Mazhar Nibras
Saint Martin's Island, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
The Night Sky of Saint Martin's Island…
It feels like a veil of endless mystery. The countless stars scattered across the sky resemble tiny diamonds. And if you go at the right time, the Milky Way appears in all its glory—something that words can hardly capture. Surrounded by the roar of the ocean, the faint lights of fishing boats, the chirping of crickets, and the cool breeze, the atmosphere creates a surreal feeling—as if time itself has come to a pause.
This photo was taken during our Star Party group tour to Saint Martin's in March 2024.
To create this panorama, I took six vertical shots, each consisting of 11 frames, with an exposure time of 15 seconds per frame. Each frame has different noise positions, which we later remove using software. For this image, I used Sequator, DSS, and Siril to process the stars.
For the foreground, six separate frames were taken from the same location and processed in Lightroom. Along with four dark frames, a total of 76 images were used to create the final photo. All the TIFF data were brought together and processed in Photoshop. It took me about five to six days to complete the full processing.
Mazhar Nibras | 2024
Saint Martin's Island, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
The Night Sky of Saint Martin's Island…
It feels like a veil of endless mystery. The countless stars scattered across the sky resemble tiny diamonds. And if you go at the right time, the Milky Way appears in all its glory—something that words can hardly capture. Surrounded by the roar of the ocean, the faint lights of fishing boats, the chirping of crickets, and the cool breeze, the atmosphere creates a surreal feeling—as if time itself has come to a pause.
This photo was taken during our Star Party group tour to Saint Martin's in March 2024.
To create this panorama, I took six vertical shots, each consisting of 11 frames, with an exposure time of 15 seconds per frame. Each frame has different noise positions, which we later remove using software. For this image, I used Sequator, DSS, and Siril to process the stars.
For the foreground, six separate frames were taken from the same location and processed in Lightroom. Along with four dark frames, a total of 76 images were used to create the final photo. All the TIFF data were brought together and processed in Photoshop. It took me about five to six days to complete the full processing.
Mazhar Nibras | 2024