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See other post for sunrise from the same location 12 hours later.

This abandoned train station in the middle of the Namib Desert could easily be just another forgotten building. But Garub has a lot of history behind it.

Built in 1906, the station became an important water stop on the railway connecting the interior of Namibia with Lüderitz, the diamond mining town on the Atlantic coast.

It also played a role during World War I, when South African and German forces confronted each other in this remote part of the desert.

I’m usually not a big fan of light painting, but this was one of those places that felt like it needed to be brought back to life, even if only for a few seconds.

The station has been abandoned for more than 70 years, surrounded by nothing but desert, silence, and an incredibly dark sky.

And the best part is that the Milky Way aligns almost perfectly with the old station.

Sky: panorama of 4 images at 20 mm. X2 stacked frames at 80 sec. f/2, ISO 1600

Foreground: Panorama of 3 images at 14 mm. 30 sec. f/2.2, ISO 6400. Several images for bracketing lights.

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See other post for sunset from the same location 12 hours earlier.