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Hangover Bay

Hangover Bay

Location Details Scroll to bottom of page for images and posts he somewhat amusingly named Hangover bay is an uninspiring beach with the fortune of being under dark skies. There is a clear view...

William Bay – Elephant Rocks

William Bay – Elephant Rocks

Location Details Scroll to bottom of page for images and posts lose to the popular beach Green’s Pool, Elephant Rocks is a short 15 minute walk away and highly recommended (with some caveats). It...

William Bay – Green’s Pool

William Bay – Green’s Pool

Location Details Scroll to bottom of page for images and posts popular beach during the day with locals and those in the know, at night you can be alone with the gentle but chilling...

Lake Ballard

Lake Ballard

Situated deep in the outback is the famous Lake Ballard. Despite being 8 and a half hours from Perth, the destination is worth the time to get there. The skies are dark and crystal...

The Winds of Rho Ophiuchi

Four hours out of Perth, deep in the wheatbelt, the night skies of Lake Brown are the darkest one could hope for. Whilst previously I have visited here for nightscape photography, this time I...

Serpentine Fire

The Milkyway Core rises over Serpentine Dam, Western Australia. I had been to Serpentine Dam about a year ago, but I can’t recall so much light pollution on the eastern horizon. At first I...

Wonder at Lake Brown

Into the unknown part of the wheatbelt (for me) I travelled to reach Lake Brown. Four hours from Perth, this dry salt lake that lies in the shire of Nuragin was remote enough that...

Orion sets at Lake Clifton

A trip to Lake Clifton to try and capture Orion as it slowly sets over the lake. There was a bit of waves on the lake (not perfectly still), so it didn’t quite achieve...

Orion Falling over Lake Clifton

My goal for this trip to Lake Clifton was to capture a reflected image of Orion in the dark and still waters as it descends on the western horizon. Alas, the forecast predicted a...

Bintel Image of the Month April 2018

I was very fortunate to win “image of the month” from Bintel. Thanks Bintel!!! For a little while my picture graces their main header image on their website until the next month. I am...