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Published: 2014-06-16 20:04:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 3099; Favourites: 189; Downloads: 0
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There'll be no oasis for a dry local grazierThere'll be no refreshment for a thirsty jackaroo
The train smokes down the xylophone
There'll be no stopping here
This long abandoned railway station at Merilden, South Australia has some oddly well kept and totally uncharacteristic palm tree's growing to either side. Even with the bright moonlight it was clear enough for me to capture the milky way but damn it was cold (you can see some low fog in the background)
5x3 stitch taken with my 6D and Tamron 24-70mm f2.8. Best viewed full size.
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WOAHHHH... Full size is amazing, take the time to see it in full size. You won't be dissapointed.
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Wow! This is a great photo!
I want to go there!
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fantastic sky details and love the trees and machinery
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what was the exposure length on these shots? and how bad was the light pollution? this is sublime
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The location is about 100 miles out of town so there was little light pollution except for the moon. The settings were f2.8, ISO 2000 and 20 second exposure
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thats awesome. was this on a full format camera?
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Yeah, the Canon 6D, their cheapest full frame camera, I think. Also it's a 5x3 stitch of portrait photos because I don't have an ultra wide lens yet.
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Nice shot and I love the location, there is something special about abandoned places
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you found one of my favorite abandoned locations 
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Yeah, it's a cool little spot, my friend AKS-Photography Β found it on google maps after seeing a few people posting their photos of the location. I like how our deviation titles for this place have a similar flow.... "town with no cheer" and "nowhere but here"
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its stunning how this is all moonlit. The scenery genuinely looks like its in the day. I guess thats long exposure for ya.Β
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Being away from the city helps too. Even I was surprised when I saw how it came out on my LCD as i was taking the photos.
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Lesson learnt from this trip: Bring gumboots.Β
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Can't i just waterproof my shoes? I think i can...
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Military grade hydrophobic shoe coating... does sound more exciting than gumboots!!
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It was actually taken at around 1am, the whole scene is moonlit.
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