Edge of Night
Edge of Night, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger.
Against the backdrop of pounding surf and a light mist on the ocean, I photographed star trails behind Point Reyes Lighthouse in this portrait of the edge of night.
Related image: Night at Point Reyes Lighthouse.
[Nikon D300, 10.5mm digital fisheye, foreground 10 minutes at f/2.8 and ISO 100, background 13 stacked exposures at 4 minutes and f/4 and ISO 100, total capture time about one hour, tripod mounted.]
October 27th, 2008 at 1:49 am
Great photo and blog!
You should try took foreground photo in the end. You avoid break in startrails. I think it’s also better to use iso 200. Iso 100 it’s not d300 native iso.
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