The constellations of Puppis and Vela in the southern Milky Way, plus the large Gum Nebula. This is a stack of 4 x 6 minute exposures at f/4 with the Sigma 50mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800, plus 2 x 6 minutes with Kenko Softon filter for star glows. Taken from Atacama Lodge near San Pedro de Atacama in Chile, May, 2011.
The iconic Parks Canada red chairs at the waterfowl viewing pond at the entrance of Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada, on a moonlit autumn evening with the stars of the autumn sky rising in the northeast. Visible are Perseus, the W of Cassiopeia, and most of Andromeda, including the Andromeda Galaxy at upper right. The bright star at lower left is Capella in Auriga. The night was very windy, thus the blurred trees and bushes (there was no special lens blue filter applied!) in this 20-second exposure at f/2.8 and ISO 2000 with the Nikon D750 and Sigma 24mm lens, on a static tripod, no tracking. Light is from the First Quarter Moon.
