Milky Way ~ Freshwater West War Memorial

[buckas]

Following on from last years Milky Way shots found here > Milky Way ~ Elegug Stacks | drewbuckleyphotography.com & here > Milky Way ~ Freshwater West Hut… | drewbuckleyphotography.com

I tried something new. Here we have the War Memorial at Freshwater West. Again using Stellarium, made sure I would be shooting the right direction and time to capture it along with the composition I had in mind in relation to the monument's position.

One image is the stars exposure, 25secs @ f/4, ISO 3200 to maximise light = more stars. Then another separate exposure for the memorial itself, lit up over a similar exposure time (but lower ISO) with a handheld torch from camera left.

Then merged in Photoshop. Really happy with the outcome and meets what I envisaged before getting to the location.

Thanks for looking!

drew

5D2 & 17-40/4

[skywatcher1701]

That is really really nice, i take it the camera was on a tri-pod, you must have a really dark site to get the milky way like that!

[Helen]

That's a cracker Drew. Its a great location (we'll be down there in a couple of weeks and I'm hoping for some clear skies too).

Helen