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Summer Storm

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by Clifford Dupuis from Calgary CA on 09 Nov 2025
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Don Wilson, a seasoned train engineer with Aspen Crossing Railway, graciously invited me along for a cab ride in locomotive #8704—a 1,000-horsepower engine built in 1959 by Montreal Locomotive Works. As the ride progressed, nature added its own dramatic flourish: a late summer storm rolled in just as the sun began to set, casting a cinematic glow over the entire experience.

  • Camera: NIKON Z 5
  • Focal: 34 mm
  • Shutter speed: 0.000625 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 4
tagged: aspen_crossing_railway prairies alberta summer train railway tracks storm sunset nature outdoors sky cloud grassland horizon natural_landscape plain ecoregion field cumulus prairie

3 comments


Debra Plett posted 2025-11-12 9:14am

Nice job capturing this beautiful composition from what I think would be a bit of a rough ride. Agree with Jane the train tracks in the corner pull your eye into the stormy scene. Love the clouds and colours from the setting sun. Awesome shot.

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Yves Langlois posted 2025-11-11 5:26am

Great shot Clifford. The lighted horizon gives a nice mood to that beautyful storm. Agree with Jane about the railroad. I love the composition with the rail road on a far side, a bit intriguing, a bit meaningful.

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perkyleb posted 2025-11-10 12:46pm

Wow!! Great shot, Clifford, and what a vantage point to take it from. I love the perspective of the train tracks just at the edge of the shot. Well done!!

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