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Byron by night
Stars make trails in the night sky as the Cape Byron lighthouse shines above the dwellings of Wattegos Beach at Byron Bay, northern NSW.
Cape Byron is the easternmost point of the Australian landmass. Once a whaling town, Byron Bay is a favourite of tourists, offering excellent surfing beaches, entertainment, restaurants and coffee shops and annual writer's and blues festivals. During the annual migration season, whale watching is a popular activity with Cape Byron a favourite vantage point.
Like other coastal towns, Byron faces significant pressure from tourism at the same time that it undergoes a population increase as more and more city people move to the town in what has become known as the 'seachange' effect. In summer, at the height of the tourism season, the town's population doubles and locals complain about the traffic and the difficulty of finding a seat in a coffee shop. Local state Upper House parliamentarian, Ian Cohen, describes the situation as the 'annual tourist invasion'.
The sweeping shoreline of the bay, the turquioise sea, Cape Byron and the mountains to the north make the town a favourite with landscape photographers.
Camera was tripod mounted with ISO 100 film exposed for a couple minutes.
