Hi All,
Despite conflicting weather forecasts I decided to give it a shot and drove to Port Campbell Thursday afternoon. The cloud was heavy and a disappointment was setting in, when suddenly it became clear around 2am and stayed that way all night. Skippysky forecast was wrong for once and weatherzone.com.au, which I find quite reliable, was spot on.
So I set up at the Loch Ard Gorge lookout and managed to get a decent shot. It is interesting how the Milky Way centre casts a shadow on the water in the middle of the frame.
The small version is attached,
click for a higher-resolution image
I also made a time-lapse animation. I wish it was longer but my disposable dew-heater failed to cope and the lens got eventually fogged up. I reckon the low clouds in the time lapse are actually water vapours dissipating above the ocean as they were turning up from nowhere and then disappearing.
View in HD and with sound:
Water Dance /Doudouk soundtrack by Djivan Gasparyan/
Equipment as usual: Nikon D700, 14-24mm lens at 15mm, f/2.8, ISO 3200.
Cheers,
Alex