Remote Crossing
by Mike Lee
Title
Remote Crossing
Artist
Mike Lee
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
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This image captures a railroad crossing in the remote northwestern Nevada desert in the "wee hours" of a summer morning. The image was taken just as "astro darkness" was giving way to "civil twilight." This timing, along with some wispy clouds reflecting a bit of light pollution from nearby Reno resulted in in wonderful tones in the sky, which features the galactic core of our Milky Way.
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March 12th, 2021
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Paisley Marten
That’s some serious cosmic storytelling—earthly stillness meets galactic drama. The way the crossing sign pops against the Milky Way feels cinematic, like a scene from a quiet sci-fi film. Beautiful timing and tones!





















