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Oasis

            The Milky Way rises up in an arch over the "17 Palms" Oasis in Anza Borrego. 

This oasis has been known as Seventeen Palms since at least 1889, and since that time, some palms have died and other palms have grown so there may be more or less then 17 palms at this time. 

These California Fan Palms require a consistent water source, such as a stream, a seep, or a water source just below the surface. They are often located over fault lines where ground water can come up through the fractures.

I have had this image in my mind for awhile and wanted to go shoot it last month but the weather got in the way. I headed out this night to shoot it and it was extremely windy, the wind was so strong blew over my tripod with the tracker on it before I could put some rocks into a tripod sling to help anchor it, but luckily the tracker still worked. I spent most the time blocking my camera from the wind as I took 1 minute exposures. 

Tracked and blended
Foreground shot at Blue Hour at a faster shutter speed because of the windy conditions 
Sony A7R5 w/ Sony 14mm f/1.8
ISO 800, 14mm, f/1.8, 1/200th second exposures x 8 exposures. 

Blended with Tracked sky 
H-Alpha Modified Sony A7iii w/ Sony 14mm f/1.8
ISO 800, 14mm, f/1.8, 1 minute long tracked exposures. x 7
   

Taken on: April 25, 2025

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Camera: Sony ILCE-7RM5, f/1.8, 1/200 sec, 14mm (=21mm), ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7RM5
Lens:	FE 14mm F1.8 GM
Aperture:	f/1.8
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	14mm (35mm equivalent: 21mm)
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 14.3 (Windows)
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