Milky Way over the Atacama Desert by jyokota

Milky Way over the Atacama Desert

Upon arriving at our hotel, the friendly guy at the travel desk told us about a spectacular view of the Milky Way after midnight, so we convinced him to drive us into the desert to see it in the wide open sky. SPECTACULAR! We were amazed. We could even see the Southern Cross at the very bottom of the Milky Way. Along the horizon you see the lights from San Pedro, and the Andes mountain range bordering nearby Bolivia. Turns out that the guide is a science teacher, and taught us a lot about the night sky -- but when we got back to our computers and uploaded the photos, it was very clear to us: You can go to see the spectacular night sky, but you can't become an Alexis Birkill photographer just because you've seen it. Taffy posted a particularly well composed version that includes a lone tree in the desert that she lit up with her handy phone. http://365project.org/taffy/365/2014-12-16
You'll get a lot of FAVs on this. Let mine be the first. Gorgeous!
December 19th, 2014  
@abirkill -- @Taffy and I want to take lessons from you. Would you consider organizing a photo class on the night sky???
December 19th, 2014  
Absolutely wonderfully incredible. A far out fav!
December 19th, 2014  
This is, indeed, spectacular!!! Big fav!
December 19th, 2014  
Wow this is so beautiful!! I would love to see this!! Fav!
December 19th, 2014  
Fantastic picture. Congratulations on making the Trending Page.
December 19th, 2014  
Wow! That's really fantastic. Definitely a fav.
December 19th, 2014  
Superb shot
December 19th, 2014  
Beautiful....Iam feeling small....
December 19th, 2014  
Fierce!!
December 19th, 2014  
you have still done a great job. Fav
December 19th, 2014  
My heavens... what a "heavenly" shot! ;)
December 19th, 2014  
Wow it already looks amazing in the shot, can't imagine how it is in real life. But think your right that only Alexis can capture the magnitude of it ;)
December 19th, 2014  
but this is glorious! what an awesome opportunity and capture!
December 20th, 2014  
so beautiful!!! great work! fav
December 20th, 2014  
Takes your breath away!!! One day I hope to get a photo like this!! FAV!!
Thank You for the follow and I will surely be following you also!!
December 20th, 2014  
Great work capturing milky way
December 20th, 2014  
What a memorable night!!! And this represents it well -- loved everything about that experience - we are SO lucky!
December 20th, 2014  
really gorgeous.
December 20th, 2014  
This shot is pretty amazing - so clear and interesting - you have inspired me to try this sometime!
December 20th, 2014  
This is a wonderful shot. What a sky
December 20th, 2014  
Muy bonito! Wish I could have been there!!
December 21st, 2014  
@jyokota
Junko, totally fun night and so great to photograph together! I like how yours turned out, with the clear view of the milky way and southern cross, plus the lighting from one of the communities to add interest. What a terrific outing!
December 21st, 2014  
and of course, fav!!
December 21st, 2014  
Fabulous capture! and a fav :D
December 21st, 2014  
Outstanding - fav!
December 22nd, 2014  
Congratulations on such an amazing shot! I can imagine the experience was thrilling. Thank you for sharing!
December 22nd, 2014  
wow, junko. love this shot! fav
December 23rd, 2014  
I can only imagine how amazing it was to see this. Stunning shot
December 28th, 2014  
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