A few weeks ago whilst I was patiently waiting for Quinta do Lago’s Famous Bird, the Green Heron, I pointed the camera at 2 other birds commonly found at Quinta do Lago.
The Purple Swamphen is quite a common sight at Quinta do Lago, but is often found amongst reeds a never usually a good view to photograph.
{Click image(s) to view on Flickr - opens in new tab}Yes, believe it or not, the sunshine capital of Europe can get cold, particularly up in the Serra.
We’ve had a few cold nights recently, last night dipped below freezing and there was a good ground frost. However, as soon as the sun comes up, the frost instantly melts.
I was out just before sunset and walked down to the local Barragem (same location as the Sunset Reflection at the Barragem photo a few nights ago) to photograph the sunrise.
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I’ve recently come back from another few days at Llyn Tegid (AKA Lake Bala) and was lucky enough to have a clear night on Thursday night. As last time, the Milky Way was very visible to the naked eye which means a DSLR would have a great view!
Here’s a couple of shots I got. It’s a shame the cloud started to come back in on the shot over the lake but didn’t spoil it too much. Night photography is still very much a learning exercise for me and I’ve got a little more practice before I get these perfect.
The first shot, over the lake, you can almost make out the spiral shape of Andromeda, its the bright spot near the top right.
On the 2nd shot (the one above the tree) you can see a shooting star and 2 satellites. The shooting star and one of the satellites is easy to see. The 2nd satellite takes a little finding.
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