After our stay in Denali National Park, we boarded an Alaskan Rail train. The train would take us to Whittier where we would board our cruise ship. This 8-hour train ride is something everyone should have on their bucket list. The scenery is spectacular and when the weather is right (as it was on this day), Mount McKinley can be seen in all of it’s grandeur.
Our train car had a glass dome for viewing the gorgeous Alaskan countryside. I quickly determined that shooting through the dome was not going to work due to the reflections, so I quickly headed for the open-air observation decks to shoot images from the speeding train.
This image was taken from the caboose of the train shortly after leaving Denali. The locomotive was chugging alongside a river bend in front of some of Denali’s beautiful mountains. This is a train ride that I will never forget.
Love this shot, Len. It’s a great look at the countryside. I’d love to ride through there on that train, I’m sure it was a very pleasant experience.
Nice work, man.
This shot makes me want to jump on that train! Beautiful scene and image Len!
That train does and awesome job of leading my ento the shot. Wonderful POV. What an amazing place to shoot!
Great composition. Having the train in the image creates a sense of scale, as well as telling a story of how the image was captured.
Now this is one helluva POV Len, the winding tracks, the breathtaking background, all come together for an incredible shot!
Great shots. I love pics with trains in it , then again I love trains
Excellent use of the train as a leading line. Very sharp for being on a moving train!
Love the framing and execution on this shot. I would totally love to ride on this train for the scenery alone!
I’ve always wanted to take a shot like this Len, but haven’t had the chance. This is beautiful, absolutely awesome.
Great shot and composition Len! I would love to be there!
Amazing scope and scale here.
Fantastic image Len.
Beautiful shot Len! Love the composition and the colors are incredible.
Absolutely INCREDIBLE Len! Wow. I love trains, and the composition on this shot really brings it all together very nicely!
Beautiful! I’d send it to the train company for them to put on their website, it’s that good!
Excellent capture! Eight hours on a train with those views would not be a problem at all.
Amazing shot man and great composition. Love it.
Man I’ve always wanted to visit Alaska. This only makes me want to go more.
Wonderful job Len! It doesn’t look like you had a lot of room to spare. The lake on one side and the train on the other.
superbe ce mélange de nature et de férraille roulante !