Boneyard
The array of farming and earthmoving equipment sprinkled across this field near Nowra, Australia, makes the scene look like a mechanical graveyard. Some of the vehicles seemed to be in working order, but as I explored the area, I saw that most of the items were broken, rusting, missing parts and appearing to be very much abandoned.
Useable or not, all of these inanimate inhabitants were treated to the grand spectacle of the night sky’s wonders on this night in June of 2020. Jupiter and Saturn made their way up and across the Australian sky, trailing the grand swathe of the Milky Way as they displayed their beauty for my camera to capture. You’ll have to squint and zoom to see Saturn since it had only cleared the horizon–to the left of the distant shape of Coolangatta Mountain–a minute or so before I snapped this shot.
I used my Canon EOS 6D Mk II camera for this shot, as well as the Rokinon 24 mm lens that’s served me well for several years. My camera’s shutter speed was set to 15.0 seconds, and I chose an ISO setting of 6400 with the lens’ aperture at f/2.4.
Boneyard
The array of farming and earthmoving equipment sprinkled across this field near Nowra, Australia, makes the scene look like a mechanical graveyard. Some of the vehicles seemed to be in working order, but as I explored the area, I saw that most of the items were broken, rusting, missing parts and appearing to be very much abandoned.
Useable or not, all of these inanimate inhabitants were treated to the grand spectacle of the night sky’s wonders on this night in June of 2020. Jupiter and Saturn made their way up and across the Australian sky, trailing the grand swathe of the Milky Way as they displayed their beauty for my camera to capture. You’ll have to squint and zoom to see Saturn since it had only cleared the horizon–to the left of the distant shape of Coolangatta Mountain–a minute or so before I snapped this shot.
I used my Canon EOS 6D Mk II camera for this shot, as well as the Rokinon 24 mm lens that’s served me well for several years. My camera’s shutter speed was set to 15.0 seconds, and I chose an ISO setting of 6400 with the lens’ aperture at f/2.4.