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Llyn Tegid After Dark

17th August 20159th October 2017Craig Rogers

LLyn Tegid is the actual name of the Lake at Bala, but everyone refers to it as Lake Bala. We went for a couple of nights this weekend and took the camera in the hope that the sky would be clear as there is very little light pollution in the area.

As you can see from the photos, during Dusk (towards the end of Astronomical Dusk hence the blue tinge) there was lot of cloud cover, however, as you can see from the clear Milky Way shot, after midnight, the clouds cleared and the view of the sky was just fantastic.

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Llyn Tegid at Dusk - D810, AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8 @ 14mm, f/11, ISO64, 30sec - {Flickr Link}

As seen on CNET

14th August 20156th October 2015Craig Rogers

Photography is a form of art and whether you’re a Professional taking photos to pay the bills or an Amateur wanting to satisfy your hobby it’s always an amazing feeling when people like your work.

So you can imagine how ecstatic I was when Eric Mack, contributer to the giant media website CNET, asked me if he could use my Perseids Meteor photo in a gallery he was creating.

The photo, showcased with 9 other photographers shots, can be see at www.cnet.com/pictures/dazzling-shots-of-the-2015-perseid-meteor-shower-pictures/, my photo is image 5.

Perseids Meteors from Mam Tor

13th August 20159th October 2017Craig Rogers

I have a fascination with the night sky and I think it’s all about seeing somewhere I’ll never get to visit. So, last night I dragged my other half to the Peak District and walked up the steep path to the summit of Mam Tor with reclining deck chairs, the D810 with 14-24mm and Tripod to watch and hopefully capture some of the meteors.

The Peak District is classed as a Dark Sky area, but to be honest, with the likes of Manchester and Sheffield not too far away, it’s not that dark hence the orange glow on the clouds. However, I’m pretty pleased with the outcome of this shot capturing 3 of the meteors in a 25 second exposure.

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Perseids Meteors with the Milky Way from the summit of Mam Tor - D810, AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8 @ 14mm, f/2.8, ISO3200, 25sec - {Flickr Link}

(Not so) Feral Kitten

13th August 20159th October 2017Craig Rogers

Living in an area with a lot of farms always guarantees Feral Cats and this adorable Tortoise Shell Kitten has turned up. Whilst I was out in the garden photographing (well, trying to) House Martins, she decided to play a bit of hide and seek.

She’s very quickly turned not so Feral so we will be looking to re-home her once we’ve neutered her. In the meantime, I’m certainly having fun playing with her which will mean she’ll be used to human contact.

For the techie-heads, you’ll probably be thinking “Strange exposure that” and you’d be right. This was just a chance photo as the camera was set to Shutter Priority with a speed fixed at 1/2000 and Auto-ISO turned on due to photographing the birds. Although, it was a good test of a high(ish) ISO shot from the D810 and I’m pleased with the lack of noise.

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You can't see me! - D810, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 @ 300mm, f/2.8, ISO1250, 1/2000sec - {Flickr Link}

Buzzard in the early evening

6th August 20159th October 2017Craig Rogers

I was out in the garden giving my new tool a try, yes I’ve finally gone Full Frame with the Nikon D810, and a Buzzard landed on one of the Oak Trees in the field opposite.

Thank you Mr. Buzzard for offering to model whilst I try out the new camera!

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Early Evening Buzzard - D810, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 with TC17EII @ 500mm, f/8, ISO400, 1/2000sec - {Flickr Link}

Last night’s “Blue Moon”

1st August 20159th October 2017Craig Rogers

There was a lot of mention of the “Blue Moon” and I think a lot of people were expecting something special…… However, a Blue Moon is simply the 2nd Full Moon in one calendar month, which is quite rare, hence the term “Once in a Blue Moon”.

I didn’t want to get the usual close up shot but wanted to frame it with something else. Using Sundroid (Android App for tracking the Moon and Sun) I worked out it would be rising from behind a ridge in the distance. For those that know, the Church is in Hanbury, Staffordshire.

Using my 80-400mm at 250mm, the shot was framed quite nice. However, I had to take 2 shots in succession of the same scene with different exposures. One to capture the landscape (with a slow shutter) and one to capture the detail in the Moon (faster shutter), then these 2 images have been merged in Photoshop.

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Blue Moon Rising - D7100, AF-S 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 @ 250mm - {Flickr Link}