Brett Michaud Photography

This image serves as a great reminder to pay attention to EVERY aspect of an image while out in the field. I was so focused on the Milky Way and light painting the tree that I completely overlooked the insanely bright lights from the house on the other side of the lake. Our eyes are naturally drawn to the brightest areas of an image. My aim was to highlight the old dead tree and Milky Way as the stars of the show, but due to my carelessness, the blown out highlights of the house serve as a major distraction. Had I paid more attention to those blown out highlights, I could have taken an image exposed for those lights and painted that section in via Photoshop in post. This really emphasizes the importance of checking every detail before you pack up for the night. No detail is to small, or bright, to overlook.