AstroLandscapes #30 - Local windmill Milky Way

[FenlandPaul]

I’ve shot the windmill outside my village many times, but never with the Milky Way, for which there is only really one composition that is possible without other distracting stuff in the frame.

On Sunday night I popped down there to get a fix of relaxing shooting, after a week of more challenging (and, honestly, stressful!) deepscape sessions.  

The composition unfortunately points directly towards a motorway service station, which is about 3 miles away, so it gets a little bright towards the horizon.  But overall I’m glad to have finally shot it, and I imagine this will be my last shot of the lower parts of the Milky Way this season.

📷 Canon 6D with Samyang 24mm f/1.4 at f/2.8

🔧 20x 15s sky and 1x30s foreground, both at ISO3200

🎞 Sequator and Lightroom

As ever, I really appreciate your feedback and comments. ☺️

[ItsmeMaw]

Beautiful!

[davew]

I like the contrast you've retained with the mill against the sky. I think that light pollution has helped for once !

Dave.

 

[FenlandPaul]

1 hour ago, davew said:

I like the contrast you've retained with the mill against the sky. I think that light pollution has helped for once !

Dave.

 

Thanks Dave - every cloud.....!!