6 hours ago, Jim H said:

 

Ribblehead Viaduct? 

 

Yup, that’s the one 👍🏻

 

Lovely sunset this evening............

 

 

This is my Ctrl + Alt + Delete 

Weather certainly changing this evening - clouds are whizzing by!

 

Lovely sunset too............

 

 

 

 

Lovely to see the Bluebells are emerging........

 

 

 

 

 

A few from this evening's walk. 

 

Apparently the yellow beaked Swan is either a Bewick (from the Russian arctic tundra) or a Whooper (from Iceland) - wintering in the UK.

 

 

 

 

 

I can't remember for the life of me if I'd already shared these, it's been a while regardless. @pinkpanther talking about swans spurred the last one on, the rest I quite liked. Shot with my Canon EOS 1000F and Kodak ProImage 100 film a year or so ago!

 

 

 

The Ironbridge

 

 

A few from Clumber Park earlier...........

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another visit to Clumber Park............

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 1 May, 20233 yr by pinkpanther

Spotted this little chap this evening.....

 

 

Clumber Park this evening............

 

 

 

 

 

Not much wildlife on display this evening, but the Bluebells are stunning and it was an ideal sky for reflections 👍

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bit of macro ,red damsel fly

From a little amble around Winchelsea Church this afternoon:

 

 

The well trodden path in the grass to where I'm standing is because I have my back to Spike Milligan's grave.  I sat in the Churchyard for a while as there was a street party going on, with a young lady singing songs from Les Miserables rather well.

 

Gaz

OK don't mock. This is my very first ever attempt at astrophotography. Sony DSC H300 bridge camera I've had for quite some time. ISO 800 shutter speed was 30". There's more stars than I can see. Way more.

 

Well you’ve managed to capture Ursa Major so pretty good for a first attempt 👍🏻

 

Thanks. I've known where that is, how to find Polaris (between that and Cassiopeia) and other constellations are for a long time. Since I was a sea cadet I think. I'd just never bothered to look at them this way before.

I think I need a better camera though maybe if I were to take it up as a hobby. 

Even 20mp looks like it has too much noise but maybe that's the camera.

It's a bridge cam as well with few manual settings for ISO and shutter speed. 

A few from Keddleston Hall this afternoon - glorious sunshine 😎..................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taken in Clanger Woods near Trowbridge on Saturday

 

Edited 8 May, 20233 yr by PetrolDave

On 07/05/2023 at 23:36, @Lee said:

Thanks. I've known where that is, how to find Polaris (between that and Cassiopeia) and other constellations are for a long time. Since I was a sea cadet I think. I'd just never bothered to look at them this way before.

I think I need a better camera though maybe if I were to take it up as a hobby. 

Even 20mp looks like it has too much noise but maybe that's the camera.

It's a bridge cam as well with few manual settings for ISO and shutter speed. 

 

move farther out from the house so your not getting the light gathering off the gutters into the shot as that will wash out some of the other celestial light sources 

 

nae bad at all though

 

 

4 hours ago, mac11irl said:

 

move farther out from the house so your not getting the light gathering off the gutters into the shot as that will wash out some of the other celestial light sources 

 

nae bad at all though

 

 

Thanks, Mac  Yeah I was just having a play to see what I could capture. Pleased with it as a first ever attempt! I'm seriously considering a a proper DSLR now so as my budget doesn't run into the 000s I'm currently looking at a Canon EOS 250D. 

I tried a couple more last night with just an 8 second shutter speed. It's not a shooting star - just a plane I never initially spotted  
I think I need to experiment a bit more on the shutter speed to find a compromise between how much light I capture and how much the earth's rotation effects it with getting 'trails'.


 

Edited 9 May, 20233 yr by @Lee

It’s a pity this isn’t smellivision as the wild garlic smelt amazing.

 

 

Colourful end to the day this evening............

 

 

 

 

 

So, this arrived today. It could be a while before I take any pics mind. The manual's like War and Peace. Bluetooth and WiFi successfully paired after not RTFM and blundering away on my own.

My pic of the day 😂 

 

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Edited 12 May, 20233 yr by @Lee