Hiking at the Canary Islands for Milky Way Photography at Refugio Punta de los Roques / La Palma, Spain

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  1. **Milky Way at Refugio Punta de los Roques / La Palma**

    Refugio al universo

    6840 ft / 2085 m

    On May 26th I started my first multi-day hiking trip into the mountains of La Palma. I choose parts of the GR-131 trail – better known as Ruta El Bastón – the famous trail of the Transvulcania Ultra Marathon. I started from Regufio El Pilar aiming to hike two days to Roque de Los Muchachos. On the way there is a cabin – the Refugio Punta de Los Roques – where I had planned to spend a night for nightscape photography. The Refugio is perfectly located and offers some breathtaking views

    I used a simple camera setup to save weight, so I decided to take my all time favourite 50mm lens. In the end, the main panorama became a composition of 97 single photos. Meanwhile I was almost laying on the ground while shooting due to the freezing wind. Great adventure!

    Afterwards I started a documentary project about astro-landscape-photography at the Canary Islands to share my adventures, background stories and well deserved fails of these adventures. You can check the Project and Photo Series at https://www.behance.net/gallery/95411577/La-Palma-Starlight-Reserve-Mini-Photo-Series

    EXIF: Nikon D810 + AF-S 50mm

    Panorama – 97 Frames

    ISO 3200 – f/1.8 – 10sec

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