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            My intention was to photograph the Milky Way over the Abiquiu reservoir. But, as it's often the case, the clouds had other plans. They looked like they were going to dissipate but that wasn't so. Instead, they became denser as the evening went on. 
I had not done a night shot since last year and I was determined to get one, Milky Way or not.
So I set up this composition, with a Chamisa bush in the foreground. My friend Greg had the wherewithal to bring a couple of camping chairs, so we sat out in the warm night and a slight breeze and had a good time urging the cloud to move on. Well, as evident in this photo, it was unmoved, literally, by our efforts.
I took several shots of the foreground bush during nautical twilight, some illuminated by my flashlight, some by the spillover from passing headlights. I don't know which was which anymore.
I selected the best foreground shot and combined it with the best sky shot. All in all it came out pretty nice.
The clouds are illuminated by the wastefully spilled light of the towns of Española and Los Alamos. On the other hand, that spilled light delineates the horizon nicely.
   

Taken on: September 3, 2024

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Sets appears in: • Night Sky • Ghost Ranch/Abiquiu

Groups appears in: • Nightscapes - Natural Landscapes at Night • Night_shoots more » • Landscapes with Atmosphere • Into the Night Photography • Natural Night Landscapes (good quality only) • WONDERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN GENERAL.MARAVILLAS DE LA FOTOGRAFIA EN • Nightscapes Images « less

Camera: Sony ILCE-6400, f/2.8, 13 sec, 12mm, ISO 3200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-6400
Lens:	Rokinon 12mm f2
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	13
Focal Length:	12mm
ISO:	3200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.5.1 (Macintosh)
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