Today I present you a Milky way photoshoot at Sandys beach, Coffs Harbor Coast, NSW. Conditions at 5 am were great for star photography: good weather, moon already set below horizon and no wind. Some pre-dawn light across part of the sky added a nice touch.
![Milky way at Sandys Beach, Coffs Harbor. Denis Darkin scenic photography](https://i.wfolio.com/x/YaO6jC_q_TVRkqtlOA3301y9RygvO9ew/C-ZxJY8e9Wm55s1zU19qD_ISvu_-PJ36/vqyzSGhO2mn9hofF72_sbzGmg6Jd9Tyi/bdIM81Lzb3lDoswdY40NOhwXg-hPNnRx/l3EzKK5QGIV0OPdqqB7RMw.jpg)
![Milky way at Sandys Beach, Coffs Harbor. Denis Darkin scenic photography](https://i.wfolio.com/x/YaO6jC_q_TVRkqtlOA3301y9RygvO9ew/C-ZxJY8e9Wm55s1zU19qD_ISvu_-PJ36/vqyzSGhO2mn9hofF72_sbzGmg6Jd9Tyi/bdIM81Lzb3koff01QCYvQzwQ6Ilgtc7l/LnkFz7MfU6znrxkfqFh3Fg.jpg)
![Milky way at Sandys Beach, Coffs Harbor. Denis Darkin scenic photography](https://i.wfolio.com/x/YaO6jC_q_TVRkqtlOA3301y9RygvO9ew/C-ZxJY8e9Wm55s1zU19qD_ISvu_-PJ36/vqyzSGhO2mn9hofF72_sbzGmg6Jd9Tyi/bdIM81Lzb3nsaz1ZRmtT-H4dwR1Yd-Cl/BoId62BGhzHO2t5e1mbJoA.jpg)
As the sunrise approaches the stripe of light on the horizon brightens from red to yellow
![Milky way at Sandys Beach, Coffs Harbor. Denis Darkin scenic photography](https://i.wfolio.com/x/YaO6jC_q_TVRkqtlOA3301y9RygvO9ew/C-ZxJY8e9Wm55s1zU19qD_ISvu_-PJ36/vqyzSGhO2mn9hofF72_sbzGmg6Jd9Tyi/bdIM81Lzb3mtdVmMMuFgdtKUBmvvSfnj/7MFrhVVehhaI6dMG6ATYVQ.jpg)
![Milky way at Sandys Beach, Coffs Harbor. Denis Darkin scenic photography](https://i.wfolio.com/x/9jRBtManUhOt2L9erzZ2knXLgjBRtoRw/fe29LA6_-BgH0bq-IZPhAFoJ7bivxaIr/22W0FehOzpmIM8Yv10fJtxEd5auHAiPO/-a3KjKK-I4LVcRHca1sKoMEWLdBC7XY8/ScCitKIrkyefsyuv54aDRQ.jpg)
![Milky way at Sandys Beach, Coffs Harbor. Denis Darkin scenic photography](https://i.wfolio.com/x/YaO6jC_q_TVRkqtlOA3301y9RygvO9ew/C-ZxJY8e9Wm55s1zU19qD_ISvu_-PJ36/vqyzSGhO2mn9hofF72_sbzGmg6Jd9Tyi/bdIM81Lzb3m7YAzr09iRb0pOCLoyHQK2/EldDmP0AOVrb38ALHW_BSw.jpg)
My favorite
Nice sparkles from the stars on the wet sand, the waves retreated while leaving reflective surface for the light to paint.