NEOWISE 2020 Red Sunset - a photo on Flickriver

NEOWISE 2020 Red Sunset

            Twilight had begun as we made our way in the dim light to a little cove near the Denver Church Picnic Area.  In the distance I could see just a hint of the sunset but the sky above appeared dark.  I got the camera setup and looked for the comet but could see nothing.   I thought perhaps I was too close to the forest.   I took a test shot with the metered settings but it was far too dark.  I upped my settings to get the longest exposure I could without having to get out my remote and took another shot.   There it was!  The comet showed up just off frame.  I made a few adjustments and zoomed out slightly.  I still could not see the comet so I took another shot.   Another adjustment and I had it lined up the way I wanted.   I took several more shots but it was still really faint in the image so I knew we had to wait a bit longer for the light to leave.    The shots that night were awesome.   

Then, days later, while trying to stack some shots I had taken specifically for staking it occurred to me.   What if I stacked the sunset shots?  There was a considerable amount of drift due to the 30 second shots for stacking but with some tweaking and a bit of masking, this is the end result of 4 images stacked and aligned.   In single shots the sky was nearly black but when stacked the red started to show so rather than try to get rid of it, I went with it and was very pleased with the end result.   

Never throw away a shot!!!

Taken on: July 17, 2020

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Camera: Nikon D850, f/2.8, 30 sec, 27mm (=32mm), ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Lens:	24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	30
Focal Length:	27mm (35mm equivalent: 32mm)
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 21.2 (Windows)
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