Storm clouds give way to reveal the Milky Way reflecting on Wellington Lake, Jefferson County, Colorado. This is mosaic of 27 images spanning 180 degrees.
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Technical details:
Canon 5D Mark III with a Canon 16-35 2.8II at f/2.8 & 16mm . Twenty seven 30 second exposures at ISO 3200.
RAW files converted to tiffs with IrfanView (to avoid magenta casting in the shadows) then stitched into a mosaic in Photoshop CS6.
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