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By davidjmagro
By davidjmagro
From the moment I laid eyes on Horse Head Rock I wanted to capture the Milky Way with it. The rock formation resembles a horse's head with a thick mane.
With astrophotography most nights has it's challenges and to capture this image there were plenty. This spot is only accessible on low tides with only a handful of nights per year this can be achieved.
On the first attempt a thick haze covered the coastline with low visibility with no images possible to be captured. I slept in the car thinking tomorrow night will be fine. On night 2 it was clear until an unexpected thick cloud blanketed the skies which hung around all night long. On night 3 the tides have changed and it had gotten quite high making Horse Head Rock inaccessible. I then drove 6 hours home in the morning with no photographs from the 3 nights as the clouds were back for a week.
I came back the next month and attempted again. On the first night everything was PERFECT. Clear skies and the tides were low allowing me to access Horse Head Rock. Then a large fishing trawler with his flood lights parked in front of my camera for 4 hours as I waited eating a prepacked sub-warm butter chicken. On the next night it was clear skies and perfect conditions. But others had the same idea and a few other astrophotographers with their bright lights and light painting make it difficult to capture the shot I wanted.
On the next night, the tides had once again risen to make it hard to access however I was determined to get my shot and risk my gear doing so. I managed to make it over to Horse Head Rock very wet and cold just before winter started. I had to time the waves and quickly move to not get my camera gear drenched. I was still.
I arrived at my spot and setup my camera with a big smile on my face as there was no haze, cloud, fishing trawler or astrophotography light painters - it was just me under the magnificent night sky.
It was all worth the effort to produce images like this as I enjoy the challenges that come with Milky Way Landscape photography.
Images dimensions are 4000px x 2667px
A 16 piece collection by multi-award winning Milky Way Landscape Photographer David Magro.
A Cluster of Stars is a small collection of 8 years photographing the Milky Way over diverse Australian landscapes. Each photograph requires precise planning to align the foreground with the distant Milky Way 26,000 light years away. This alignment occurs on select nights of the year when no moon is visible in the sky and when Earth faces the centre of our galaxy after dark. Most photographs have taken years for elements to align with good viewing conditions.
Each night you are under the stars it provides you with a surreal experience watching the night sky once your eyes adjust. Meteors light up across the sky, stars rhythmic twinkle, constellations rise and fall and you get a sense of calm looking out into its vastness. Time passes by quickly.
I present 16 minted 1/1 photographs and time-lapses showcasing the Milky Way.
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By davidjmagro
By davidjmagro
From the moment I laid eyes on Horse Head Rock I wanted to capture the Milky Way with it. The rock formation resembles a horse's head with a thick mane.
With astrophotography most nights has it's challenges and to capture this image there were plenty. This spot is only accessible on low tides with only a handful of nights per year this can be achieved.
On the first attempt a thick haze covered the coastline with low visibility with no images possible to be captured. I slept in the car thinking tomorrow night will be fine. On night 2 it was clear until an unexpected thick cloud blanketed the skies which hung around all night long. On night 3 the tides have changed and it had gotten quite high making Horse Head Rock inaccessible. I then drove 6 hours home in the morning with no photographs from the 3 nights as the clouds were back for a week.
I came back the next month and attempted again. On the first night everything was PERFECT. Clear skies and the tides were low allowing me to access Horse Head Rock. Then a large fishing trawler with his flood lights parked in front of my camera for 4 hours as I waited eating a prepacked sub-warm butter chicken. On the next night it was clear skies and perfect conditions. But others had the same idea and a few other astrophotographers with their bright lights and light painting make it difficult to capture the shot I wanted.
On the next night, the tides had once again risen to make it hard to access however I was determined to get my shot and risk my gear doing so. I managed to make it over to Horse Head Rock very wet and cold just before winter started. I had to time the waves and quickly move to not get my camera gear drenched. I was still.
I arrived at my spot and setup my camera with a big smile on my face as there was no haze, cloud, fishing trawler or astrophotography light painters - it was just me under the magnificent night sky.
It was all worth the effort to produce images like this as I enjoy the challenges that come with Milky Way Landscape photography.
Images dimensions are 4000px x 2667px
A 16 piece collection by multi-award winning Milky Way Landscape Photographer David Magro.
A Cluster of Stars is a small collection of 8 years photographing the Milky Way over diverse Australian landscapes. Each photograph requires precise planning to align the foreground with the distant Milky Way 26,000 light years away. This alignment occurs on select nights of the year when no moon is visible in the sky and when Earth faces the centre of our galaxy after dark. Most photographs have taken years for elements to align with good viewing conditions.
Each night you are under the stars it provides you with a surreal experience watching the night sky once your eyes adjust. Meteors light up across the sky, stars rhythmic twinkle, constellations rise and fall and you get a sense of calm looking out into its vastness. Time passes by quickly.
I present 16 minted 1/1 photographs and time-lapses showcasing the Milky Way.
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