Alaskan Mirror
Probably the most perfect reflection shot I've ever taken.
Passenger season is two weeks from the end as the Alaska Railroad's premier train, the Denali Star (230S) rolls south behind a pair of SD70MACs about 45 min from their destination of Anchorage after an all day 12 hr run from Fairbanks. This location is at MP 144.8 on ARR's mainline few miles north of the siding of Eklutna and right beside the Glenn Hwy but is very challenging to shoot.
I'd wanted to figure out how to get this shot for years, but between the highway and the tracks is a permafrost bog. Well, this particular year it was such a warm summer I just put on my Keen sandals and shorts and waded out there into the water above my knees to get this angle. It necessitated getting here early then staying perfectly still to allow the water to calm and then not redisturb it, but I do believe it was worth the effort!
Eklutna, Alaska
Wednesday September 2, 2015
Alaskan Mirror
Probably the most perfect reflection shot I've ever taken.
Passenger season is two weeks from the end as the Alaska Railroad's premier train, the Denali Star (230S) rolls south behind a pair of SD70MACs about 45 min from their destination of Anchorage after an all day 12 hr run from Fairbanks. This location is at MP 144.8 on ARR's mainline few miles north of the siding of Eklutna and right beside the Glenn Hwy but is very challenging to shoot.
I'd wanted to figure out how to get this shot for years, but between the highway and the tracks is a permafrost bog. Well, this particular year it was such a warm summer I just put on my Keen sandals and shorts and waded out there into the water above my knees to get this angle. It necessitated getting here early then staying perfectly still to allow the water to calm and then not redisturb it, but I do believe it was worth the effort!
Eklutna, Alaska
Wednesday September 2, 2015