Beaver Island's dark sky presents wonderful photographic opportunities! Glad someone from the Dark Sky initiative encouraged me to take advantage of the very clear skies last night, in an area named the Big Field, because it is one. Combination of 5 images, facing east, to create the pano of the Milky Way, taken about 12:30 a.m. ISO 1000, 20 second exposure, f1.8
My first reaction is to say, “Lucky you, to have access to such a wonderful light-pollution free area.” But then I think that sounds kind of like seeing a great picture and saying “you must have a good camera.” BUt then, nice spot or not, you also took the shots, stitched them, processed them and produced this truly wonderful image. SO I think I should just say “Wow!”
