I recently spent some time in the White Mountains of New Hampshire enjoying the beautiful forests and nature, it's truly a serene place. I knew that most of New Hampshire, compared to Boston, has very low light pollution making it a perfect location to try out some astrophotography.
On the first clear and moonless night I ventured to the top of a mountain at around midnight and stayed there till about 2 in the morning (which is when I heard the bears calling very close to me).
Astrophotography is very challenging, not just technically, but also physically and mentally, and I've much to learn in all those areas. To make successful photographs of the night sky, you need a clear, moonless night, which means working in pitch darkness. So you're in the mountains, in the wilderness, at 1 in the morning, in absolute darkness, surrounded by creatures of all kinds, some less friendly than others. It definitely put me a bit out of my comfort zone.
This was from my first nights attempt at capturing the Milkyway Galaxy.
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