New Nightscape by Jim Baugh. “The Gambler” filmed in Cape Charles.
From Jim — Photo info below but just a quick note, this is an interesting technical shot. The astro (cygnus region Milky Way) was a 20-minute exposure, the foreground was 65 exposures with a constant change of F stop and shutter speed with almost every exposure. I had been looking at this shot for quite a while figuring out how to make it work while the boat was still high and dry.
Foreground: 65 exposures with a constant change in F stop and Shutter speed. This was triggered remotely by wifi. Starting shooting at Nautical twilight and had the F stop and F 11. Shutter 4 seconds, as light diminished by the minute, lowered the f stop and decreased the shutter from 4 to down to 20 seconds. Reached F 2.8 towards the end of the shoot. Tokina 11-16mm shot at 11mm. Lens muff with 2 heat packs, Cannon 200D/SL2 Monfrotto tripod.Astro/ Milky Way-Cygnus region : 5 exposures at 100 ISO, f 2.8, 11mm, Ioptron Sky Tracker, processing, Deep Sky Stacker, then photoshop and lightroom.I always love these commercial fishing boats. So much character, plus seafood! My kind of plan.
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Hey Jim, while we all get to enjoy the technical aspects of this photo, I am even happier that you have learned how to do so in order to be able to share your creativity with us. I think the shop owners of Cape Charles and The Chamber of Commerce should team up with you to use your talents to promote their locations through the winter for the coming post covid19 summer tourist season and reach some new shore lovers. You certainly know ways to shed whole new lights on the promotion of Cape Charles. I believe a more colorful and creative sales campaign could generate new repeat visitors for years to come.