Summer Storm

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Comments

Debra Plett

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.

Clifford Dupuis

thank you Debra, much appreciated

Yves Langlois

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.

Clifford Dupuis

Thank you Yves, much appreciated

Jane LeBlanc

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!!

Clifford Dupuis

thank you so very much Jane

Description
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.
Taken By
Clifford Dupuis
Taken On
November 9, 2025
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
Assignments
Weather, Seasons and Sky Provinces
  • Focal: 34
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S
  • Shutter speed: 0.000625 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 4

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