BOAB Under the Milkyway
BOAB tree, one of the iconic tree in Western Australia. When I started a trip around Australia, I had this shot perfectly pictured in my head, but I got more than what I asked for. In this shot, I managed to capture my vision having the BOAB tree under the arc of the Milkyway. What I found when I first looked at my first snap was that the street light of the intersection lined up quite well with the BOAB tree creating a halo effect. At the same time I managed to see Mars rising from the horizon just above the BOAB tree. This photo shows how light pollution take away our ability to see stars. You can see that the stars are faded by the orange glow and as you wonder higher on the photo, you'll see millions of stars scatters around the sky.
Stanley, Australia, Willetton