Milky Way, Arizona

A moonless night in NE Arizona allowed the most amazing display of our Creator's handiwork! What can be captured in camera is small compared to seeing the full sky with zero light pollution. The brightness of the stars and even other galaxies is astounding.

Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 16-35mm f2.8
16mm, 30 seconds, f2.8, ISO 3200
Focus assisted with Live View at 10x (infinity didn't work, the lens was set to 20ft which reaches infinity at 16mm!)
Post Processing: Photosop CS5
Noise Ninja used for noise reduction