Milky Way at Spilt Point Lighthouse

After completing a product photography assignment at Winchelsea in the afternoon, I went on a Milky Way photography chase again; this time I headed to Eagle Rock Lookout-Split Point Lighthouse in Aireys Inlet, Victoria. I wanted to capture the Milky Way with a lighthouse as the foreground again.
The weather in the morning till afternoon was extremely cloudy. It seemed like a no go. But when I arrived at approx 4.45pm to recce the location, the clouds were moving away and there was this hope that it'll be a clear night. I roughly knew where the Milky was going to rise (from the East) by basing on where the sun is setting. But just to make sure, I used Stellarium app to double confirm. And yes, I was right. It was on the other side of the lighthouse (not as seen from the main entry point) and luckily there's a walking trail to the other side; unlike Cape Schanck Lighthouse which had only one vantage point.
As I wanted the position of the Milky Way nearest to the horizon and closest to the lighthouse, I had to catch it the moment the sun sets and the sky turned dark. If it was captured later say 9-10pm, the position of the Milky Way would have already moved pretty high up in the sky.
Therefore I setup my camera at approx 5.30pm and waited thru blue hour, nautical twilight, astronomical twilight till it reach night. And it was perfect cloudless sky and a cool of 8°C with slight breeze.
D750 paired with 14-24mm lens mounted on tripod, manual focus, remote shutter release.
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