Daniel-K

38 minutes ago, tooth_dr said:

Beautiful Danny.  Can you tell me a bit about the Tokina lens?

sure its the Tokina 20mm F2 Firin lens. its a new range from Tokina and its very very sharp  i paid £600 for an open box from wex. The MF is cheaper than the AF version both have the same optics, i have the AF version but couldnt find a MF one in stock any where. I'm really enjoying using it for astro and seascapes. its quite small considering its for a FF body. would i recommend  one ...sure would it's at its sharpest at F8 TO F11

16 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

Absolutely wonderful, Danny!

Thank you Jeremy 

29 minutes ago, maw lod qan said:

Stunning!!

14 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

Another stunner, Danny!

Thank you 

Walking back from shooting the arch around the other side of the lake i saw a small hill, so at 3am i hauled my bsackside up this hill and quite glad i did. you never know whats there till you look. 

this is 30 x 12" ISO 6400 

Sonya7rii

Tokina F2 FIRIN lens 

9 hours ago, tooth_dr said:

Yes Yes Yes.  Look at that reflection too 😮

9 hours ago, JamesF said:

Indeed.  Lovely image.

James

8 hours ago, Scooot said:

That’s a stunning image Danny  

8 hours ago, Helen said:

Awesome, just awesome Danny❣️❣️

thank you, not bad for a first time visit in the dark. i think without the moon it would have been even better as it caused a bit a gradient.  One for the note book i think for next year

3 hours ago, davew said:

Wow. The effort that's gone into that ! That Milky Way looks really good. I also like the way you've got the foreground, mid ground and background  all playing a part in the shot.

Nice to see you out there,

Dave.

Thanks Dave, it was a great evening. Know I the location  I'm really looking forward to August September 

26 minutes ago, davew said:

Thanks Danny. They look better on this page than they did on the screen  All we have to do now is hope for another clear night before summer.

Dave.

come with me next time, i'll show you the dark corners of Wales

9 minutes ago, laser_jock99 said:

Nice shot- may I ask roughly where you were?

Some where in north Wales.

nice them Dave

I was in wales 4/5/19 for some clear sky action, this was a composition i was thinking of but a campsite had their toilet block lights on. 

F2.8 

30Secs 

SonyA7RII 

Tokina 20mm 

This is the 2nd shot from my recent trip to the dark sky location .  

approx 51 images stacked @ 20secs a mix of ISO 3200,6500 & 10000 

Sonya7RII

Tokina F2 20mm Firin Lens 

Milkyway by Danny Kenealy, on Flickr

Saw the forecast and had to head out,  i rang a friend of mine who is also in to shooting WF astro and i had been telling him about this place for the past 12 months.  I have never been to this spot but ive been to the area plenty of times. 

As we where taking a break from shooting star trails Snowdonia dark sky reserve turned up. got chatting to them and they confirmed that this spot is the darkest place in wales ?  

just working through some images but the sky was incredible last night.  

Image details : 

SONYA7RII 

Tokina FIRIN 20mm F2 

30X180" ISO 800 

Stacked in PS 

The Lookout by Danny Kenealy, on Flickr

I've not done any serious WF work for a while so i went back to this and done a re edit. Now i know my way around PS alot more i would love to get back into this type of WF.  going to be looking for a rig again soon

? oh my. 

6 hours ago, JeremyS said:

Far better than the postman, this Manfrotto 190 carbon fibre tripod was hand delivered this morning by @Daniel-K

Thanks Danny!

Seen here with TS alt-az head and with Tak FC76 DCU.

enjoy, it was nice meeting you today short but sweet. 

sorry guys im going to have to pull out,  its a long drive for the weather thats forecast so im heading North to where there are clear sky's foretasted and maybe some aurora  . wish you all well and hopefully next time i can be there. 

i can confirm i will be + 1 how much do i need to pay and where

14 minutes ago, Freff said:

Yes they can but there will be an additional fees for the extra campers, not sure about the tent though.

 

 

 

 

thats fine Tony i might have a friend coming along. i will keep you updated.

cant remember but can the pitches hold two small tents?

Hey Chaps my shifts changed this year so im able to attend this year which im super excited about. but i will also be bringing some new Light pollution filters designed for DSLR's externally. So please feel free to ask me if you want to try them out. 

Based in Snowdonia what an opportunity for someone 

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/business/business-news/best-job-wales-chance-next-15343766

3 minutes ago, davew said:

Thanks Danny. That's very kind of you to say. I did like the Launch as I was taking it and tried five shots. I couldn't stack them because the Launch was moving !

Dave.

i love this area of the lakes it has so much to offer for landscapers, i have a image i want to do from the summit of catbells of the milkyway over skiddaw this year. hopefully i can pull it off

#4 for me hard to choose they are all awesome 

very nice chap has kindly loaned me these for my trip to skye