“Spins of Rangdum” We were deep in the mountains of Rangdum on a calm, freezing night. The sky was incredibly clear—one of the darkest we had seen. What caught our eye this time was how perfectly Polaris sat right above a distant mountain ridge. It felt like the landscape itself was inviting us to capture a classic northern star trail. 

With the faint sound of the Suru River flowing nearby and the snow reflecting the faint starlight, we set up the sequence and let time take over. One frame at a time, the trails began to form—circling gently above the ridgeline. 

Gears Details
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Samyang 14mm f2.8 lens
Benro HD1A 3-way head
Leofoto 285C Tripod 

Capture Details
180 Frames x 25 Seconds
ISO 1000 | F2.8 
Foreground shot in Blue hour  

Sky Condition: Clear 
Bortle 1.0 Skies
SQM Reading 21.97
Elevation: 13638 Feet
Location: Rangdum, Zanskar Valley, Ladakh

 Processing Details
Stacked in StarStax
Processed in Photoshop