Sierra Night Sky

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Description

I caught this milky way shot a while back up near Yosemite a while back. I thought that the incidental blinking plane lights were “icing on the cake”.

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Cropping? Exposure?

Technical Details

D500, 14mm lens, 24 seconds, f 2.8, tripod, ISO 3200, cropped to 4950 x 3300.

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Cool! I normally don’t like wide-angle distortion but it works here to focus leading lines on the MW and the dead trees in the center add a spooky vibe. Detail in the MW is pleasing – pulling out more would probably look too pushed. And the DOF got the trees and the stars sharp – I’m surprised f/2.8 did such a good job! Nice work!

The central Sierra is such a crossroads for airline traffic!

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