Photography Group - Pinnacles Milky Way Field Trip

As mentioned in previous meetings we are planning a field trip for Sunday 15th October to the Pinnacles to shoot the Milky Way low in the western sky.

We are nearing the end of the Milky Way season so this is one of the last occasions to get in some Milky Way practise.

The plan is to leave Perth mid-afternoon and go to the RAC Cervantes Caravan Park. We plan to stay here overnight on Sunday night in a villa as we will not finish shooting till after 10pm and then have a 2+ hour drive back to Perth if we don’t stay overnight. Those that don’t want to stay the night are free to head back to Perth earlier if they want to. We will drop our gear at the caravan park and then head out to the Nambung National Park, a 10 minute drive away, to set up for the evening.

We will take dinner with us and eat it whilst we wait for the stars to come out. Might even have a beer or a glass of wine as well.

During the field trip we should be able to practise the following shots.

1. Sunset shot of pinnacles in golden hours (6-6.45pm). From 6-7pm we will have a small moon in the west so this will add interest to the shots.

2. Sunset panorama in Golden hours.

3. Foreground shots during blue hour (6.45pm to 7.30pm).

4. Foreground panorama during blue hour.

5. Milky Way shots after Astronomical twilight is complete (after 8pm). In reality this will more likely be between 9-10pm as the Milky Way gets lower in the western sky.

6. Milky Way panorama.

Those that have caravans/campers are welcome to bring them along and stay at the caravan park. Please get a ticket if you want to join this field trip ASAP but not later than 5pm 11 Oct 2023.
We can organize car pooling once we know how many people are attending.
If you have any queries then give John Bolto a call on 0419 924 350.

JB