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Morning light at Montauk

#montauk #montauklighthouse #seascape #landscape #travel #newyork #beautiful #sunriseoftheday #sunrise #sunrise_and_sunsets #lighthouse (at Montauk, New York)
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STACKED / TRACKED
-Palouse Falls-
Washington state has a lot of beautiful location to explore, but unfortunately I was only there for 2 nights before heading to Alaska (back in 2017). I lucked out with clear skies while camping at Palouse Falls. My original edit was at night when other photographers were light painting the falls which came out really cool so I forgot about the twilight shots. While searching around for some photos I came across this foreground and decided to put it to use!
DETAILS / EXIF:
Foreground: Nikon D800 14-24 at 14mm ISO 200 F4 shutter 30 seconds 4x stacked (during astronomical twilight)
Sky: Nikon D800 14-24 at 14mm ISO 2000 F4 Shutter 120 seconds 4x stacked (@ioptron_telescopes Star tracker)

#milkyway #milkywaychasers #milkywaygalaxy #nightphotography #nightscapephotography #nightscapes #nightscaper #nightscapers #travel #washingtonstate #washington #palousefalls #waterfall #landscapephotography #landscape_lovers #pictureoftheday #darkskies #nikon #nikonusa (at Palouse Falls)
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#montauk #montauklighthouse #landscape #travel #explore #seascape #sea #ocean #sunset #lowtide #explore (at Montauk, New York)
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STACKED / BLEND
- Milky Way At Montauk-
While the SpaceX launch from this day was spectacular it doesn’t have to overshadow the gorgeous night sky that came before it. This was is first Milky Way of the 2021 season and also my first time photographing from this location. I knew the lights coming off of the structures surrounding the lighthouse were going to be a challenge, however I didn’t realize how much I would need to underexpose them. They are ridiculously bright, but overall I think the blend came out pretty good.

EXIF: Nikon Z7 with 20mm (s line) prime ISO 6400 F 2.5 Shutter 8 Seconds (15 photos stacked in SLS)
2 additional foregrounds blended in:
Nikon Z7 20mm ISO 640 F4 Shutter 180 Seconds (for sharper detail and less noise)
Nikon Z7 20mm ISO 100 F4 Shutter 30 seconds (under exposed for the lights) (at Montauk, New York)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CMuyKuvJjgo/?igshid=115tnl7tx2evd

- SpaceX Falcon 9 Stage 2-
SINGLE
EXIF - @nikonusa Z7 F4 ISO 500 Shutter 3 seconds
I went to Montauk Lighthouse to shoot the Milky Way this morning and was pleasantly surprised to see a @spacex satellite launch streaking across the sky. I was in the middle of changing a battery but I was able to get a shot off during the 2nd stage (I think). I don’t know much about multi-stage rockets, but I do know it was one hell of a treat this morning! Check it @elonrmuskk

#elonmusk #spacex #spacexlaunch #spacexfalcon9 #montauklighthouse #montauk #newyork #sunriseoftheday #sunrise #explore #rocketlaunch #rocket #nightscape #noghtscapers #nightscaper #nightphotography @nydailynews @nbcnewyork @abc7ny (at Montauk, New York)
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-Path To The Stars-
https://www.instagram.com/p/CL9jzMgJCR5/?igshid=1e403bfz01jlp

- Discovery Trail Sunset - at ancient Bristlecone pine forest (at California)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CLrbkUMpewB/?igshid=120fzrg23omvh