Milky Way Arch over Start Point

Milky Way arch over Start Point in Devon around 4am. This proved to be a complex and difficult shot to process due to the brightness of the lighthouse and light from Dartmouth and Brixham in the distance. The image comprises seven stitched panels to encompass the whole extent of the arch, each of which comprises eight stacked frames for the sky at f/2 and ISO 12,800 to reduce noise, each of which was shot at 15 seconds, 4 seconds, 1 second and 0.25 seconds to capture the whole dynamic range, plus the foreground comprises seven frames each of 4 minutes at f/4 and ISO 6400 to get sufficient depth of field for the closer rocks. And having processed all that, the lighthouse is still too bright. I think there comes a point in any field of endeavour where complexity surpasses achievable results and I have reached it!

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