This Morning's Milky Way Above Donner Lake
Yup. The title of the post says it all and there really isn't a need to say much more. But I will... WOW!!! I was incredibly lucky to get this shot last night! I woke up at 2:30am, was at this spot a bit after 3:30am, and shot this photo just before 4am. Shortly after I got this "keeper" the clouds rolled in and the Milky Way was no longer visible. If I would have gotten up a little later, I would have missed the shot.
Bonus, there was a cloud above Truckee and the lights of Truckee lit it up beautifully. Also, a car drove over Rainbow Bridge during the exposure which lit up the railing. The snow was reflective enough to become visible during the 20 second exposure. Everything came together perfectly, I am VERY happy with this shot.
Shot with a Canon 5DS R and a 16-35mm lens. The camera's ISO was 1600, the lens aperture was f/2.8, and it was a 20 second exposure, on a tripod. No lens filters, flashes, or headlamp were used.
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I actually stuck around for sunrise. It was incredibly cold out there but I have some more "keeper" photos to work on. Stay tuned for that post...
Thank you for looking and I hope you are all having a great day!
Scott Thompson
Scott Shots Photography
www.TruckeeTahoePhotos.com
Geez, like you've said, it is truly milky! The beauty flatters my heart. The view of the sky and the shiny part of it got to me. Thanks for making out at that time.
Great to hear that you like that @balikis95! Happy to get out there and share these incredible moments.
Thank you so much. You did really well.
Wow is right! so many things coming together. The sky is like yin and yang with the lit up cloud over Truckee and the dark Milky Way on the other side. Beautiful.
Thanks @steven-patrick! It was one of those shoots where I was literally laughing out loud, lol. Such a cool sight to see.
The milky way is a beauty to behold and the more often I see it, the more besotted I become.
Great photography Scott.
Thank you, and glad you liked seeing that! It is a great thing to see.
Hello my friend, thank you very much for your support. I love photography like you. I love to capture special moments and capture them. Your photo is very beautiful and amazing. Please support me, my posts and photos. See if you need to tell me their faults, I love photography, but I don't have a camera and I have an iPhone 13 and I will do my best to take the best photos.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Phones are great for taking photos, as long as you don't need to print them up large.
Yes🤝
It is undoubtedly a beautiful and magnificent composition, it is harmony, nature and also light.
Thank you, glad you liked seeing that!
Stunning, it was just perfect timing.
Wow what a great shot! Everything was there at the right time.
Perfect timing, indeed! Thank you!
You are welcome 😊
Oof, definitely an awesome picture, you're a really talented photographer!
Thank you, @stekene!
Wow
This is really lovely
I love the milky look…
Glad you liked that, @rafzat! Milky Way season is so much fun as a photographer.
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Such paintings are a must have in the living room, they are very pleasing to look at.
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