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On 01/12/2023 at 13:47, davew said:

Well, I know the Canon R5 and R6 will.

Hoping the R8 will!  Great choice of subject(s).  Enough happening to keep the timelapse intresting.  Nice one.  Paul

Bonfire Night in and above Reeth, Swaledale, North Yorkshire.  Canon R8, Sigma 24mm.  ~140 x 2s, iso 3200, f2.  Processed in Lightroom and Pictures 2 Exe.

Plays through twice.  Cheers, Paul.

Thank you for your positive vibes!!

@FenlandPaul could be a one-off, this one...

...Swaledale, North Yorkshire. 

Canon R8, Sigma 24mm.  LR and P2E.

Cheers, Paul.

Thank you @davew @FenlandPaul @AstroNebulee

Not the best images, but was happy to get something.  Particularly pleased with the wreck posted earlier.

We are going back next autumn   Paul

Arrived on the Applecross Peninsula to bad weather forecast for the week, however a gap appeared for 15 mins on the arrival evening.  Milky Way with rock outcrop 8 x 8s, iso3200, f2 for sky.  Two light painted rocks.  Canon R8, Sigma 24mm.  Sequator and PS.

Following morning awoke at 5am to see some more clear.  A bit underprepared...boat image similar to above but with ~5 foregrounds.  Was too close to main subject, 20ft drop immediately behind camera position.  Need to try using hyperfocal distance focusing. 

Cheers, Paul.

All of the above!  

What we need is the opportunities to play out!!

Was in a stupendous area north of Ullapool 2 - 3 weeks back with the aim of getting some big ambient light landscape foregrounds.   Could barely stand up in the winds and rain.

Hoping the season becomes more productive. 

Cheers, Paul.

Great!  The amount of desirable light is definitely a personal taste, mine keeps changing.

It gives greater interest, depth and context to the image.

Another trick in the toolbox!

Cheers, Paul.

Missed this first time around @FenlandPaul !

Hope for more opportunities!  Nice one.

@davew thank you.  It is a fabulous 'wreck'!

@FenlandPaul cheers, will post a couple of other scraps in due course.

@AstroNebulee thank you, there is a hint of auroral/airglow that helps.

...in the NW Highlands.  Scraping around between 2 weeks of wind and rain.  Light painted foreground one evening, sky from layby 200m away the following evening.  PS blend.  Stars bloaty owing to sky conditions.  Canon R8 and Sigma 24mm.  Cheers, Paul. *much sharper when clicked*

Lovely field of view!

I'm a fan of good composition in deep sky images.

Paul

Aurora, of course!  From North Yorkshire on Sep 12/13th.  Punchard Toll House, Arkengarthdale.  An 'entrepreneur' illegally charged for passage of coal mined up near the Tan Hill Inn in the 1800s.

Two stills, a short time laspe x2, and a final still image.  Lightroom, Photoshop, Pictures2Exe and VSDC video editor.  Canon R8 and Sigma 24mm.  Cheers, Paul,

What a haul!

I like The Cove in particular.

Clear nights a bit thin on the ground ATM...

1 hour ago, davew said:

Quite spectacular ! I imagine that looked pretty good to the eyes too ?

Yes, the ray/beam movement and pale green/red colours were readily visible   

Hopefully more to come!  Paul.

12 hours ago, FenlandPaul said:

Well, as hopefully you know by now, I absolutely love these shots, Paul. So well deserved.

Thank you for your kind words @FenlandPaul

...continuing the theme.  Was out to do some wide field tracked Milky Way shots.

Then this happened 

Canon R8, Sigma 24mm.  F1.4, 4s, iso 3200.

LR, PS, P2E and VSDC video editor.

Nice image!

I cycled past there (and you?) about 8 ish this morning!

There are some quieter and darker spots to pull in around the area 

Cheers, Paul.

@FenlandPaul the MSM is a compromise between weight/stability/accuracy.   I don't intend to go longer than 120s at 50mm on a full frame.  Very portable and the laser alignment is really easy (northern hemisphere) once you've collimated it.

I use an Alyn Wallace Z mount as a wedge.  Usually adjusting tripod legs as its tightened right up! Paul.

...24th August whilst gathering DSO data.  A 'play' with a Move Shoot Move tracker.  Laser pointer polar alignment.  Canon 6D MkII, Sigma 50mm.  10 x 100s, f2.8, iso 1600.  4 dark frames.  DSS and PS.

Much better to see when clicked.  Turned out okay   Paul

You will need to check how to get to these locations during the day!  Above cloud inversion.

Almost directly up the volcano from Puntagorda.

Top (same elevation as the GTC)

https://maps.app.goo.gl/URogwj8TQpMGqVRH9

Part way

https://maps.app.goo.gl/ubptyp8cZitXttkx6

Good luck, Paul.

A great set of images!  Definitely not the Fens...

...cheers, Paul.

That is fantastic.  Well worth a detailed look!!

Thank you.

Paul

20 minutes ago, Daniel-K said:

I nearly ended up there ! nice image

It's a great location!  Plenty more ruins in that area.

3 hours ago, davew said:

All shots fuelled by Fry's Chocolate Cream bars which as we all know is Rich Dark Chocolate with a smooth Fondant Centre

I've been frugal with the chocolate of late 

Good to see you out!

Definitely making the best of the human presence.  I prefer the first image.

Nice work!  Paul