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I was fortunate to have another trip to arctic Norway last week, this time to the island of Langรธya. Our main objective again was to shoot some timelapse sequences of the northern lights, this time in moonlit skies and landscapes. We were fighting cloud and blizzards for much of the week, but we did manage a couple of superb, memorable nights. Hereโs a short compilation of timelapses from one of the nights, together with the first part of a video journal I shot, which includes some real-time footage shot with the incredible Sony A7S. I hope you enjoy it, and I hope it inspires someone to make the unforgettable journey to the arctic to see this wonderful spectacle. ๐
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All Fired Up...
FenlandPaul replied to clarkpm4242's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
Lovely, Paul. When I saw it on Twitter, I hadn't appreciated the h-alpha as well - a real testament to the fantastic skies you have there. Cracking light painting too. ๐ -
That tiny green comet...
FenlandPaul replied to clarkpm4242's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
Both great images, Paul, and a superb record of the comet when viewed together, giving great context. I hadnโt scrolled down to see the deeper image initially, but read your exif and thought what a crazy focal length blend that was!! Then I realisedโฆ. ๐คฃ -
Orionscapes...
FenlandPaul replied to clarkpm4242's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
I think you know Iโd like these, Paul! The lighting on the Beacon monument is superb, and I like the composition (itโs not easy nailing that at 50mm on Orion). Splendid. -
Wide banger
FenlandPaul replied to Daniel-K's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
๐ฏ As I always say when Iโm trying to gee myself back up after things like that, youโve got to be in it to win it! -
Wide banger
FenlandPaul replied to Daniel-K's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
Gorgeous images - that airflow looks terrific ! Glad you had more success than my Thursday night, with a 6 hour round trip completely thwarted by clouds that no forecast seemed to predict! ๐คฆโโ๏ธ -
Iceland Aurora, 14th January 2023
FenlandPaul replied to lukebl's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
Fantastic, Luke - what a trip! Looks like you had some awesome displays and wonderful photos for memories. Iceland is 100% on my list! Weโve got another trip to northern Norway planned for March - this time to Lofoten. So hoping for plenty of Lights action then as well! -
Aurora Friday thirteenth
FenlandPaul replied to Altocumulus's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
That outburst at 21.51 is absolutely stunning! ๐ What a wonderfully active night and great videos. Looking forward to heading back to northern Norway in late March for some more northern light action! -
The Angelfish in Orion
FenlandPaul replied to Knight of Clear Skies's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
Really enjoyed that;; as you say, not often you see h-alpha timelapse!! -
I suspect my interests are a little more niche here, but for widefield / landscape astrophotography I enjoy and recommend these channels (some include promoted / sponsored content, which I generally donโt mind so long as itโs still informative and transparent): Alyn Wallace (hugely passionate and talented landscape astrophotographer) Nightscape Images (an extraordinary volume of tutorials and โfollow-alongโ adventures here) Night Lights Films (by Adrien Mauduit, who is almost certainly the best aurora photographer / timelapser in the world) Having dabbled in making vlogs for YouTube in the past, I can vouch for how difficult it is to make these sorts of videos out in the field. Very much hats off to these guys.
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C/2022 E3 (ZTF) ~06.00 2nd Jan
FenlandPaul replied to clarkpm4242's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
I love the detail in the tail, Paul. What a lovely comet and image. ๐ -
Gorleston-on-sea
FenlandPaul replied to Rustang's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
That part of the East coast is surprisingly blighted by light. When I was up at Happisburgh the GY / Lowestoft light done was really hard to deal with. You were in the middle of that but youโve really managed to bring out the detail. ๐๐ -
Life's been rather busy lately so I've not been able to keep up to date with posting my images here - apologies, I'll try to catch up soon. However on Boxing Day I spent all night out on the Norfolk coast under a beautifully transparent and dark sky. It was windy and cold, but the fresh air and the amazing nocturnal sounds of the wildlife kept me enthused through the evening (along with a flask of tea and some of the Christmas choccies!). My first visit was to Snettisham, on Norfolk's west coast, overlooking the Wash towards Lincolnshire. Snettisham is famous for its mudflats, which provide a rich feeding ground for its many visiting birds and provides a home to a popular RSPB reserve. My foreground subject was a dilapidated jetty, which I'd not visited before but had studied on Google Earth and the excellent FotoVue guide to East Anglia. The jetty was build in the Second World War to allow gravel extracted from the nearby pits to be moved by boat, destined to help build the concrete runways needed to support the American bombers being stationed in the UK. A 15 minute walk along the beach to the jetty allowed me to become dark adapted and take in the atmosphere. The cacophony of around a hundred pink-footed geese flying a few feet above my head to a roosting site on the flats made the journey more exciting (I could hear the beat of their wings!). The high tide, a couple of hours earlier, had been particularly high, and it had washed the mudflats clean. Getting out onto the mud to get the composition I wanted was, to say the least, a little tricky. The surface was very slippery, but then my foot would break through and disappear up to six inches into the mud. Narrow but deep drainage channels made things even more interesting, adding an extra level of jeopardy! My first composition, "Former Glory" was of Orion round to Leo, looking south east. ๐ท Canon 6D with Samyang 14mm f/2.8 lens ๐ง Sky: 5x 20s exposures at ISO3200 (using Kase Starglow filter). Foreground: 1x 267s exposure at ISO1600 ๐ Sky stacked in Sequator. Blended and edited in Photoshop and Lightroom. The second composition (no name yet I'm afraid) was in the opposite direction, from the relative safety of the shoreline, with the faint band of the Milky Way around Cassiopeia. ๐ท Canon 6D with Samyang 14mm f/2.8 lens ๐ง Sky: 5x 20s exposures at ISO3200 (using Kase Starglow filter). Foreground: 1x 205s exposure at ISO1600 ๐ Sky stacked in Sequator. Blended and edited in Photoshop and Lightroom. Thanks for reading and, as ever, comments and hints welcome!! Paul. ๐
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Gorleston-on-sea
FenlandPaul replied to Rustang's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
Super pic, Rustang. Love the way you've brought out Barnard's Loop and the California nebula and a great composition. -
Winterfest at Kelling Heath
FenlandPaul replied to davew's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
Those are super, Dave. The reflections are stunning!!