On my only night adventure of April, I enjoyed an all-night shoot along the coast of Kimmeridge Bay in Dorset. My first image of this night was this star trail composition while awaiting the tide to drop and allow access to the waterfall, which was my main target for the night.
Once the tide had dropped, I was able to reach this striking waterfall location on the far side of Kimmeridge Bay, and felt it was well worth the wait. I really enjoyed capturing this composition, showcasing the rarely photographed constellation of Leo as it dropped down onto the western horizon. This image was captured with a vertical panorama of two images, then stitched together to create the foreground at ISO 6400, 60 seconds, f/2.8. Additionally, a second duplicate exposure was taken for the sky detail at ISO 6400, 20 seconds, f/2.8. I also applied the star glow filter to enhance the constellation of Leo.
For my final composition, I searched along the foreshore for any interesting foreground features and found this intriguing dark rock with bright white stripes, which caught my eye. You can just about see the Milky Way peeking and the constellation of Scorpius poking over the headland. The bay is truly picturesque and might warrant a revisit for a Milky Way-focused shoot when it is visible at a more reasonable time. The settings for this image were typical for me - the sky was captured at ISO 6400, f/2.8, 20 seconds at 24mm, while the foreground was captured with the same settings but with an exposure of 1 minute.
I have also just published a YouTube video from that night, which you can view here: https://youtu.be/gWmY_r4r8LE
