Night sky photography is another interesting motif to shoot. The sky is usually clearest in winter because the air is cold and dry. It’s not easy, though. You need a tripod for long exposures, and it gets really cold standing outside at night. But if you get up in the middle of a freezing night, you can capture some amazing shots. You need a good camera and a fast lens to let in enough light. I used a 14-24mm f/2.8 lens for wide shots and a 28-300mm zoom for closer ones, both on my Nikon D800.
