Daniel-K

Anytime under a clear sky is time we'll spent. Nice work

Lovely stuff

More than a loss to the community, speechless.  RIP brother and see you In another universe  

Skittles puddles Penmon North wales 03-03-2024

Sony A7iv

Sigma ART 20MM lens

F1.8  8 Seconds 

15 hours ago, JeremyS said:

Cracking images Danny👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

cheers pal !

14 hours ago, FenlandPaul said:

Absolutely awesome!! I think a few people may have been there this evening. Well done - they’re keepers, for sure. 👏👏

it was busy to start with but people left when the first cloud bank rolled in. i stuck it out as i could see the gap coming. after the 8:30 alert the carpark was full with people still arriving. i made an exit ! 

11 hours ago, VNA said:

Hello, thank you for sharing such an incredible sight.

it was spectacular ! 

3 hours ago, Zermelo said:

That is superb, especially with the lighthouse.

popular spot here i North Wales, just glad it was a Sunday night . Tend to stay away from here as its so popular and you have the mass public wanting to shoot everything on phones so you have to deal with people without the correct astro lighting etiquette (cue flash i phone photography lol) 

10 minutes ago, Priesters said:

I’m not one for superlatives but ‘Spectacular’ is the only word that comes to mind.  Well done. 👏 

thank you !!

3 minutes ago, davew said:

Amazing mate ! I'm so pleased you got out there,

Dave.

Thanks Dave , i thought the peak was at 5pm and i stuck around after arriving with 40 mins till astro darkness.  cant describe how bright it was to the eye ! 

2 minutes ago, carastro said:

Amazing.  Where was this taken? 

sorry should of said. North Wales Penmon point

Cant describe how i feel right now . so many failed attempts and everything happened tonight 

I have been itching to get out to shoot Orion for a while and after a stint at work yesterday i checked https://www.metcheck.com/HOBBIES/astronomy.asp  if you dont use metcheck i highly rate it. anyway i went to my local sark sky reserve here and although i never got the shot i was after, it was sure nice to be back out under a dark sky! 

two images the first is a single the second is a stack of 15. both shot with the 20mm SIGMA ART @F1.4 ISO 4000 sony A74 . 

to get these images i was stood in my waders in the llyn. now after the first hour went by with only a brief glimpse of stars i was nearly ready to call it day but i stuck it out for another hour and as met check said it would clear between 9-10 and it did just a little later more like 9:45 but i cant moan.  but after nearly two hours stood in rubber waders i was starting to feel the cold.  when i got back the car i thought i felt wet! when i took the waders off my entire left leg was wet. some where in transit of moving these from the old house to the new house they must of been damaged. i just thought i was going soft! it was a balmy 2 degrees but the water must of been a little warmer than that with all the recent rain.  sadly my sigma is going to the repair shop after being out in some pretty epic wild weather recently it the focus ring isn't sounding great . hopefully it can be sorted. 

Howdy, I've got a friend with a Celestron Astro fi, it's his son's but keeps having connectivity issues. This is a screenshot he sent me the other night. As I'm unfamiliar with this scope I know this is the best place to solve problems . If anyone has had anything similar or any suggestions please fire away.

Could it be as simple as he's not using his hot spot for his WiFi?

Many thanks again all.

Dan

i have been out all day shooting landscapes, and on the drive home i saw a clear gap forming above llandudno. i was aware of the chance and hey presto fireworks over llandudno 

fantastic for short subs!

I went out last night too shoot this moon. i really wanted it on top of the the cathedral but when it got into position there was a band across it from my angle so best i got. 

100-400mm Sony 

SonyA74

I have a number of spots in  North wales PM me 

Thats a great result. that dark brown dust can often play havoc with low subs and look like noise! you did well 

2 hours ago, FenlandPaul said:

Great image - it looks like you have a very usable setup there, I’d say. The Samyang is great because if it’s speed, but as you say, with the tracker and patience you can make so with what you have. 

the key to a great photographer is not their equipment but how they use it!  you are exactly right,  OP has an very good set up and i hope they continue to produce results as good as the ones above!  

The samyang is really good tbh but you have done really well!!

12 minutes ago, FenlandPaul said:

Awesome, Daniel, and a great tale as well. Always nice sharing with others!

thank you  

Well last nights impromptu trip was a fun one. I took the family back out with me in hope to do some more funky portraits but the sky wasn't quite there,  so i made my own fun.  After standing in dazzling high beams for a few minutes i walked over to a car to find a chap and his youngish boys, and politely asked if he cold turn off his car in the dark sky reserve, what happened next was exactly why i love and share these sights with anyone who will listen. All of them looking up in awe as i pointed out constellations and explained if they hung around until moonset i would take a  picture of them in there new car which they had just been to buy.  An hour of chatting and seeing some meteors the show started so i set up and snapped away and hopefully gave them a night to remember by sending the pic this morning. I stayed well after moonset but the feedback this morning was really good   

again Sigma F1.4 all images shot wide open. 

cheers 

Dan

NICE WORK!!!!

i love moonlit landscapes well done !

I nearly ended up there ! nice image

nice images bud, if you are ever around Conwy i'll show you some of my spots   just drop me a PM

6 hours ago, SteveWolves said:

Nice shots, that is the way to get people interested, I don't suppose you will let on where that is?

Not this one but can advise on some dark sky spots in north wales

4 hours ago, HollyHound said:

These are amazing photos and that Sigma 20mm 1.4 is superb 😍

I've got the Sigma 40mm Art 1.4 for my Lumix S5, but haven't had the chance to really test it yet... this is inspiring me to get out and use it, thank you 😃

Quite possibly the best lens I've ever used. I use it for landscapes photography too