Queyras lake over the Milky Way

Image Description and Details :

I've been trying to do this photograph for a little over a year.

Nearly 11km walk to one of these lakes with food, bivouacing and photo gear on the back.
In my last 2 tests, the sky managed to cover for the whole night.
Being at an altitude of about 2400m, the lake offers a negative temperature during the summer nights; needless to tell you it does... Cold! Especially since the humidity is high then increasing the feeling of the cold.

The night of September 5-6 was cleared at the beginning before the arrival of a cloudy passage that did not last long. Phew!

Unfortunately, the sky began to rediscover itself when the Moon rose. Its light was still strong enough to dazzle the starry sky.
This lake is located at the border between France and Italy.

This photo is panoramic view composed of 9 photos taken with a Canon 5D MKIII + lens Samyng f/1.4 (@f/2.8) on tripod.

The the foreground was photographed a little before dark night.
For the Milky Way, I waited for the dark night to start photography it.

Place : Saint-Véran (Hautes-Alpes / France).

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