This photo was an experiment. I was curious whether the moon (outside the frame) cast enough light to illuminate the snowy mountains while still allowing the stars to show up.
As you can see, the answer was yes, though it took a fair amount of Photoshopping to get there. I should have shot this as a composite, with different exposures for the town lights, the mountains, and the sky. For some reason, though, I didn't think of that.
Nice photo! Is there a way to make a double exposure with a digital camera?
Folks here sure like dark, dark, barely distinguishable photo images. Just sayin' ...
Kevin - You should look at an app called Starry Night. I just got it and haven't had a chance to work with it yet. I have seen great results from others.
It works to stack images to get great shots of the night sky, but it also tries to detect landscape so that you get a combination of horizon and trees and night sky.