Be Slow

A long exposure of the remnants of the Stockton Sand Traps at Stockton Beach.

This photo was taken well after sunrise in May last year. I had gone up to Newcastle to get some Milky Way action above Stockton Sand Dunes and to see if I could get a shot of the Stockton Tank Traps at sunrise.

The Milky Way shots were a success, but the sunrise was a bit of a bust with hardly any colour at all, so instead I decided to set up my ten stop and do some long exposures.

This shot is (almost) five and a half minutes and is a reminder that sometimes it's okay to slow down.

In the spirit of reconciliation, I acknowledge the Awabakal and Worimi peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land and waters on which I took this photo. I also pay my respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Elders past and present, and celebrate the diversity of Aboriginal peoples and their ongoing cultures and connections to country.

The details for this image are:

• Nikon D750 with Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 G2

• NiSi GND 16⁣ and ND 1000

• Sirui W-1204 tripod with K-20x Ball Head⁣

• 314s

• f/11

• ISO400