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Floridian Night

Clear Night under a Florida Sky

You do not need to go to exotic locations to do landscape photography. Sometimes you just need to step outside your backdoor. Taken in a Florida resort the lighting is provided by the fluorescent street lighting. City light pollution prevents many stars from being captured and is the reason for the purple sky but it complements the green pine trees. I actually had to shoot this twice. The first time I shot this the trees did not properly focus and I did not notice it until I had returned home. On a return trip I shot the same scene again on a clear night this time making sure everything was in focus.

Horizontal landscape photo. Florida night photo with stars in center frame against a purple sky. A tall pine tree rise on the left side of the frame and looms overhead, its green pine needle illuminated by a light. Two other green pine trees are in the lower right frame.
Evening Pines
Camera
Sony a7RII
Lens
Sony FE 35mm F2.8 ZA
Focal Length
35 mm
Aperture
f/2.8
Exposure
20 sec
ISO
640
Location
Nokomis, FL
Description:

A wide shot captures three pine trees against the Floridian night sky. The fluorescent lighting gives a green color cast even in the bark of the tree and emphasises the green in the needles and moss.

Vertical landscape photo. Florida night photo with stars in center frame against a purple sky. A tall pine tree rise on the left side of the frame and looms overhead, its green pine needle illuminated by a light. Another green pine tree is in the lower right corner.
Floridian Night
Camera
Sony a7RII
Lens
Sony FE 35mm F2.8 ZA
Focal Length
35 mm
Aperture
f/2.8
Exposure
10 sec
ISO
1600
Location
Nokomis, FL
Description:

A vertical shot highlights more of the tree in the foreground. Less stars are visible, however, the sky is a deeper purple.

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