Colmor Cutoff, Part Two
Following my previous post, here are some night shots of the remaining bridge abutments of an abandoned Santa Fe rail line near Mt. Dora, New Mexico. I got up prior to four AM as I knew first light would happen at five and sunrise at six. It was only a twenty minute drive from my hotel in Clayton.
Upon the first hint of light in the east, evidence of stars, and the galactic core of the Milky Way, began to fade. This is logical, of course, but in the heat of the moment, frantically trying different compositions and exposures, experimenting with light painting, I did not really notice. The final image here shows the sky with early twilight present and quickly brightening.
Go here for my previous post on the history of the line—and a link to a webpage that helped me understand it.
Four images by Richard Koenig; taken April 27th 2023.