Out of the Blue by Stian N

Out of the Blue by Stian N

Calm before the storm in the middle of nowhere, Norway’s west. Captured during a week long skiing trip across this high mountain plateau. Seen in the image is a 22° halo phenomenon occurring. I don’t know how strange these clouds look, but I’d like to point out that the image is not some weird composite. It is however, a stitch of 36 images. The halo takes up a lot of the sky and It was the only way to shoot it with the composition I had in mind while keeping the 3:2 ratio I wanted. The number of images include two sets of brackets in order to get acceptable detail throughout the relatively fast changing scene. Basically 10 sec ettr at high iso plus 2 stops of iso up from there. The final image is over 140mp so I don’t mind a bit of grain. I did shoot the moon details as well, but in the end I feel leaving it blown out is the more impactful way to go. Thanks for looking, any feedback appreciated!

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