: Lake Tyrrell, a salt lake in northwest Victoria, is the most amazing season of the year in September and October. The lake looks like a giant mirror and stars can be seen with the naked eye.
Let's start by introducing the small town of (Sea Lake), about 430km northwest of Melbourne, by the salt lake town, which is basically a small town that makes a living out of crops. From Melbourne, take M80, turn M79 for about two hours to Bendigo (Bendigo), an inland Victoria town, where you can choose to have lunch at Bendigo, and by the way, take a look at this small town, also known as a gold mine, and then go on the road to its final destination. The town of Sea Lake.
After getting out of Bendigo on the A79, you'll be able to get to town in less than three hours. Along the way beautiful scenery, rice fields, lawn, see people in a good mood.
Route from CBD Melbourne
When you get to the town, you can go to the gas station to replenish the gas station or something. You must fill it up, and you will know why you are selling it.
Sea Lake town has nothing to see, very small, very quiet, the town will continue to drive ten minutes or so to reach Salt Lake. Specific routes have been shown in the figure below.
To explain this picture, the blue part below is the last navigation right in the image above, this picture is the real picture of google map. The end of the blue is the road of off road, that is, the dirt road. In response to the situation that some people said that they were already stuck in the mud here before, for a possible blind drive, friends of the horse shepherds may all be trapped in it, let alone ordinary cars, so, It's not easy to travel, and it's easy to travel and cherish ~
Go back to the picture, go along the yellow line after off road, must be yellow line, watch not to drive sideways, yellow line road is not a problem, very hard. All the way to the Red Triangle, a large flat area, if camping were to camp here. The blue area above the picture is Salt Lake, very close.
If it's a friend who doesn't want camping, book a hotel in advance, go to Booking or agoda.
Above, this is the parking and encampment area. It's fine, and it's close to the lake.
The most recommended way to play is still a large number of camping, but also to refer to the wind and the temperature of the day, if the wind is strong, the salt lake will be uneven, shooting effect is not good, if it is too cold to bear at night, because there is no shelter near the salt lake, So once the wind gets up at night, it will be very cold, so if you choose to go now, you are advised to wear clothes thick enough. Watch out for colds ~
Second, if it's not a camper, or it's not like watching a shoot all night, joining a small group and taking pictures of each other, and not worrying about driving or anything on the road, is a good choice.
It is also important to make it clear that if you go to Salt Lake to see the Milky way, it is strongly recommended that you do your homework before you go, and that this post is of course necessary ~ and then you can go to timeanddate.
Choosing Bendigo is almost the same, first take a look at the situation of the moon on this website, here's to popularize the knowledge, see the situation of the moon is because if the moon is too high and too large on the same day, it will result in poor viewing of the Milky way. Because the light of the moon obscures the brightness of the Milky way, it is best to observe the date when the moon comes out late or falls early.
If you choose to camp, don't say anything about the tent sleeping bag air cushion inflator, so first don't forget to bring a light source, a big enough flashlight or buy a firewood in City, and then make a bonfire. Next is eating, you can choose BBQ barbecue or hot pot.
Since the lake is drying up, there is only a thin layer of water on the lake, but it is covered with a wide range of water. Now that there are too many people walking around the lake, breaking down the crystal bed at the bottom of the lake, and now that all the crystal beds near the shore have been stepped out of the mud, according to information, the lake has regressed by 50 meters, so it is also calling out to everyone here. At the same time, you must pay attention to the protection of the environment while playing.
The lake is crying: I'm beautiful, but I'm weak too! The look of those who stand on the lake is very different!
HOW TO: 's best shot of the Milky way must be a full camera and a large aperture wide-angle lens, but after all, a lot of friends won't buy these, maybe you have 600D or 70D, the lens is 18x55and the aperture is 3.5-5.6, These may not be the most beautiful pictures, but you can still try, if the camera parameters are set, then adjust the focal segment to the maximum (the minimum of the number) if the camera is not full-frame. Select manual focus (the AF/MF, on the lens side selects MF) and then manually screw to infinity a little bit backward, and the aperture is adjusted to the maximum (the smallest number means the maximum), ISO is adjusted to 6400 or higher). Shutter 30 seconds, these values are set in the manual, and then the tripod for shooting, 30 seconds later to see the effect ~ there may be a lot of noise, but after all this belongs to your Milky way ~
Let's talk about the full frame below. If a friend with a full frame should at least have a certain understanding of his camera, he will not repeat it. What is used here is the lens Canon5D3 16 / 35 f2.8L. If the specific parameters are concerned, Shutter 30 seconds (above which star orbit will appear), aperture F2.8, iso3200x6400.
The photo above will be strange in terms of exposure due to the use of a lot of flash lights. Double flash high speed synchronous flasher, front curtain synchronization. The bright one is the outer cover of a flash. If you want to shoot the Milky way Arch Bridge, set the camera up, and then adjust the angle position, take one shot, do not change the vertical angle, rotate horizontally, and make sure there is an overlap between each picture.
Last important reminder: September Australian weather is beautiful, is also a serious disaster month of pollen disease, salt lake travel through various flower fields, pollen allergies remember to take good anti-allergic drugs oh ~
