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Milky Way Astrophotography At Palomar Mountain, CA With Stan Moniz

Meet Alpha Collective Stan Moniz (@stanmoniz) where the vast dark skies above Cleveland National Forest offer a perfect venue for Milky Way photography.

Learn the proper astrophotography techniques necessary to capture the Milky Way and the beauty of the night sky.

Stan will teach the following topics so that you can make them your own:

  • All of the factors necessary to capture sharp stars including proper exposure times and image balance.
  • Creative compositions with the Milky Way and surrounding landscape.
  • The use of external lightning to enhance shadows and highlights to a scene.
  • In-field editing with Adobe LightRoom mobile.
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