Kicking off "Milky Way season" 2020 with Miguel at Tioga Lake, CA. This is from early Monday morning.
That golden glow on the right horizon is light pollution from Fresno, 90 miles southwest. Far left is rising Venus. EXIF shows 9,684 ft elevation at this spot.
The exposure is cranked because the only light on the mountain is coming from the stars. There is more than my usual amount of "movie magic" applied to this image, just sayin'.
Thanks Miguel for the outing! My son Parker also made his first photo trip with dad, so that was exciting. We spent much more time driving(social distancing in separate vehicles no less) than actually shooting, but it was well worth it! Though Dad loved it, Parker reports he will think twice before agreeing to any future journeys of this nature.
Hope you like this one!