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Milky Helens

            I got the idea of this photo (Milky Way above St. Helens) a back in March when I first bought my 14mm lens. I noticed that I would be in WA in peak Milky Way season during a few moonless nights. I kept my eyes on the weather, and jumped in the car when a "cloudless" night was forecasted during this relatively rare window of opportunity. My good friend Eric made the 4 hour trip with me (and drove). When we got there, we hiked out and scouted out a few locations, then hiked back in, got an hour of sleep in the car, then woke up at 1:00 AM to hike back out. Since there was no moon, it was a dark hike, but we had our flashlights to get us there. Once we got to our designated spot, it was an amazing view and a great time hanging out! We did not sleep much, but it was still well worth it. I wish I could go back and do it again a few more times to refine my technique. Also, a funny little tidbit here is that I did not even take this photo with my 14mm lens - I used my 24mm haha. 

About the photo: The foreground is a stack of 17 photos to reduce image noise, whereas the sky is a single exposure. I was lucky in that I was able to get a satellite flare that just so happened to frame well. The light behind the mountain is the light pollution from the greater Portland area, Overall, I am very happy with how it image turned out! :)

Enjoy the photo!

Taken in: United States / Washington / Skamania (show map)

Taken on: June 5, 2016

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Camera: Nikon D610, f/2.8, 30 sec, 24mm, ISO 6400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D610
Lens:	24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	30
Focal Length:	24mm
ISO:	6400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 (Windows)
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