By Aurelian Neacsu | 2024-08-14
Perseids and Aurora over Half Dome
On 08/12/2024 01:00 am by Abhijit Patil| Yosemite National Park, California
Sky and FG - HDR blend - 20mm, ISO 100/800, 2s/120s, f/10, f/2.8
Meteors - Same star field - 20mm/24mm, ISO 6400, 20s, f/2.8/f/4
Processed in Lightroom and Photoshop. Meteors blended in based on the star field
The whole point of going to Yosemite for the Perseids was to snag some good foreground shots along with the meteors in the sky. Little did I know that I would also be capturing the Auroras behind the Half Dome. A lot of once in a lifetime opportunities.
Nikon Z6ii(Astromodded), Nikon D750 (Astromodded), Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8, Nikkor 24-120mm f/4
Kolari Vision - UV/IR cut + Ha bandpass filter
Processed in Lightroom and blended in photoshop. Meteors inserted as per the star field from the entire night.