Nothing spectacular, due to the constant grey skies, but I did get to revisit Llandwyn Island and got to visit South Stack Lighthouse. Maybe one to come back to for a better sunset!
A couple of others too around Llandudno
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| South Stack Lighthouse, Anglessey |
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| Llandwyn Island, Anglesey |
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| Llandwyn Island, Anglesey |
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| Llandwyn Island, Anglesey |
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| Llandudno Pier |
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| Up on Great Orme, Llandudno |
Managed to capture a single decent Perseid over Cuckmere River, Sussex.
A beautiful night to be out in the early hours, just lying back and watching the sky for a few hours!
Fingers crossed for a clear night in the UK for the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower (overnight 12/13 Aug).
Here's a couple of small ones I captured on the night of 10/11th, using a GoPro Hero 9 set to take 20sec exposures all night. This was just 2 frames of 1000+ from the 6h period. Not a great hit-rate!
Jupiter slowly rolling across the Southern sky too....
Having visited Iceland in the Winter in 2016, I've been wanting to get back in the Summer for 5 years and this trip took more than a year of intense planning.
10 days around the ring road, taking as much of the country as we possibly could. These photos don't include the whale-watching, horse riding, the Arctic Foxes or the many miles of hiking we also did.
Pleased with these pics. Some aren't technically great (it's challenging photographing waterfalls when there's so much spray, and funnily enough, I don't have much experience taking photos of lava fields!), but they are a great set of photos to showcase the beauty of Iceland.
Leaving home at 4am to catch the elusive sunrise/mist combo in West Woods, Wiltshire.
The conditions certainly didn't disappoint, with a lovely warm glow coming through the light mist. The bluebells look amazing this year.
Only downside was the "crowds".. about 20 photographers there this morning. Some of the local guys say they've never seen anything like it! Still, everyone was chatty and respected each others' space and the bluebells... not too much trampling to be seen.
Very pleased with the results and a couple of extras deeper into Wiltshire on the way home.
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| Pewsey Vale from Knap Hill |
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| Obligatory Spring Oilseed rape photo, with some crepuscular rays on top |
Another stupid (1:30am) rise and a 30min drive down to Hascombe Hill stone circle.
Forecast was for a completely clear night/sunrise and tonight was the Lyrids meteor shower peak.
Unfortunately, the moon was up and large, only setting after 4am, so the sky was a bit washed out. Didn't see any meteors, but managed to capture a couple of small ones on the GoPro.
Sunrise was a bit better, with some lovely light, but I don't think I did it justice. I like the high GoPro shots- these were done with a GoPro on a selfie stick, on a fully extended tripod.
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A very early (up @ 0130) trip down to Selsey to capture the early season Milky Way.
It was lovely and clear and I managed a good number of tracked 2 minute shots.
I still feel my MW shots have a bit of a "muddy" feel to them compared to other's really sharp images.
In the week lockdown lifted (slightly!) I was desperate to get out and get some fresh air.
I've been looking for local highpoints facing East/South East so I can capture the Milky Way (or maybe a sunrise) and came across this place.
What a find! The sunrise wasn't great, but it was lovely to just be there. Will certainly be back again.
Not been able to get out the village for months now, so been trying to entertain myself with some night photography while out on the daily walk.
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| London skyline from Curley Hill (Canon 77d, 300mm lens, f11, 13s, ISO200) |
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| Orion (Google Pixel 4 phone, Astro mode) |
Went for a chilly walk locally and ended up with a lovely dump of snow.
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| Cyclist walking home along the Basingstoke Canal |
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| Winter wonderland... |
Just before Tier4 lockdown kicked in, I managed to get to Cornwall for a long weekend.
This year has been a fantastic year for colour on the trees. Something to do with the warm Summer, then a wet Autumn without any storms or frosts to knock off the changing leaves.
A new job + COVID-19 restrictions has limited how much I can get out in the mornings and I've missed some cracking sunrises that I've watched from the home office.
After a string of misty mornings, I made it out to Deepcut Woods to try to capture the season. Unfortunately, the mist largely let me down on this morning, with just a little hanging about in the lowest areas.
Quite happy with this moody shot from a location deep in the woods I've photographed before. The second one is an old favourite on my mountain bike rides... A trail segment known as "Four Seasons".
