Kuto, Isle of Pines
I got this shot only a few minutes after my last shot. Not quite satisfied with the scene, I switched my attention to these pine trees and thought it would make a nice image with the stars above it. Little did I know I’d capture part of the Milky Way.
As mentioned in my last post, I was hoping to capture the Milky Way over Adventure Island from Atchu Camping. The centre of the Milky Way was too close to the fairly bright horizon to be seen. The sun rises from the same direction and the two hour window before hand wasn’t enough to capture it over the island. Turning my attention about forty degrees to the right, I was able to capture a part of it higher in the sky. To my surprise, as I couldn’t see it with my eyes. Though very happy I capture the Milky Way, it wasn’t my intention on this photo. My attention was captured my the three pine trees pointing up towards the stars. To me, it made for a better composition than my previous photo. And, as with the last photo, it wasn’t taken at dawn but only ten minutes after the first shot at about 2:50 am.
If you’d like to know more on Atchu Camping, check out my blog post To Atchu Beach.
Editing took a little longer on this image. Trying to bring out the Milky Way as much as possible without over doing it, was difficult. A Graduated Filter loaded with Clarity and Dehaze can do wonders but dodging and burning with the Adjustment Brush helped too. The rest of the image was fairly straight forward in regards to editing.
SONY a7 III
full-frame mirrorless camera (body only)
TAMRON E 28-75mm ƒ/2.8 Di IIIRXD
standard zoom, e-mount lens
VANGUARD TRIPOD
VEO 235AB Tripod with TBH-50 Ball Head
L-BRACKET
quick release Arca-Swiss L-plate for Sony Alpha series cameras
SANDICK EXTREME PRO CARD
128GB SDXC memory card
HEADLAMP
Letmy headlamp with white and red Light