AHWAHNEE MEADOW: YOSEMITE MAGIC
Visiting Yosemite often has allowed me to explore many spots at different times of the year. With my recent interest in Astrolandscape photography i explored locations for possible night images. The location in Ahwahnee meadow seemed positioned for early season milky way. I had visited this site in 2021 but was unhappy with the results. Though no final images which i am happy to share resulted – i did learn about the location access and position. This year (2022) i again planned a return trip in late April 2022.
The final image was the result of planning and execution. I starting with scouting the location prior to sunset and sepup for a blue hour shot which i would use for the foreground. Since the milky way was not expected to rise until after 1 am I went to my room in El Portal and took a nap prior to returning to the previously scouted location to the nigh sky images. I set up and dialed in my composition and image settings and let the camera shoot multiple images. From the image collection i selected 30 for stacking the sky used in the final image. I then also created a time lapse of the Milky Way rising.
Happy Trails – The Photo Alchemist
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