Apex by Michael Shainblum

Apex by Michael Shainblum

Really needs to be seen on black! Olmsted Point, what an incredible spot to view the stars. Olmsted has always been a spot that I have just driven past on the way to Yosemite Valley or to Glacier Point. This time I was on my way back from Mammoth with my friend Simon Christen and Shawn Reeder. We stopped for sunset and to hangout before we all had to drive home. It was pretty cloudy during sunset so shooing Milky Way seemed like it wouldn’t be possible. Shortly after sunset the clouds cleared out and we decided to stay for a bit and shoot , we were lucky enough that the sky cleared out. I couldn’t pass up an opportunity like that. This is a 4 image vertical panorama to get the very wide perceptive. All of the shots were taken is 12,800 ISO which was enough to get nice sky detail and more then enough detail for the forground. The experience was awesome, the stars were awesome. The late night drive back to San Francisco, not quite as awesome. I hope you guys enjoy the photo, sharing is always appreciated.

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