Starry night above the Cotopaxi volcano, Cotopaxi national park - Ecuador. Landscape photograph by Henri Leduc, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Landscape photography award, May 2021

Finalist Landscape · May 2021

Starry night above the Cotopaxi volcano

Photographed by Henri Leduc

This shooting location is a bit special. It has been carefully searched for, spotted, explored and prepared as the intention was to photograph the super moon hanging over the crater of the volcano. But the window of good weather has only been from 5 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. ... and the moon was expected to rise behind the volcano summit at 8:51 p.m.! So no moon, but I got an incredible spectacle of stars.

Award
Finalist — Landscape, May 2021
Location
Cotopaxi national park - Ecuador
Camera
NIKON D800E
Focal length
50mm
Shutter
1/15s
Aperture
f/11
ISO
ISO 100
  • andes
  • atmospheric mood
  • ecuador
  • low angle view
  • mountain
  • night landscape
  • nightscape
  • south america
  • starry night
  • volcano

The May 2021 Landscape award

Winner and finalists

All 2021 Landscape
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