Pinnacles, Western Australia / Coalsack Nebula

[dylan_odonnell]

Another from the desert shoot the other night. The conditions were spectacular!

Canon 70D / 3 x 30s f2.9 ISO 3200 / Tokina 11-16mm

[Derek Klepp]

Mate you,re getting some cracking shots.

[dylan_odonnell]

Thanks! I got lucky with some amazing cool clear winter conditions over the stable atmosphere of the desert region. Also I take a zillion shots so I'm bound to get a couple of keepers. That's the strategy anyway ;)

If I lived in Perth I'd go here all the time. What an incredible jewel this national park is. And with full access at night. Just remarkable.

d

[chuckywiz]

How do you get permission to go there at night.. or can you just go in there.. has been a while since i was there last.. always thought it would be a great spot in the carpark to setup my gear haha.

Ben

[dylan_odonnell]

I was actually very surprised at how welcoming the staff a the gate were.

I drove back in (having already paid the $12 day pass earlier) at closing time 4:30pm. There is no physical gate, they just leave at that time but it's nice to pay them the fee before they go, or you can leave the money there.

The lady at the gate was obviously used to the hoards of photographers wanting sunset shots and even told me to stick around for the full moon!

Which I was already anticipating of course, and enjoyed the Pinnacles in the dark, and the full moonlight in the space of several hours :) You can't camp there, but the short 4km loop offers plenty of various spots to pull over and shoot from.

d

[shahgazer]

Hi Dylan,

Good tips. Looks like this spot is on my top list!