POSTCARDS | The Milky Way Over El Nido

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

My neck aches from looking upwards at the sky from the darkened beach of Corong Corong in El Nido. The past few days had been cloudy and there were nary any stars above.

The sky cleared up on our third day and the stars finally shined. The Milky Way made an appearance quite early, rising from the south and inching its slow way across the horizon. I waited ‘til midnight for the galaxy to get near enough to Taraw Peak before calling it a day.


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14 comments

  1. rhodaSeptember 11, 2012 at 7:58 AM

    just...wow *_*

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  2. Micamyx|SenyoritaSeptember 11, 2012 at 9:03 AM

    Ang ganda :D

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  3. Ryan MachSeptember 11, 2012 at 4:47 PM

    Hey Christian, question. Do you need to have a high-tech and expensive camera to be able to capture a stunning night scene like this?

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  4. Ian | GoingRoamingWanderingSeptember 11, 2012 at 10:40 PM

    heavenly beautiful! The stars are so stunning... yeah, I'm curious what cam you're using to catch this heavenly shot?

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  5. Eileen Campos/ Possibly PinaySeptember 12, 2012 at 7:28 AM

    Effort. Waw.

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  6. JeromeSeptember 12, 2012 at 8:36 AM

    i wanna learn this!!! Biri Island it is!!!

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  7. Christian | LAKAD PilipinasSeptember 13, 2012 at 7:36 PM

    Rhoda, Micamyx, Eileen
    Thanks girls!

    Ryan, Ian
    I always use my Sony NEX5N when shooting the Milky Way, maganda kasi ang high ISO handling nun, which is something you need to get the shot without the photo being too noisy :)

    Jerome
    Be sure to bring a wide lens wiith at least f2.8 aperture, or a camera with high iso capabilities :)

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  8. killerfillersSeptember 14, 2012 at 12:14 PM

    syet napakanta ako bigla. "Look at the stars.look at how they shine for you".hehe

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  9. Christian | LAKAD PilipinasSeptember 16, 2012 at 8:43 PM

    Killerfillers
    Haha pwede...

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  10. rianOctober 4, 2012 at 9:04 PM

    it sure was well worth the wait.. great shot! :)

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  11. darwin | tracking treasureOctober 9, 2012 at 9:51 PM

    imagine all those stars having planets, forming their own solar system. Amazing!

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  12. Christian | LAKAD PilipinasOctober 13, 2012 at 10:59 AM

    Rian
    Thanks Rian, it was sure worth walking through pitch-black darkness :)

    Darwin
    It boggles the mind diba :)

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  13. AnonymousJanuary 6, 2014 at 9:21 AM

    Wow. This is beautiful. I know no matter what, sometimes photographs can't capture what the eyes (and the heart) sees. I'm sure this was SO much more beautiful in real life. Good job with this photograph though!

    http://thegypsysoul.ph

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