Camping under Polaris

Who is ready for the upcoming camping season?!
Have you already done it in 2019?
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When I heard in the news that this mountain passage is finally open I headed there to shoot the milky way. However I realised it would not be the perfect spot as there were high mountains to the south of my standpoint which would block the galactic centre. So I decided to do something with this amazingly looking peak which was exactly on the opposite side. Quickly checked with PhotoPills and yes, the Polaris would exactly line up with the peak! I used the last bit of light to set up my tent and then started to shoot the foreground.
The moon which was about one third full was about to set on to my left hand side. I wanted to use this beautiful light for my foreground image. Not only the sun but also the moon can provide very beautiful light when rising or setting.
Then I waited until twilight fully ended and the stars popped out of the sky. .
The final image is composed of 111 exposures.
100 exposures for the star trails (F5 | ISO 16000 | 30s | WB 3800K)
10 exposures for the foreground (F5 | ISO 8000 | 30s | WB 5600K)
1 exposure to control the highlights in the tent (F5 | ISO 2000 | 30s | WB 5600K)
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Have you ever shot during moonrise of moonset!?
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