Between Jupiter and Venus

On the night of June 5, 2026, the old chimney of Achada do Gamo, Mina de São Domingos, stood framed between the luminous trails of Jupiter and Venus, the two brightest planets in the sky that night, as they slowly made their way toward the western horizon.

The composition was carefully planned for this alignment between sky and earth, but near the end of the capture, thin clouds drifted in and wrapped the planets’ light in an unexpected haze.

For a moment, the old chimney seemed to awaken from decades of lethargy, as if returning to life, this time exhaling light into the sky...

Camera - SONY A7III
Lens - Tamron 28-75 . f2.8
130 images f 2.8 , ISO 800 , 15"

130 images stacked and blended in Photoshop