Stars photo trial

Due to the fact we will have great dark Sky's when we travel on our next trip, i have been practicing at taking time lapse photos. One of the benefits of taking time lapse night shots is the ability to stack the resultant images. The photo below is a stack of 99 images taken at around 8pm at night. The camera is a Canon 500d at 18mm F3.5. 1600iso and 15sec exposure.

I hope you like it and i expect the photos in the coming months will only improve.

 

6 weeks to go

Well, we have only 6 weeks to go before we head off on our next big trip. As per the previous post, we are off to Denham, W.A. to visit some family friends. Just as with our Darwin trip, we will be going with Mum and Dad and Mums friend Corinda.
We will be driving a Holden Commodore Omega LPG and towing our Jayco Expanda 16.49-2. Mum and Dad will be driving their Holden Colorado V6 and will be towing a Jayco Penguin.
We have spent the last week repacking the van and i am now finished a few upgrades that will hopefully make the trip more comfortable, including

• LED lights to all of internal light fittings
• Drawers installed under the bottom bunk bed
• Privacy screen for the rear bed (front bed has had one for some time)

We are all really looking forward to this trip, including some whale watching (if we are lucky) at the head of the Bight, seeing the dolphins ay Monkey Mia, the sea horse sanctuary at Kalbarri and best of all, the wide open spaces and the amazing night skies the outback allows you to see.
Keep checking back here as we plan to keep daily updates, internet access allowing.