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Sky away from the Lights

Hutech modified Canon 5D camera with a 35-mm f/2 lens at f/2.8; ISO 3200; 30-second exposure

Like an alien landscape, pools of hazy light stretch into the distance of this photograph taken near Bursa in Turkey. These lights, diffused by the dust and humidity of a heat wave, are from villages below. Artificial light can make viewing and photographing the night sky difficult, but here the beauty of the Milky Way can clearly be seen.

Tunç Tezel was Highly Commended in the ‘Earth and Space’ category, Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2012

© Tunç Tezel, 2010