Greek Sky - Lightning Cassiopeia


I have been into the fascinating world of astrophotography for five years. Every now and then, it comes a moment that rewards all the countless hours of shooting, the failures and the trips to distant lands just to take a shot. A few weeks ago I was fortunate to add one more of these moments to my collection. This time the place is in Kos island, Greece. I'm here on a business trip, working on a very tight schedule for over 12 hours every day. It was about midnight, when I saw the approaching storm and I just couldn't resist! I immediately overcame the fatigue, grabbed the camera and rushed to the nearest beach. One hour later, the result: Cassiopeia constellation, a lightning cloud, Greece's and Turkey's coast and myself submerged in the water. Why in the water? Well, perhaps out of excitement or I just needed something on the foreground to give a different perspective... Place the mouse over the image to see the annotations.
Canon EOS 550D, 31/5/2012 00:57, Shutter Speed 25 sec, Aperture Value 4.0, ISO 400, Lens Canon EF28mm f/1.8 USM, Focal Length 28.0 mm