Milkyway Over Roque Bonanza, El Hierro, Spain

Vertical composition of the Milky Way core rising over a volcanic sea stack on the coast of El Hierro, Canary Islands — a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and Geopark with some of the darkest skies in Europe. Sky: Fujifilm X-T3 (astro-modified), Meike 10mm f/2.0, 240s tracked exposure with Benro Polaris, ISO 1250, f/2.0. Foreground: Fujifilm X-T5, same lens position, 60s at blue hour, ISO 125, f/2.8. Blue hour blend captured from the same spot on the same night. Processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Sky: Fujifilm X-T3 (astro-modified), Meike 10mm f/2.0 — 240s tracked exposure, ISO 1250, f/2.0, Benro Polaris motorized head, Benro Theta Max tripod
Foreground: Fujifilm X-T5, Meike 10mm — 60s at blue hour, ISO 125, f/2.8

This is a blended image: the tracked night sky was combined with a blue hour foreground captured from the same tripod position on the same night. Developed in Lightroom, final blend and editing in Photoshop.