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Maine, morning, New England, night, railroad, starry, stars, tracks, travel, Unity, Unity Pond, winter
“A Starry Morning” – I captured this photograph 35 minutes before the sunrise in Unity, Maine.
I love astrophotography and I as noted in previous posts I can’t wait for spring. This image is actually one of my first photographs of the stars. I was visiting my in-laws for Christmas (2014) and for a few days I tried to take some pictures of the Milky Way. But, it was the wrong time of the year for Milky Way shots – I had a lot to learn!
But, I did find a nice spot thanks to the work of Mike Taylor, a Maine-based astrophotographer who’s work is just amazing. One of his photo’s of the Aurora Borealis was captured in the Unity Pond.
Unity is pretty close to Bangor so I decided to explore the area. I left my in-laws’ house at 3:00am and I took photos around the towns of Brooks and Unity. It was a night of experimentation, which means that I made a ton of mistakes.
After braving the cold temperatures and driving around looking for places to photograph – another mistake in my part – I saw the entrance to Unity Pond and I decided to check it out.
Here is one of the photos. I love the composition, but I wished I had captured this photo a few hours earlier. Oh well, I figure this is just another excuse to revisit this place.
Camera: Canon 6D
Lens: EF 24-105mm f 4 L
Focal Length: 24mm
Aperture: f 4
Shutter: 20 seconds
ISO: 12,800
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