The Beach

Olypmic NP was one of the highlights of my visit in the PNW this summer. I was looking forward to visit the iconic beaches and do some nightscapes there. After a 10 hour drive from Crater Lake NP, I arrived at Kalaloch Lodge in perfect weather, but too late to scout my planned nightscape spots.

 

After an excellent dinner, I had to make the tough decision between heading down the beach below the lodge and do some night photography from there or to just call it a night and sleep in my cozy cabin and postpone my astrophotography to the nights to come.

 

I am glad that resisted the temptation and went shooting. Not only did I capture the beautiful summer Milky Way and some airglow over the breaking surf, aglow with biolumincence, but it was also the only night where I was able to do nightscapes. The following days and nights, dense fog was blocking the view of the stars and beaches.

 

Prints available: ralf-rohner.pixels.com

 

EXIF

Canon EOS 6D, astro modified

Tamron 15-30mm f2.8

iOptron SkyTracker Pro

Sky:

Stack of 5 x 60s @ISO1600, tracked

Foreground

Stack of 3 x 60s @ISO1600

Done