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Bamburgh Castle - 2.0
davew replied to clarkpm4242's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
I saw this in the challenge section but can't comment there of course. I like this version very much as the other ones taken during full darkness don't do you justice. It's a shame the dark sky park doesn't reach as far as the coast ! The star spikes look good and well controlled. The fact you've got nice reflections also draws me in Dave. -
Tuesday hooley...
davew replied to clarkpm4242's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
You've coped with adversity well I see. Another nice barn. Good to see you're still driving the quality forwards and your light painting is getting even smoother, Dave. -
Byland Abbey in a slight breeze.
davew replied to davew's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
Thanks for the positive words :) Hmm. Unfortunately I have a friend who can sense Chocolate biscuits from around half a mile ! I forgot to mention you him 🤭 Cheers, Dave. -
Byland Abbey in a slight breeze.
davew replied to davew's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
On some of my shots the starts looked like mini comets ! Byland is good isn't it ? I'll try and get back there one day and do some light painting as I think the place is crying out for it. It was nice to get out except for all the dust and cobwebs on the Nikon Dave. -
Byland Abbey in a slight breeze.
davew replied to davew's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
You were out too ? Yes, between the clouds and the wind it was a bit of a trial. Good luck to you and I hope to see some more from you soon, Dave. -
Byland Abbey in a slight breeze.
davew replied to davew's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
Thanks Paul, Plain = dark. Dark = stealth. Stealth = no one else can see them so they're all mine Easy when you know how 👍 Dave -
Byland Abbey in a slight breeze.
davew replied to davew's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
Cheers Gus, A timelapse was out of the question Dave. -
I was at Sutton Bank North Yorkshire National Park Centre on Saturday night helping a friend out with a public Astronomy outreach. Due to the fact it rained most of the time I didn't have a lot to do ! Now then, Byland Abbey is very close by so after midnight when everyone had gone home and the sky cleared out a bit ( As it would eh ? ) I decided to pay the Abbey a visit. Unfortunately Storm Kathleen joined me and no matter how much I struggled, she managed to ruined almost every shot. I'll post one of the least damaged but the stars are awful and the details blurred. Don't zoom in for best views as I've compressed the image quite a bit to hide it 😇 Not long after I took this shot I finally lost all hope and drove home. Nikon Z6ii, 20 mm lens, ISO 3200, F1.8, and 10 seconds single exposure. Chicken sandwich and plain chocolate hobnobs. If anyone finds themselves in the area, it's a nice quiet and fairly dark spot other than the light on the side of the pub opposite ! Dave.
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Another P-B...
davew replied to clarkpm4242's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
Wow. One of your best foregrounds so far ! A lovely valley floor and the lights work quite well. I won't be too far from you next weekend as I'll be attempting Byland Abbey. I doubt my walls will look as good as yours. Dave. -
Time Lapse movies, 1999 to 2013
davew replied to Astrofriend's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
I started around 1999 and very slowly got into astrophotography. It's quite nostalgic as your images remind me of mine. Cheers, Dave. -
Comet 12/P in context...
davew replied to clarkpm4242's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
Yeah, very cool. I'm not in the least bit envious Dave -
Comet 12/P in context...
davew replied to clarkpm4242's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
Hi Paul, Between you and the Moon that's a great foreground. Very crisp and detailed, in fact so much so that I can see an old dairy tucked in I'm sure I can see a slight tail on the comet when zoomed in too. Lovely shot again, Dave. -
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.