The night these Milky Way shots were taken was arguably the best night of my life! The conditions were perfect and having only dabbled in astrophotography at home, I was excited by the prospect of getting some decent shots. I’d set up my camera, dialed in the settings required – time for a test shot… BOOOM! I couldn’t believe the results.
BEST. SHOT. I’D. EVER. TAKEN.

• • So needless to say I was excited. My boyfriend picked up on this excitement and decided that it was the perfect time to bust out his long anticipated surprise. After covertly returning from the camper he asked me ‘Could it get any better than this?’ … no sooner had the words left his mouth we were interrupted by a cheeky, yet terrifying, seal. With my heart in my throat, I squealed and ran back to the camper with camera and tripod in hand.

    After laughing it off together he encouraged me to keep shooting. I couldn’t refuse. So I reset my gear in a new competition and proceeded to shoot again. A few minutes passed and he piped up again saying ‘It can’t get much better than this, right?’. I replied with the obvious ‘Not really, its amazing!’ and turned to find him on one knee with a sparkling diamond rind in hand. Obviously I said YES! Our daughter was so excited and shocked she was speechless for a good few minutes.

    The next morning I got to capture the cheeky, proposal spoiling, seals basking as the sun rose which was a pretty special way to cap off an incredible evening.