Well I went out to shoot the Neowise comet last night. The sky was perfect, no clouds and a moon that did not rise until around 2 AM. That being said I had my trials as the night wore on. I knew where to look and with my 70-200 mm lens I was right on the money when darkness fell. But, I wanted some foreground in the image for interest, composition and reference and for that I had to move the camera slightly.  The lens is fast and 70 mm seemed just about right. The comet can be seen with the naked eye and if I was in a dark sky preserve area it no doubt would have appeared much brighter and easier to spot. However it wasn't quite that easy for me. 

First off, I was on a country road in a mosquito haven and they were having a field day on my blood. Next my headlamp failed, not sure what is going on there and have to look at that today. Then as the night wore on I had to re point the camera to keep the composition interesting as the comet appeared to move as the earth turned. This was a challenge as the comet was barely visible in the viewfinder and the foreground was not visible at all. Lots of trial shots to get it right and then gradually rotate the camera as time passed. 

My intervalometer would occasionally stop shooting if I had made a camera setting adjustment. Not supposed to do this but just one more challenge while the bugs continued their dive bomb attacks. 

Well after about 3 hours I had enough shots to work with. The comet was getting closer to the horizon and becoming dimmer as it was viewed through more and more atmosphere. 

Glad I went out and put in the effort. Let me know what you think. Does the shot work, was it worth the effort. It won't be back for 7000 years so I guess this might be my only opportunity.