Light trails into dawn on the Trans-Canada Highway

I have a favorite spot to shoot long exposures of traffic moving along the Trans-Canada Highway between Calgary and the Rocky Mountains. It has been a couple of years since I went out to that location – an overpass that straddles the east and west lanes. I went out to photograph the night and after a shy Northern Lights display found my way there. With the clouds blushing before the sun rose there was a beautiful balance between the lights on the road and the color in the sky. This was one of my favourite images from the morning.

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This entry was posted on March 30, 2025 by Christopher Martin. It was filed under Alberta, Calgary, Cars, Landscapes, long exposure, Night Photography, Sunrise, Transportation and was tagged with alberta, Canada, clouds, dawn, landscape photography, light trails, long exposure photography, motion, sky, sunrise, traffic, Trans-Canada Highway.

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   Anonymous

   You’re right….the colours of sky are really complementary to your tail lights…would make a great framed poster!

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   March 31, 2025 at 7:13 pm
   

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   LightWriters

   ✨🤩🤗

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   March 31, 2025 at 4:20 pm
   

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   etikser

   Fabulous. Very cool.

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   March 30, 2025 at 5:06 pm
   

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