253 frames of 15 seconds each stacked using Sequator and processed in Lightroom 6 to adjust contrast +24, clarity +24, vibrance +36, saturation +12, exposure +2.06, black clipping -69.

To capture this image, I first photographed my friends standing still on the pier, anchoring the scene in human presence. Without moving the camera, I then recorded a timelapse of the night sky to ...