I spent a Saturday night into Sunday morning on 3/20 to 3/21 of this year shooting nightscapes in Joshua Tree National Park. This was the first time I deliberately waited 7 days after the New Moon to go out and shoot Milkyway nightscapes, so I could utilize the Moonlight to light the foreground instead of artificial lighting. So much more convenient. The Moon set about 20 minutes before the MW core rose that night.
For this image, I shot the foreground right around midnight with the Moon camera right about 4'Oclock position and roughly 90 minutes before it set. This allowed me to capture the foreground scene at ISO 400, F/7.1, and 2mins, (nice and clean).
I then packed up and drove about 5 miles South East to capture the MW image. The MW exposure was F/2.8, ISO 400, 4mins, (used a tracker).
The MW exposure is position to almost near perfect natural alignment where it would normally at the foreground location.
Nikon Z7 and 14-24 F/2.8 Z lens, (the lens is spectacular!)
Apr 04, 2021 at 03:51 PM
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