Ed Hurst
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Sydney is rather prone to fog at this time of the year:
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Ed Hurst
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The previous night there was a little less fog, but the lights of the Vivid Festival were still in evidence:
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Charles Wood
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Nice stuff Ed...you're using up that shutter. 
Wife and I will be in Sydney in August...any suggestions for night sky shooting locations? I imagine the light pollution is pretty high as is typical around metro areas. I'll be lugging 645D and K5 on the trip.
Wife and I will be in Sydney in August...any suggestions for night sky shooting locations? I imagine the light pollution is pretty high as is typical around metro areas. I'll be lugging 645D and K5 on the trip.
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Ed Hurst
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Hi Charles,
It depends on what you are aiming for. If you want night sky with the city, there are some good locations at Blues Point and around Lavender Bay (with super-wides, you can get the celestial pole in the shot over the city). However, those certainly are juggling light pollution with the stars in a way that is always a pretty stiff compromise and you most certainly won't want to try and do proper star pictures (i.e. close-ups of constellations, etc.) from the city. If you want to avoid light pollution, much better to head into the bush. You won't avoid all lights without going for several hours inland, but you can avoid them enough - with judicious choice of locations/angles - by heading out to Kangaroo Valley and other similar places. Let me know what you have in mind and I will do my best to recommend spots!
It depends on what you are aiming for. If you want night sky with the city, there are some good locations at Blues Point and around Lavender Bay (with super-wides, you can get the celestial pole in the shot over the city). However, those certainly are juggling light pollution with the stars in a way that is always a pretty stiff compromise and you most certainly won't want to try and do proper star pictures (i.e. close-ups of constellations, etc.) from the city. If you want to avoid light pollution, much better to head into the bush. You won't avoid all lights without going for several hours inland, but you can avoid them enough - with judicious choice of locations/angles - by heading out to Kangaroo Valley and other similar places. Let me know what you have in mind and I will do my best to recommend spots!
Charles Wood
New member
Thanks Ed, I'll be looking to create some night scapes, sky and light painting, but just checking the lunar calendar, I find we'll be just past a full moon when I'm there, third week in August. So, I likely won't have much opportunity for night sky shots, as such.
Charles Wood
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Understood, I was thinking in terms of an hour or so drive away from the heart of the city, if better skies are to be found. We'll also be spending some time on the NE coast up in Cookstown, so I'm sure dark skies will be easier to come by.