Half Dome by Moonlight

This will be my last post from the 2016 Yosemite and Mono Lake workshop.  This image was captured at 8:20 PM  on May 18, 2016.  The idea was to do some light painting but there is no way a hand-held lantern will reach Half Dome two miles away.  So the conifer was painted while the moon cast its light on Half Dome and the snow-capped range in the background.  The exposure triad was ISO 100, f/2.8, 30 seconds.  A higher ISO would have prevented the stars from trailing but would not have given enough time to paint the foreground.  Photography is all about compromises, so I let the stars trail.If you do read this post to the end - let me know via a comment or an email if you would consider joining me on a Yosemite and Mono Lake photo tour/workshop in 2017.