Vaidas M
Midsummer Insomnia
What do you do when it's 31 degrees in your apartment and noisy neighbours don't even allow you to keep your window open at night? You jump in a car and drive. Drive many miles away, where you can enjoy the amazing spectacle that is the starry night sky.
Finding nice night sky is quite hard in Tuscany - the Northern plains between Florence and Pisa are pretty densely populated, resulting in heavy light pollution in the North of the region. It takes almost 2 hours to reach the central part of Tuscany, where, amidst the natural reserves of Berignone and Monterufoli, it really does get peaceful and quiet.
I found this bale of hay near the village of Montecastelli Pisano and I thought it looked great with the galaxy shining above. I tried to use the shallow depth of field of my Samyang 24mm to defocus the stars in contrast to the pin-sharp hay, but the effect wasn't as strong as I'd hoped for. Oh well, I really liked how the image turned out anyway.
Nikon D800 + Samyang 24mm f/1.4
f/ 1.4 | ISO1100 | 20 seconds
Midsummer Insomnia
What do you do when it's 31 degrees in your apartment and noisy neighbours don't even allow you to keep your window open at night? You jump in a car and drive. Drive many miles away, where you can enjoy the amazing spectacle that is the starry night sky.
Finding nice night sky is quite hard in Tuscany - the Northern plains between Florence and Pisa are pretty densely populated, resulting in heavy light pollution in the North of the region. It takes almost 2 hours to reach the central part of Tuscany, where, amidst the natural reserves of Berignone and Monterufoli, it really does get peaceful and quiet.
I found this bale of hay near the village of Montecastelli Pisano and I thought it looked great with the galaxy shining above. I tried to use the shallow depth of field of my Samyang 24mm to defocus the stars in contrast to the pin-sharp hay, but the effect wasn't as strong as I'd hoped for. Oh well, I really liked how the image turned out anyway.
Nikon D800 + Samyang 24mm f/1.4
f/ 1.4 | ISO1100 | 20 seconds