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So, this explains why your images are so good ... You're a secret professional !! 😇 Dave.
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Aurora and a strange red arc?
davew replied to Skipper Billy's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
I don't think I've seen it before either ! Thanks to you and Jeremy I'm now slightly better informed Fabtastic capture and thanks, Dave. -
what just happened
davew replied to Daniel-K's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
Amazing mate ! I'm so pleased you got out there, Dave. -
Barns, barns...updated
davew replied to clarkpm4242's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
Hi Paul, I prefer colour astrolandscapes in most cases and these fall into that category. I do quite like mono deep sky but that's about it. For me, colour gives a greater sense of presence in the landscape and also helps bring out different parts of the image that blend into one with mono. Of the two colour images I prefer the less saturated one as the stone looks more like I imagine it to be. Did you have to tone down the light from the farm to prevent it overpowering the barn ? Lovely stuff as usual, Dave. -
Milling about...
davew replied to clarkpm4242's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
Hi Paul, Excellent images yet again. I like the ground as well as the sky in the second image as it has just the right amount of light to highlight the building. One thing I was surprised about was the building on the hill in the middle distance. I've seen loads of images in this area and can't remember seeing it before. That must demonstrate the power of the long exposure foreground. Dave. -
SGL 2023 Challenge 9 - The Earth and the Moon
davew replied to MartinB's topic in Imaging Challenge Winners 2023
Hi Martin and all admins and mods. Thanks very much for the votes and I'm pleased you liked the image. It just goes to show the power of the Photopills app to get you into the correct position at the right time. I really enjoyed the submissions here and loved so many of the shots through the clouds and trees. I don't like it when I do it however and I find that rather strange ! A special mention from me for Agnes ( Ags ) and her irreverent comments about her own photos. Had me laughing a few times and she obviously enjoyed the challenge Cheers, Dave.- 1 reply
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Timelapse of a Manchester Moonrise.
davew replied to davew's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
Cheers Paul, Urban nightscapes are pretty busy all round. I've had a look round and can't find anything specific about the R8 but I'm assuming it will be able to do most things the R6 can. I believe the R can do similar stuff as well but you'd have to use a remote. I've watched a Canon video by Mathew Starling from a year ago which seems quite good and the main differences between our cameras is the menu list and the name printed on the front ! The only fly in the ointment I can think of with the R 8 is the battery life but Timelapses are quite frugal with all the non used stuff switched off. Looking forward to a day to night over the Dales Dave. -
Timelapse of a Manchester Moonrise.
davew replied to davew's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
I've had a play with LRTimelapse in the past but these new firmware additions within some cameras are outstanding. I think the latest Sony's and Canon's do the same things but I don't know enough about them to comment. Well, I know the Canon R5 and R6 will. Cheers, Dave. -
Timelapse of a Manchester Moonrise.
davew replied to davew's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
I was quite surprised how many boats went passed while I was there. There were the usual observation boats and one wide beam party barge ( Read floating pub ! ) that you could hear well before it appeared ! I'll have a look at those websites but I'll avoid the gear reviews Dave. -
I thought I'd have a go at a Day to Night Moonrise timelapse over our brand new city centre super shiny high rise buildings 😎 So new they haven't even been rained on yet ☂️ Normally a Day to Night is a complicated manual nightmare but with the modern mirrorless cameras it's become much easier. Once you know what effect you want to achieve and the settings to get there then it's all done in camera and a video appears at the end of it all. I set my Nikon Z6ii up in Aperture Priority at f8 to keep the buildings fairly sharp and, so as to keep Moon trailing to a minimum, I set the maximum exposure time to 3 seconds for a 70mm lens. During the exposing stages the settings went from F8, ISO 100 and 1/100 seconds all the way to F8, ISO 1100 at 3 seconds. All I then had to do was trim the beginning of the video as I'd started a bit too early. The shooting spot is on the Manchester Ship Canal at Pomona Dock No. 3. Video best viewed in 1080p Cheers, Dave.
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SGL 2023 Challenge 9 - The Earth and the Moon
davew replied to MartinB's topic in SGL Challenges and Competitions
Another shot from Pomona dock Salford. It's hard to believe now that this is where ocean going ships would unload their cargo. Shot with a Nikon Z6ii, 70mm, f8, ISO 100 and 1/40 second. Dave- 53 replies
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SGL 2023 Challenge 9 - The Earth and the Moon
davew replied to MartinB's topic in SGL Challenges and Competitions
Here's a shot taken in the old Salford docks on the Manchester Ship Canal. It's Pomona number three dock. Shot with a Nikon D810, 105mm, f8, ISO 200 and 1/8th second. It reminds me of an old Father Ted video about things that are small verses far away. 😁 Dave. -
A Couple from Applecross...
davew replied to clarkpm4242's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
I admire your clean foregrounds. I should try harder. That R8 seems to be serving you well. Dave