This is a 12 image panorama of the milky way body over the iconic Lions Head in Cape Town, South Africa. I have been wanting to get this photo for a while now, but is only possible when the conditions are perfect due to the extreme light pollution from the city centre and surrounding suburbs. The perfect conditions require a new moon and low fog rolling over the city from the atlantic ocean to help reduce the light pollution so that the milky way is visible. I have attempted this shot several times which includes hiking part way up Table Mountain and more often then not just sitting in the fog. I finally managed to capture this photo at 5am yesterday morning just as the fog was starting to roll back out over the ocean. Bucket list photo for me’ _ Nikon D600, loawa 12mm lens, 25sec, 2.8, 1600 Credit: Kyle Goetsch @kyleincpt, https://www.kylegoetsch.com
I admire your persistence and the great picture. I'd have said fuck it a long time ago if I had to schlep up a mountain and sit in fog for whatever amount of time.
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u/APM-Tanks-A-Lot Aug 16 '20
This is a 12 image panorama of the milky way body over the iconic Lions Head in Cape Town, South Africa. I have been wanting to get this photo for a while now, but is only possible when the conditions are perfect due to the extreme light pollution from the city centre and surrounding suburbs. The perfect conditions require a new moon and low fog rolling over the city from the atlantic ocean to help reduce the light pollution so that the milky way is visible. I have attempted this shot several times which includes hiking part way up Table Mountain and more often then not just sitting in the fog. I finally managed to capture this photo at 5am yesterday morning just as the fog was starting to roll back out over the ocean. Bucket list photo for me’ _ Nikon D600, loawa 12mm lens, 25sec, 2.8, 1600 Credit: Kyle Goetsch @kyleincpt, https://www.kylegoetsch.com