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Wanagarren Nature Reserve
First summer #milkyway arch of the season (southern hemisphere)! While I’d planned to capture this earlier, time and conditions weren’t on my side—until now.
This shoot was a race against the clock: nightfall began at 9:05 PM, and the moon rose at 10:47 PM, giving me just 1 hour and 42 minutes to frame and shoot 55 long-exposure images for this panorama at 24mm focal length (37mm full-frame equivalent). By keeping exposures to 20 seconds, I managed to nail the pano and even grab two more shots from different angles.
The location? Wanagarren Nature Reserve, a sprawling field of grass trees, recently scorched by a massive bushfire. These resilient beauties stand strong against the harshest conditions—even fire. Nature’s true survivors!
Gear: Nikon D5500 (modded) for the sky, Nikon D5200 for the ground - 24mm f/1.4 - Star Adventurer 2i Pro - Hoya UV/IR cut - Optolong Ha 7nm
Sky: 37 RGB x 20s at f/2.2, 32 Ha x 60s at f/1.4, 24mm
Ground: 18 x 2s, 24mm at f/10
Wanagarren Nature Reserve
First summer #milkyway arch of the season (southern hemisphere)! While I’d planned to capture this earlier, time and conditions weren’t on my side—until now.
This shoot was a race against the clock: nightfall began at 9:05 PM, and the moon rose at 10:47 PM, giving me just 1 hour and 42 minutes to frame and shoot 55 long-exposure images for this panorama at 24mm focal length (37mm full-frame equivalent). By keeping exposures to 20 seconds, I managed to nail the pano and even grab two more shots from different angles.
The location? Wanagarren Nature Reserve, a sprawling field of grass trees, recently scorched by a massive bushfire. These resilient beauties stand strong against the harshest conditions—even fire. Nature’s true survivors!
Gear: Nikon D5500 (modded) for the sky, Nikon D5200 for the ground - 24mm f/1.4 - Star Adventurer 2i Pro - Hoya UV/IR cut - Optolong Ha 7nm
Sky: 37 RGB x 20s at f/2.2, 32 Ha x 60s at f/1.4, 24mm
Ground: 18 x 2s, 24mm at f/10