Milky Way over Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak valley but when you add a

but when you add a full supermoon and the red glow of the rising sun it becomes magical

I love the way the cliffs glow in the first light

ÿ But this is what it would have looked like

I realized there was just too much light from Colorado Springs

ÿ I came out for sunset on this particular evening to make this landscape photography image the glow of the

Milky Way over Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak valley but when you add aI planned this shot for a while, waiting for a particularly clear night to reduce the light pollution and allow the full glory of the Milky Way to shine through.? Alas, after over five tries, I realized there was just too much light from Colorado Springs.? For this composite image I used a sky from the prior night.? But this is what it would have looked like! ?