05/30/2026
Milky Way over The Shrine of the Stations of the Cross
It's been over a year since I last posted a picture. I continue to take pictures but between work and other activities I have less time to edit and post what I take. I'm hoping to change that and start posting more soon. I have too many photos that I see as the best of what I have done to date. This was one of those photos taken all the way back in July 2024. Located in Colorado's oldest cities The Shrine of the Stations of the Cross looks over the town of San Luis. I'm always searching for foreground elements that bring more to a night sky scene and when I learned about The Shrine of the Stations of the Cross I had to get out there and try to photograph the Milky Way with it. With a good subject and a day picked out with no moon I had a good plan to take the picture. I ran into some challenges that night with there first being swarms of mosquitoes around dusk; which thankfully cleared, waiting for clouds to dissipate and discerning who else decided to visit for possibly not good reasons. Just some of the things that you run into taking pictures in the dead of night. Fortunately it did all work out that night and was able to get the pictures. The final picture is a stack of 5 sky shots and a single foreground shot taken just before dark. Hope to take many more photos like this one in the future!
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⚙️ Settings
Foreground: 1 frame @ 52 mm 1/200sec f/11 ISO 250
Background: 5 frames @ 18mm 60sec. f/2.8 ISO 1000
📸 Gear
- Sony A7RIII - Zeiss Batis 18mm
- MSM Star Tracker
📍Location
The Shrine of the Stations of the Cross, San Luis, Colorado
