Burg Eltz

This imposing castle is situated beautifully in the woods and hills of the Eifel region in Germany. I decided to visit it after sunset, to see it go dark and hopefully catch a glimpse of the Milky Way above it. This proved difficult, as an 83% full moon behind the hill quite heavily outshone the stars lower in the sky. And because I only brought my 24-70mm and 70-200mm lenses on vacation, I had no means – other than shooting a vertical panorama – to go any wider than this.

So here is my attempt at shooting the Milky Way above Burg Eltz. It wasn't a very successful attempt, unfortunately. But hey, at least I enjoyed my time here. It wasn't all that cold and I brought hot tea and cookies. This is a blend of two shots, by the way. One some time after sunset, just after civil blue hour had ended, and a second once astronomical blue hour was past and it was officially dark. Well, if it wasn't for that pesky moon, that is.

What do you think? Was this a success? Or was it merely a nice try, and do I need to go back some time?

📷 5D Mark IV · 24-70mm
⚙️ 24mm · f/4 · ISO 1600 · 5s & 15s
📆 2025-08-05 · 21:55 & 23:52

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Burg Eltz
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