Convict Lake at midnight under the Milky Way, Mount Morrison and Laurel Mountain lit by long exposure, California.

Morrison and Laurel

Convict Lake, Mammoth Lakes, California

About five hours on the shore of Convict Lake for one frame. It's a time blend: a 900-second exposure to pull enough light onto Mount Morrison and Laurel Mountain, and a 20-second one for the sky so the stars stay as points instead of trails. Neither works alone at midnight — the long one smears the sky, the short one leaves the mountains black. Together they're close to what the eye almost saw.

Nikon Z 7_2 · NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S · 14mm · f/11 · 900s · ISO 31

August 11, 2026

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