Milky Way over Lion's Head is the most beautiful thing you will see today!

This photo of the Milky Way over Lion’s Head might be the most beautiful thing you will see today!

 

Cape Town, South Africa – A beautiful photo of the Milky Way over Lion’s Head recently started trending online, and after a quick search, we think we have found the most incredible love letter to Cape Town on Instagram!

Kyle Goetsch is the talented photographer behind the picture, but his portfolio is one that everyone should see… and follow on Instagram!

Kyle comes from an academic background where he studied a PhD in biochemistry and later worked at the University of Cape Town’s Cardiovascular Research Unit. It was during this time that Kyle explored his passion for photography.

After several years of expanding his photography skill set, he took the plunge, following his passion into full-time landscape photography.

Since then Kyle has developed several workshops and tours throughout Southern Africa where he shares his passion with others, teaching them the skills he has learnt from his own photographic journey.

Kyle is a NiSi filters ambassador for South Africa and lives in Cape Town with his wife, Rachel.

“This is a 12 image panorama of the milky way body over the iconic Lions Head in Cape Town, South Africa. 

I have been wanting to get this photo for a while now but is only possible when the conditions are perfect due to the extreme light pollution from the city centre and surrounding suburbs. The perfect conditions require a new moon and low fog rolling over the city from the Atlantic ocean to help reduce the light pollution so that the milky way is visible. I have attempted this shot several times which includes hiking part way up Table Mountain and more often than not just sitting in the fog. I finally managed to capture this photo at 5 am yesterday just as the fog was starting to roll back out over the ocean. 

Bucket list photo for me.”

Check out the incredible Milky Way over Lion’s Head picture below:

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Milky Way over Lion's Head This is a 12 image panorama of the milky way body over the iconic Lions Head in Cape Town, South Africa. I have been wanting to get this photo for a while now, but is only possible when the conditions are perfect due to the extreme light pollution from the city centre and surrounding suburbs. The perfect conditions require a new moon and low fog rolling over the city from the atlantic ocean to help reduce the light pollution so that the milky way is visible. I have attempted this shot several times which includes hiking part way up Table Mountain and more often then not just sitting in the fog. I finally managed to capture this photo at 5am yesterday morning just as the fog was starting to roll back out over the ocean. Bucket list photo for me 🙂 ___ Nikon D600, loawa 12mm lens, 25sec, 2.8, 1600

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And even though we said that the Milky Way over Lion’s Head might be the best thing you see today… Kyle’s entire Instagram is absolutely beautiful!

To see more of Kyle’s work, visit his website www.kylegoetsch.com or follow him on social media to see his latest work at www.instagram.com/kyleincpt or www.facebook.com/kyleincpt!


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