Winter solstice
Dec. 22, 2011
A bicycle rests against a shrub during this time lapse photo of the first hours of winter in Myersville, Md. The composite photo is a compilation of 174 images exposed at 30 seconds each starting at 12:45 a.m. and ending at 4:13 a.m. The exposure was set at ISO 640, 30 second shutter speed at f3.2 with a 14mm lens and 1 minute 10 seconds between exposures. The winter solstice is the shortest period of daylight experienced in the Mid-Atlantic during the year. The streaks of light are stars appearing to move as the Earth rotates.
Ricky Carioti / The Washington Post