There’s nothing like cozying up in a warm hut on a snowy evening. If you time your exposure and shoot just right, its glow may not be the only thing lighting up the night! Kavan Chay waited for the perfect time to capture the Milky Way on just such a day. Arching halo-like above the most picturesque alpine cabin in New Zealand, which shines brighter, is up for debate.
“Milky Way Over Alpine Hut in New Zealand” by Kavan Chay (Via Reddit. Click image to see full size.)
For this shoot, Kavan packed his Nikon Z7 camera body. Plus, his Nikkor Z 50mm f1.8S and Z 14-24 f2.8S lenses. He also took his Skywatcher Star Adventurer Pro with him to make star-spotting a little easier.
According to Kavan, a clear sky is the most important necessity, though:
I’ve been planning this particular shot for months, as it really needed a clear weather window to actually work. I managed to get lucky after there had been a decent dumping of snow…
Otherwise, his settings vary. For the foreground, he shot 100-second exposures at 24mm, f/5, and ISO 3200. For the sky, he shot 60-second exposures at 50mm, f/2.8, and ISO 1600. He also used Lightroom, Photoshop, PTGui, and PixInsight for touching up, stacking, merging, and processing the images.
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