This image is from a series I have been working on with nighttime photography. This image is comprised of two images blended together in Photoshop. With the first image I use a light painting technique to light the crosses and grave sites. This exposure was around five minutes giving me enough time to navigate around with my flashlight and paint in the areas of the scene I wanted lit. It was a full moon night and the stars were not visible. I made a separate night sky exposure of just the open sky on a later date when the sky had plenty of stars. The first exposure on the full moon night gave plenty of detailed to the distance mountains, giving depth to the image. Making these kind of images takes some planning. I usually scout out the location in the daytime to plan my composition and lighting for when I am there in the dark. Once I am at the location at night I first make a test exposure at a high ISO to see the composition and make any adjustments that are needed. I use a Sony mirrorless camera and with the live view and manual focus features, it makes determining my focus point fairly easy. Night photography can be fun with some proper planning and being carful when moving around in the dark. If you have any questions about this technique contact me and I will try to answer your questions.
