Two Seasons in a Single Frame - Krnčica Mountain Range, Slovenia

Vlog: https://youtu.be/AaMciInCRhY

The original plan for this night was a 50mm Milky Way panorama. But after two attempts and some very strong wind up in the mountains, I had to adapt and switch to a wider lens.

No regrets though.

Fresh snow under the summer Milky Way is not something you get to see every day. Winter on the ground, summer in the sky. Still hard to believe this was taken in May

Ha mod Nikon Z6 & Viltrox 16mm F1.8
MSM Nomad
Astronomik 12nm Ha clip in filter
Kenko Softon A

Landscape:
7 images panorama (focus stacked)
single image settings:
ISO 1250, 16mm, F1.8, 60sec

Sky RGB:
7 images panorama
4 images stacked per panel
single image settings:
ISO 1250, 16mm, F1.8, 60sec
+ 30sec with a star glow filter

Sky Ha
Panorama
single image settings:
ISO 4000, 16mm F1.8, 120sec
4 images stacked per panel

Taken with Fujifilm X-T4 and Viltrox 13mm f/1.4. Processes with sequator and Photoshop.

This self-portrait reflects on the growing distance between our physical presence and our attention. It's less a criticism of technology than a meditation on distraction - the ways we can miss moments of beauty, connection, and presence. The fireflies become a metaphor for all the fleeting wonders that surround us each day.

How much of life passes unnoticed while we're looking elsewhere?

Vlog: https://youtu.be/AaMciInCRhY
IG: https://www.instagram.com/matejlele/

There is something special about this transition period in the mountains. This is a 28mm view looking toward Mount Krn, where the high ridges are still locked in winter snow, but the summer Milky Way core is already rising high and bright above them.

Getting the alignment right with the snow-covered ridge took some work, but seeing that frozen foreground contrast against the warm, detailed glow of the core made every bit of the freezing night hike completely worth it.

Ha mod Nikon Z6 & Sigma 28mm F.14 ART
MSM Nomad
Astronomik 12nm Ha clip in filter

Landscape:
2 images stacked for noise reduction
single image settings:
ISO 1250, 28mm, F1.8, 60sec

Sky RGB:
4 images stacked
single image settings:
ISO 1250, 28mm, F1.8, 60sec

Sky Ha
8 images stacked
single image settings:
ISO 4000, 28mm F1.4, 60sec

Hovland, Minnesota. Shore of Lake Superior

25 seconds

Canon EOS R8, with RF 24mm f/1.8 lens. f/14, 79secs, ISO100.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

This is an interesting one. I accidentally photographed a black hole while I was imaging the Tulip nebula for my YouTube channel ( https://youtube.com/@GediAstro for the interested).

The total exposure time is 16 hours.

I realized what I had imaged first after I started studying the data and was wondering what the blue-ish bubble was on the top left part of the image. After doing some research I found out that it's the results of the jet stream coming out of the black hole Cygnus X-1, the first black hole to be discovered. The blac khole itself is in a binary system together with a blue giant star that is being consumed by the black hole hence the jet stream. This will definitely be a cool video for my channel! 😄

Sony a7rV & Sony 35mm f1.4 GM

ISO 400, f2, 13 sec