Doing my best Stephen Wilkes impersonation with this shot. Stephen is probably most famous for his day to night series. I didn't shoot all day for this but I did shoot a little before sunset and through the night. This is the same composition as a star trail photo I posted earlier but for this I tried out a day to night transition. I used only 3 photos and a mask with the gradient tool to transition the sky from sunset to night sky.
Kyle, beautiful thanks for sharing not only the image but your explanation, too.
Thanks!