Pinnacle of Light

Pinnacle of Light (1358)

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I was on vacation in Mammoth Lakes with my girlfriend, but snuck off for some night photography one evening, heading over to Mono Lake to photograph their otherworldly tufas. When some guys go out for the evening without their girlfriend, they might hit a bar; I grab my camera and go outside in the starlight. I've always been a bit strange. Anyway, I felt really creative this evening, having a lot of fun illuminating the tufas with a warm white light from my ProtoMachines LED2 while the shutter of my tripod-mounted camera remained open for the exposure. I was thankful for a beautiful night, not too windy, but serene and gorgeous, and here, I could easily see the Milky Way arching completely overhead, something that always fills me with awe. This was the last photo of the evening, something I saved for last because I wanted the Milky Way to seem like it was emanating from the tallest tufa in this grouping.

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BLEND, STACK.

Nikon D750/Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 lens.

Earth: 2 minutes f/8 ISO 400.

Sky: 30 images stacked, each 15s f/2.8 ISO 8000.

2018-06-14 03:12 am.

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