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Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
ISO 3200, f/4, 40 seconds (plan to do a little noise reduction, but this is a start)

Florida is a difficult place to admire the night sky. The humid air provides less than ideal visibility, and rampant light pollution along the coasts hides all but the brightest objects. Yet a few special areas still show us the heavens as they are meant to be seen. Early in the morning, the night storm clouds had parted and the Milky Way shone down on the prairie. And yet even here the ever-brightening glow of light pollution rises from the horizon. How long will the Milky Way remain visible? Take a small step and ensure that outdoor lights are only on when necessary, and shine most of their light downward (instead of in all directions like a globe lamp).

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:iconmurtoz:
Stunning! :+fav:
As much as I agree with you on the light pollution, I have to say I like the effect of it in this pic! ;-)

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:iconlethart:
Incredible job! The noise doesn't really bother me at all ;)

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It's beautiful :)

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This is what forever looks like. :iconbeautifulheartplz:
:iconmattclaghorn:
Absolutely amazing capture! And it is so dumb... in our neighborhood, we don't control our house's outdoor lights, everyone has lights that come on on both sides of each garage every night. Can't turn them off. =(
:iconrobert-kim-karen:
Wonderful shot. Love how you have it composed here, with the palms in silhouette against the distant city lights. The light pollution is such sad thing. But you did manage to make it work for you in this shot, to stunning effect.

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Stunning! Breath-taking work!

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Excellent! I hope to someday take a shot of the Milky Way too, I just need to get away from the city first...
:iconinfinityloop:
iso 3200 :O

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