New Zealand Landscape Photographer
The mission to get out to Pouto Lighthouse is one of, if not the hardest missions, I have undertaken to capture a shot from a single location.
3 years ago I was exploring this area when, for the first time, I had heard of this lighthouse. Then, due to time constraints, I could not venture out so I swore to myself I would definitely be back oneway with shooting the milkyway in mind.
Last night I realised that goal and after the 3 hour drive and then the 2 hour walk by beach with a mate, we made it. We were and are, as far as I am aware, the first people to ever shoot the milkyway here.
The effort the went in to getting here was initially thwarted by unforecasted thick clouds. After a couple of hours waiting, drinking tea and eating chocolate, I managed to get some of the shots I had hoped for and capture the scene that I have for so long been after.
While not visually perfect due to the residual nagging cloud, I am stoked that this came together somewhat. This made the pain of the 4 hour return walk in the soft sand well worth it!
TECH: Canon 6D | Sigma ART 24mm | ƒ2-ƒ1.6 | ISO10000 | 10secs x 28 image panorama stitch.