Entrance of Fire
The small and secluded beach at Salmon Holes is roughly north / south aligned, with rocky hills framing each end of the beach. When the Milkyway is overhead it almost appears in this image that the great arc of the galaxy spans the "entrance" to the small bay.
Airglow - the faint orange striations in the sky that almost look like the coming dawn against clouds - becomes visible with long exposures. There is typically some of it around at night, but its been a long while since I've seen it so prominent in my photos.
| IMG_1234 | 2020-06-20 | Salmon Holes, Western Australia | EOS6D modified | Sigma 24mm f1.4 lens | @f/2.2 | IDAS filter | ISO1600 | 60s | 26 x panels | Skywatcher StarAdventurer mount |
Salmon Holes is around 20 minutes south of Albany, It is a small beach but is reasonably popular during the day. At night, I had the beach all to myself. There is nothing that matches the quiet beauty of an empty beach at night under the stars with only the sound of the wind and waves. My only regret is not having the time to do a full 360 panorama - I was rushing to get to my next location before the Milkyway became vertical.
This stitched image of 26 photos was taken with a modified Canon EOS6D camera through a Sigma 24mm f/1.4 lens. Each photo frame was taken immediately after the other, and all camera and lens settings were fixed throughout. A tracking mount was used for the sky frames.
