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Matt.Dieterich
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Out in the middle of Kansas farmland, where the trains and Milky Way roam at night. I knew when I saw the Milky Way on the side of the road after driving for nearly 2 hours through rain that I had to grab a photo before more clouds rolled in. Luckily an active rail line was perfectly facing the Milky Way where the clouds parted. I timed the oncoming trains to illuminate the rails as it was a mile down the tracks.

Nikon D750, 14-24mm, F2.8, ISO 6400, 30 seconds.

Feb 09, 2017 at 05:53 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Kansas Milky Way

Matt;

That is a pretty cool presentation of the Milky Way - really like the impression of the oncoming train! My only suggestion is to clone out the airplane trail just above the light.

Todd

Feb 09, 2017 at 05:57 PM

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tmiller9 wrote:
Matt;

That is a pretty cool presentation of the Milky Way - really like the impression of the oncoming train! My only suggestion is to clone out the airplane trail just above the light.

Todd

Thanks for taking a look Todd! Totally forgot to get rid of that plane, good catch =)

Feb 09, 2017 at 05:59 PM

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That is incredible, I doubt I could stand there with a tripod making a 30 second exposure with that train barreling down. Great job, fantastic image.

Feb 09, 2017 at 06:03 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Kansas Milky Way

Matt,
Very well done, sir. I like the concept you have presented, as it is certainly unique. Great capture.
-Tyler

Feb 09, 2017 at 06:06 PM

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JohnC wrote:
That is incredible, I doubt I could stand there with a tripod making a 30 second exposure with that train barreling down. Great job, fantastic image.

Thanks John! Luckily the track was very straight, so I was able to get the shot while the train was at a "safe distance". =)

Feb 09, 2017 at 06:09 PM

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10fore wrote:
Matt,
Very well done, sir. I like the concept you have presented, as it is certainly unique. Great capture.
-Tyler

Thanks Tyler, I am glad you took a look!

Feb 09, 2017 at 06:09 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Kansas Milky Way

Pretty cool, nice creativity !!

Feb 09, 2017 at 06:21 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Kansas Milky Way

Crazy that you didnt get apocalyptic flare while shooting that. Love the end result. Next time just use a big flashlight instead of the train

Feb 09, 2017 at 06:24 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Kansas Milky Way

the bright light makes this stand out from the usual and over presented Milkyway photo

Morris

Feb 09, 2017 at 06:59 PM

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aFeinberg wrote:
Crazy that you didnt get apocalyptic flare while shooting that. Love the end result. Next time just use a big flashlight instead of the train

aF

Thanks so much! I did get some wild flare with my 14-24mm. What I did to fix that was layer in the light of the train and simply mask out the other massive flares. I am very happy with how simple the process was!

Feb 09, 2017 at 08:11 PM

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morris wrote:
the bright light makes this stand out from the usual and over presented Milkyway photo

Morris

Thank you Morris, so glad you like the shot!

Feb 09, 2017 at 08:11 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Kansas Milky Way

Wow, that's incredible! Very unique!

Feb 09, 2017 at 09:43 PM

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znikon5 wrote:
Wow, that's incredible! Very unique!

Thanks so much for taking a look!

Feb 09, 2017 at 09:51 PM

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Hey Matt,

This is really cool and very creative. Way to go here.

You have my vote.

Jim

Feb 10, 2017 at 03:20 AM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Kansas Milky Way

wow. it is rarely encountered scene excellent capture such beautiful moment

Feb 10, 2017 at 06:39 AM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Kansas Milky Way

Super!

Feb 10, 2017 at 08:21 AM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Kansas Milky Way

Great concept! Was this a composite of shots?

Feb 10, 2017 at 09:43 AM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Kansas Milky Way

Definitely a very unique way of presenting the Milky Way. You're a brave man standing in front of an oncoming train, safe distance away or not...

Feb 10, 2017 at 10:20 AM

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JimFox wrote:
Hey Matt,

This is really cool and very creative. Way to go here.

You have my vote.

Jim

Hi Jim,

That means a lot coming from you, thank you so much for taking a look. I knew when I had the Milky Way and tracks in the scene the train light would really make the "mood' of the shot.

Feb 10, 2017 at 05:51 PM

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