Night Photography 2nd place winner

Punta Nariga at north of Spain, even light pollution sky is incredible. If we add to this the beautiful modern lighthouse, shaped like a ship's prow, we have a magical place.

Night photography is all preparation, one must know what time the moon rises and sets, as will illuminate, that position will be the stars, orientation of target ... All this to get composition you have in mind.

Although at Nariga is difficult to predict weather, blowing a wind so strong that conditions vary quickly between clear, cloudy and rainy, making panoramic even more hard if possible.

That does not mean you have to not go a day and prove a point of view and low milky way, try again another different point of view and milky way across lighthouse lantern ... until finally you get it, or not, because surely will return.

In this case I searcg self-portrait, that represent our frenetic pace of life prevents us from enjoying beauty of the universe, even though only neccesary power off mobile and look up.

Passionate about photography and astronomy since I can remember. By twist of life it was not until 2010, when my wife gave me my first digital reflex, when I really started to spend time with those passions. With 36 years, but better late than never. Perhaps the birth of my son, that year, was that made me enjoy my hobby when there was time, at night. I soon discovered that night photography was on the one hand a great challenge (capture light when barely there) and extremely technical, and I can´t deny it, I´m passionate about technology. During these humble beginnings had a clear lack both artistic, and post processing knowledge . By self-learning and hard work, I was slowly trying to solve. Now with more resources at my disposal, and with more knowledge of this world, I don't doubt to attend masterclass, workshops or courses of other photographers whose work I admire, envy or just cause me inquietude. It is not until last year when I finally get a clear and quality workflow that gives me the expected results in my style of photography. And when I get my own identity. That is when there is a radical change