Whirlybirds

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Alastair

When I posted the photo of the which was the Lynx Mk 8 helicopter and mentioned that there was a Chinook, I offered to post photos that I took of the two helicopters.

The Nearly Made Its

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Alastair

These photos nearly made it. Well, the ducks nearly made it. Two of the other photos I wanted to show the size of the Apothecary from a couple of days ago and to show what the other building was that I purchased. I held the tape measure so you can see the size of the buildings.

I wanted to use the duck as the photo of the day yesterday, but I used a very similar one last month and didn’t want to use two together in a row.

The clouds are untouched except to add my name which I think I will stop doing anyway as nobody is likely to pinch them.

Time For A Moonie

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Alastair

Yesterday, I posted a photo of the moon and over the last few days I have been asked about how I photograph it. Rather than answer in comments, I thought I would do a post to explain settings and such-forth and so-like.

When I take the photos of the moon, the first thing I always do is fit the camera to my tripod. It is a lot easier keeping the camera steady when you are not holding it hehe. I also set the camera to take photos with the wireless remote control. Although if I am not sure where I have put the remote, I set the camera on a timer. That way, there is no sudden jolt on the taking of the picture.

I also take photos with different shutter speeds and ISO settings.

Here are a few with the ISO settings and shutter speeds. The first six are dusk, with the next four being dark.