I have been wanting to try my hand at astrophotography lately, and figured I would try to capture the Milky Way. The weather agreed last night, with a perfectly clear sky, so I made the trek down to Itasca State Park in the early hours of the morning. The Milky Way was positioned to the South/Southeast, making it a great backdrop for the Mississippi Headwaters. Being the Headwaters would be in silhouette, I knew I would have to light paint them. This was my first attempt at light painting a landscape, so it was an interesting shoot.
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