Night Sky over Bonners Landing by taffy

Night Sky over Bonners Landing

From a few nights ago, opposite where NEOWISE was so faint as to be uninteresting. The light on the beach is above Nutmeg's grave which sits below a swing. She used to hang out there when we sat on the swing. And the sky was, well, amazing to see. I'm hooked on night sky photography!
I'm so glad you're hooked on night skies - the ones you've posted have been just spectacular and this is no exception. Like the little bit of lighting to this one.
July 27th, 2020  
Wow, what an amazing capture. I did the same thing one night while on the Neowise hunt and plan on going back again real soon to try some of those similar shots.
July 27th, 2020  
Exceptional. Love the composition. Fav!
July 27th, 2020  
Great composition!
July 27th, 2020  
you certainly do a great job with it!
July 27th, 2020  
Wow! Awesome shot!
July 27th, 2020  
Wow your night sky shots are just amazing! But what a stunning sky! What a beautiful spot for Nutmeg’s grave! Wonderful place for you to sit with lovely Nutmeg memories!
July 27th, 2020  
Besides the fabulous sky, I like your composition with the sloping landscape leading to the soft glow at the edge.
July 27th, 2020  
Incredible night shot...The sky seems to have a cascading movement...love the light.
July 27th, 2020  
Stunning night photography! Such beauty captured of the stars!
July 27th, 2020  
Amazing!
July 27th, 2020  
Another magical capture.
July 27th, 2020  
Yeah, night shooting is very addicting--great results, and very special location.
July 27th, 2020  
SO lovely. Very nicely done.
July 27th, 2020  
Such a fabulous milky way photo. fav
July 27th, 2020  
brilliant
July 27th, 2020  
This is wonderful Taffy do enjoy your amazing shots!!
July 27th, 2020  
Fabulous ! so glad you are prepared to share your passion for night sky photography ! Such a magical scene perfectly captured ! - huge fav
July 27th, 2020  
Beautiful milky way shot
July 27th, 2020  
Lee
Beautiful sight.
July 27th, 2020  
You really have excelled yourself with this one! I must learn how to do night time photography of the sky. I have never yet managed to get a single star visible! This is a beauty.
July 27th, 2020  
What beauty! Big fav.
July 27th, 2020  
Stunning sky... love the shooting stars and the Milky Way is so fabulous.
July 27th, 2020  
Stunning capture, so many stars!
July 27th, 2020  
fabulous - do you live close to here? Lake Michigan?
July 27th, 2020  
I am jealous but inspired! I must find a spot I can drive to so that I can take night shots. I've wanted to do it for so long.
July 27th, 2020  
Fantastic
July 27th, 2020  
Fabulous night sky.
July 27th, 2020  
@pdulis During this season when we are on Beaver Island it’s out the door and a brief walk down to the beach on our property. In the rest of the year in Chicago we are about a mile west of the lake.
July 27th, 2020  
This is wonderful.
July 27th, 2020  
Beautiful sky and other lights. I assume Nutmeg was a pet? It is neat that you have a grave. We have 40 acres in rural Alabama where we have been for almost 40 years. We have several pet graves, carefully marked.
July 27th, 2020  
@thewatersphotos Nutmeg is the reason I ended up joining 365. Here's her obit. She was a very special part of our lives. If you've had pets and had to say goodbye, you know how it feels: https://365project.org/taffy/365/2013-06-22
July 27th, 2020  
Beautiful sky! I’m glad you are posting night photos and, as many have said before, I wish I could learn. Fav
July 27th, 2020  
@taffy Oh Taffy! That is so very special...and, Yes!, we have had several cats and dogs that we have had to say goodbye to. Those times are always sad, because these friends have, as you said, enriched our lives so much. Thank you for sharing this with me. At some time, I'll share it with my wife. She dearly loves our pets! Thank you, again! I'm glad you joined 365 and that I have found you as a "365 friend". :- )
July 27th, 2020  
Your night sky shots are amazing! You're so fortunate to be in a place with dark skies and the lake for a backdrop.
July 27th, 2020  
@thewatersphotos Very kind of you to say so!
July 27th, 2020  
@caterina When you are in the mountains, you could easily do this, with a tripod and an external shutter release, using the fastest/widest lens you have. It takes some trial and error to figure out the best settings for your camera -- that's the hardest part, plus just getting into the routine (like remembering to bring a headlamp, having camera ready on the tripod with the shutter release plugged in -- the stuff that's easy to do in the light, but hard in the dark -- and most important, using auto focus on a light point far away and then memorizing where that is on your focus -- then changing focus setting to manual. Put metering on full (not spot metering like you'd use for the moon). So, lots of little things, but none of them hard to do.
July 27th, 2020  
Beautiful shot
July 27th, 2020  
A beautiful capture of the night sky!
July 27th, 2020  
Not surprising when you see a dark sky like this lit up....so many stars in the sky that most of us would be amazed to see so many in their life time. I see skies like this in NZ & of course dark skies in the UK but this is exceptional
July 27th, 2020  
@taffy thank you Taffy! Precious advice.
July 27th, 2020  
Instant fav
July 27th, 2020  
Stunning Taffy
July 27th, 2020  
Stunning shot. Thanks for posting the links to Nutmeg, I enjoyed reading/looking at her pictures. Bernese are such gentle souls.
July 27th, 2020  
Another exceptional nightscape. Thanks for posting your tips - I have made notes!
July 27th, 2020  
Wow another gorgeous night scene............love all the stars!
July 28th, 2020  
incredible capture! fav
July 28th, 2020  
Absolutely stunning, fav!
July 28th, 2020  
I hope to get some night skies at Assateague. Not sure if the 1/2 moon will make it too bright? Love your sky captures and will look at your setting to give me a starting point :-)
July 28th, 2020  
OHHHH. Fabulous!
July 28th, 2020  
Oh, this is absolutely fabulous. Fav for sure.
July 30th, 2020  
FAV!
July 30th, 2020  
I am in complete and utter awe at this!
August 1st, 2020  
Wow! Just WOW!
August 2nd, 2020  
Fav
August 7th, 2020  
Congrats on the top TT--well deserved!
August 8th, 2020  
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