Flinder’s Peninsula

At the top of Isthmus Hill are views east looking along the length of the peninsula. The waters of the Southern Ocean sit both north and south and easily fit in the field of view of most shots due to the peninsula being quite narrow. This makes is fairly rare and a must to capture.

At night the at the right time of year the Milkyway core rises just south of east before rising to be perfectly aligned with the length of the peninsula looking east - perfect for nightscapes. If one walks along the trail, i have seen shots looking west back towards the base of the peninsula that look just as good and would undoubtedly make great shots of the Milkyway core setting (although I have not done this - on my todo list).

There is a bit of light pollution from the town of Albany to the north across the bay. This does not have a great impact on long exposures but might affect large panoramas - but its not too bad and shouldn't stop anyone from going out there to take photos.

Whilst there are a limited number of compositions (i.e. east / west), the skies are so varied in this part of the world that I'll be coming back again and again to try and obtain the "perfect" nightscape photo.