One of the true pleasures about the Adirondack’s is the lack of pollution. Low light pollution here in rural Arietta (Southern Adirondacks) makes night photography especially good. I’ve had my Nikon D300 for a while now, but haven’t had a proper day to really test the low-light and long exposure capabilities of the camera until recently. Last night as I was out checking on the batteries that power the off-the-grid house I’m staying, I noticed the sky was particularly clear and filled with literally trillions of brilliant stars. I thought this might be a good time to try a long exposure.

The exposure was 30 minutes in length, taken at ISO 200 and f/3.5 with a 35mm lens. The Nikon long-exposure noise reduction did a fantastic job giving a clean result. The pine trees in the foreground were lit with a powerful diving flashlight from Princeton Tech.

We’ll see what tomorrow night brings.