El Capitan under Star Trails at Yosemite

Stared in wonder at El Capitan for an hour while shooting star trails under a nearly full moon. I lined up on the shoreline at Cathedral Beach with the moon facing El Capitan. Incredible to be seeing it close-up in person under the moonlight by the Merced river.

 

tech details: El Capitan: 245s, f5.6, 14mm, ISO 200; blended with the star trails series shot immediately before: 140 photos at 25s, f4, 14mm, ISO 1000 merged using StarStax

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