able to take full advantage of the possibilities with the lens. Here are 17 photos I took with that lens at night. Some of my favorite photos I took all year. Enjoy!! LA Metrobus Xcelsior unloads outside Hollywood & Vine Red Line Station A NABI 45C and New Flyer XN40 each at the ending and beginning of their respective routes Passengers asking for information helps this photo taken at Hollywood & Highland A Route 212 operator helps this passenger with billboards and tourists surround them A Route 217 bus, at the beginning of its route, pauses to load passengers in heavy traffic On

With MTA's BaltimoreLink project on the horizon, it seemed appropriate to look back at the last major network project, which celebrates 11 years today. On October 23rd, 2005, GBBI or Greater Baltimore Bus Improvement Project was launched, cancelling several lines, merging others, and all but eliminating buses terminating in Downtown Baltimore. During the week leading up to the changeover and beyond, I took photos of all the line affected, which you will see below. Since 2005, only a few lines have resurfaced but most of the changes are still in effect...well until June 2017. *Note: These are scans of slides so the quality isn't as good as the original photo  0227 at Bullneck Road Loop in Dundalk on the 10. The 10 would be combined with the 2 in GBBI 0243 is the after with the "2" running on Lombard instead of Fayette The 2/10 was supposed to help riders get used to the change before the line officially became the 10. Here is 0244 at the Baltimor

Hello everyone: Thanks to those who have enjoyed my posts over the past year since my last one. I have more time again and will be posting more regularly starting today. There will be new photos, old photos, and themes from my 25,000+ pictures I have on my computer. I will be back soon with a new post Later