
With much of the planet in lock-down due to covid-19, it really does offer an opportunity to stand back and evaluate what we have and what really matters. As we head into late Autumn here in the Southern Hemisphere, the break from the daily grind resulting from this virus has given pause to really appreciate some of the natural beauty in my local surrounds. As a landscape astrophotographer I am often roaming the country in all directions scouting locations and returning at unsociable hours to capture the stars. The somewhat ironic situation of having a sky void of aeroplanes without being able to get out into the countryside away from light pollution to photography the clear night sky isn’t lost on me. Still, the constraints of the current situation do force the creative side to find a way. For me, this has been revisiting star trail photography where the facing the celestial pole gives an appearance of being caught up in the ultimate cosmic spin cycle.
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