Milky Way Over Libyan Sunflower Field at Night in from a dune-backed overlook in clear desert air in Libya

Milky Way Over Libyan Sunflower Field at Night

by Leon Cook

Golden sunflowers fill the foreground, their large heads angled downward against the deep black of the night. The sky above displays a dense band of stars and the bright, diffuse glow of the Milky Way stretching diagonally across the frame. Low on the horizon, a thin layer of gray haze blurs the boundary between the dark desert dunes and the atmosphere. Starlight illuminates the pale yellow petals of the nearest flowers, revealing their textured surfaces while the rest of the field remains in shadow. Behind the crop, the dark silhouettes of sand dunes rise gently into the star-filled void. A bright star near the bottom edge reflects faintly off a dew-covered petal.

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Milky Way Libya sunflower field desert night starlight astronomy night sky dunes
Camera Nikon F6*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Nikon F6 photos, grab one online.
Lens 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Focal Length 100mm
Aperture f/2.8
Shutter Speed 1/125
ISO 400
Film Agfa Vista 200 vintage
Location from a dune-backed overlook in clear desert air in Libya
Date 2017-06-11
Credit VEETER
License Free for any use
Coordinates 26.3657, 17.1289
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