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Alpstein Nights
Milky Way "core season" is drawing to an end here in Switzerland. I gave it my probably last try for this year in my favorite mountains, the Alpstein massif in the very northeast of Switzerland, where my family has its roots.
I have been hiking these beautiful mountains since my early childhood and still am drawn to them regularly. It was therefore only logical that I headed here to shoot my first Swiss nightscape, after becoming a Milky Way chaser during a US vacation in 2015.
Now, 3 years later, I came back to the same spot near the guesthouse on top of mount Schaefler, to see what I could achieve with my improved photographic skills.
To my surprise, the Swiss nightscaper Lukas Schlagenhauf, whose work I knew from social media, arrived while I was setting up my gear during sunset. When I told him my name he immediately decided to change his plans and stay for a joint Milky Way shooting.
We had a great time, but unfortunately, very similarly to my first try here, dense cirrus clouds were lingering in the lower parts of the sky, totally covering the core section. We both cursed at them, but when porcessing this image back home, I decided that I actually like the way they make the mountains stand out in the image.
Prints available:
EXIF
Canon EOS 6D astro modified
Samyang 24mm f/1.4
iOptron SkyTracker Pro
Foreground:
stack of 4 x 60s @ ISO1600 f/1.4
Sky:
stack of 9 x 30s @ ISO1600 f/2.0, tracked
Alpstein Nights
Milky Way "core season" is drawing to an end here in Switzerland. I gave it my probably last try for this year in my favorite mountains, the Alpstein massif in the very northeast of Switzerland, where my family has its roots.
I have been hiking these beautiful mountains since my early childhood and still am drawn to them regularly. It was therefore only logical that I headed here to shoot my first Swiss nightscape, after becoming a Milky Way chaser during a US vacation in 2015.
Now, 3 years later, I came back to the same spot near the guesthouse on top of mount Schaefler, to see what I could achieve with my improved photographic skills.
To my surprise, the Swiss nightscaper Lukas Schlagenhauf, whose work I knew from social media, arrived while I was setting up my gear during sunset. When I told him my name he immediately decided to change his plans and stay for a joint Milky Way shooting.
We had a great time, but unfortunately, very similarly to my first try here, dense cirrus clouds were lingering in the lower parts of the sky, totally covering the core section. We both cursed at them, but when porcessing this image back home, I decided that I actually like the way they make the mountains stand out in the image.
Prints available:
EXIF
Canon EOS 6D astro modified
Samyang 24mm f/1.4
iOptron SkyTracker Pro
Foreground:
stack of 4 x 60s @ ISO1600 f/1.4
Sky:
stack of 9 x 30s @ ISO1600 f/2.0, tracked