At 115ft (47m) Pigeon Point is the tallest lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States. Located between Santa Cruz and San Francisco it has been guiding ships navigating this stretch of the Pacific coast since 1872. Before then many vessels have been wrecked in this area because of the dense fog making it impossible for the mariners to see the land.
The frequent fog also makes it hard to see the stars here as virtually all summers nights are fogged in. But as autumn started, and the fog relented for a few days, I had a chance to see the vertical Milky Way in tandem with the lighthouse. Below is the same lighthouse, but shot from the beach in the spring when the Milky Way is rising in the southeast.
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Unreal detail in those Milky Way cores. Love it!
Impressive! Well balanced colors and exposures, great compositions!
Amazing shots. I would love to be able to take photos of the night sky like this.
Beautiful colors
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Wow! that's all I can say!
I'm not a photographer, but I love to see this type of work. Funny that just a few hours ago I've admired someone's post using this Milky way program to edit his picture and his end result was just stunning! Same as here! These pictures really gets your attention, both for newbies and experts in photography!
You have to like it!
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Thank you!
no problem :) I really like it, else I wouldnt leave a comment! Nice work.
Amazing Milky Way shots!
Although 115ft is not 47m, it's 35m! Maybe 47m above sea lvl at the top? It looked similar in height to one we have here (split point lighthouse) which is 34m (66m above sea lvl)
You're right! I think I just messed up the conversion
Love those shots, man!
Nicely done and wonderful location.
That last photo is honestly one of the most incredible Milky Way photos I have ever seen!! Just unbelievable! Would you ever consider offering tutorials of your editing process? Just curious, either way these are all stunning shots!