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Stars over Sestriere
In equal parts I love photography and
adventure, so trips that involve both are a
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popular photographs are those which take the
viewer on a journey to a place rarely seen or
hard-to-come-by. I realised this after receiving
such an incredible response on social media
from my photographs taken in Claustral Canyon
(read more on my blog).
Stars over Sestiere has also been received
well, photographed after a few long hours
snowshoeing into the mountains, close to our
camp where we spent the night. It’s amazing
to sleep in the mountains – with the right
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the colours of the setting sun and you are away
from the bright lights of the city so the stars
light up the night sky.
Stars over Sestiere is a single exposure
of 30 seconds, aperture f/4, ISO 5000.
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by the rising moon. I focused a few metres into
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focus. This, and a wide focal length, gave me
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scene in focus.

– LD

Sestriere, France

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