Amsterdam Russ Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Following on from the huge success of the "Show us your bird and wildlife photos" thread (some 31 pages and a staggering +1500 posts), I thought it time to start a "part 2". As we don't always have the opportunities to take bird or wildlife photos, but nonetheless might be taking great photos of other things, I thought a broader approach might encourage even more people to share their top photos. They can be anything to do with nature, landscapes, outdoors, indoors, superb holiday snaps - basically, whatever. If you think it's a good photo and you want to share it, this is the place. Here's three from me... Goose - seen showing off in the woods of Amsterdam. Sunset - as seen from our balcony last summer. Filey, N Yorks - what a beautiful place. We were here for my younger brother's wedding.
Martyn Pitt Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 I will play I was out snapping the wildlife when I spotted the plane approaching, I knew the moon was up so just waited, and got this, a shame it was not a touch higher and crossing the moon Here is another one of a daytime moon, but switched to black and white in photoshop
Middleman Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 I will play I was out snapping the wildlife when I spotted the plane approaching, I knew the moon was up so just waited, and got this, a shame it was not a touch higher and crossing the moon 362_005.jpg Here is another one of a daytime moon, but switched to black and white in photoshop 432_002bw.jpg Wow, must get a camera.
Amsterdam Russ Posted January 9, 2015 Author Posted January 9, 2015 Wow, must get a camera. Always a good starting point!
Amsterdam Russ Posted January 9, 2015 Author Posted January 9, 2015 I will play I was out snapping the wildlife when I spotted the plane approaching, I knew the moon was up so just waited, and got this, a shame it was not a touch higher and crossing the moon 362_005.jpg Here is another one of a daytime moon, but switched to black and white in photoshop 432_002bw.jpg Thanks for playing, Martyn. Two cracking photos there! It's a good game, isn't it?
Woodbutcher Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Following Martyn's theme ... Another daylight Moon ... Better timed airliner ... more luck than judgement ... A week's worth of the biggest sunspot group for 20 odd years ... And a close-up of said group ... Click on thumbnails for a full size image ...
Winsford Soul Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Russell . Big thanks from a rather wet Manchester for the show us your bird and wildlife thread. Looking forward to sharing many more photographs with everyone on this new thread Steve
Amsterdam Russ Posted January 9, 2015 Author Posted January 9, 2015 Russell . Big thanks from a rather wet Manchester for the show us your bird and wildlife thread. Looking forward to sharing many more photographs with everyone on this new thread Steve Well, we're certainly off to a good start!
Martyn Pitt Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 I'm off to see if I can get my Baader Solar filter on my 500mm lens
Amsterdam Russ Posted January 9, 2015 Author Posted January 9, 2015 Following Martyn's theme ... Another daylight Moon ... Better timed airliner ... more luck than judgement ... A week's worth of the biggest sunspot group for 20 odd years ... And a close-up of said group ... Click on thumbnails for a full size image ... Wow - wish I had a screen big enough to see these at full resolution! I think an explanation's in order, Steve, if you don't mind. My mum always told me not to stare straight into the sun and there you are pointing a camera at it that's attached to a telescope! What's your interest here - the sun specifically or (and I presume) astronomy generally, and is this hobby or work? Yours, Mr Nosey
Winsford Soul Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 I'm off to see if I can get my Baader Solar filter on my 500mm lens Don't screw it to tight now Martyn. Bet that 500mm lens is as big as you mate. Steve
Woodbutcher Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Wow - wish I had a screen big enough to see these at full resolution! I think an explanation's in order, Steve, if you don't mind. My mum always told me not to stare straight into the sun and there you are pointing a camera at it that's attached to a telescope! What's your interest here - the sun specifically or (and I presume) astronomy generally, and is this hobby or work? Yours, Mr Nosey Hi Russell, Astronomy/Astrophotography in general , but sitting out in the sun is a whole lot more comfortable than being out in the cold at 3am ... All-niters for me these days tend to mean a 6 hour session under the stars ... All shot with a Canon 1000D through a Tal 100RS telescope and 1.4x Barlow lens giving a focal length of 1400mm , with Baader ND3.8 Solar Imaging film and an OIII filter. Started shooting the Sun in earnest a couple of years ago as a counter to the cloudy nights at the time , it soon became a bit of an obsession and I strove to get a shot every day if possible , 2014 saw me bag 309 days from 365 , not a target I'm likely to top so a more relaxed approach this year ... My Solar Imaging gallery is found here if anyone's interested ... http://www.astrobin.com/users/steveward53/
Amsterdam Russ Posted January 9, 2015 Author Posted January 9, 2015 Hi Russell, Astronomy/Astrophotography in general , but sitting out in the sun is a whole lot more comfortable than being out in the cold at 3am ... All-niters for me these days tend to mean a 6 hour session under the stars ... All shot with a Canon 1000D through a Tal 100RS telescope and 1.4x Barlow lens giving a focal length of 1400mm , with Baader ND3.8 Solar Imaging film and an OIII filter. Started shooting the Sun in earnest a couple of years ago as a counter to the cloudy nights at the time , it soon became a bit of an obsession and I strove to get a shot every day if possible , 2014 saw me bag 309 days from 365 , not a target I'm likely to top so a more relaxed approach this year ... My Solar Imaging gallery is found here if anyone's interested ... http://www.astrobin.com/users/steveward53/ Very impressive - and it's always eybrow-liftingly interesting to find out what people have in the way of hobbies! I did have a look through your gallery earlier, but to be honest, beyond knowing that I'm looking at the sun (and the occasional jet flying across it), I'm not sure what else I'm looking at. You mentioned sun spots. Do the pics tell a story of sorts about them?
Woodbutcher Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Probably easier to see in this animation I knocked up last year , a complete years worth of data to show the progression of sunspots as they travel across the rotating sun .... Posting the 'noisy' version as it's got a rather decent backing track ...
Tattoodave Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Bruges in March 2013 Naxos a few years ago Wooden church near Pecs in Hungary
Winsford Soul Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Taken from one of the chapels on Caldy island just off the Pembrokeshire coast Steve
Winsford Soul Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Turnstones sheltering from the wind Steve
Winsford Soul Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 The massive A388 coming in to land at Manchester through the mist Steve
Quinvy Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 I still think it should have been "show us your bird" A bit like readers wives.
Winsford Soul Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) My son let loose on my new tournament pole Steve Edited January 9, 2015 by Winsford Soul
Zed1 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Trying to be a bit 'Arty' when I took my old VX up to the lakes.......
Quinvy Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 IMG_9855.JPG My son let loose on my new tournament pole Steve A few years ago that would have made me moist. Funny how time changes us.
Winsford Soul Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Just love the warmth from this picture of the cottage I stay at on my yearly visit to Pembrokshire Steve
Winsford Soul Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Trying to be a bit 'Arty' when I took my old VX up to the lakes....... Gaz. your more farty than arty mate Ste
Woodbutcher Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 A few from Little Gransden in August , first time two Lancasters have been in the air together for over 50 years ...
Winsford Soul Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 A few years ago that would have made me moist. Funny how time changes us. I know, that's why I posted it Steve
Tattoodave Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Taken minutes before going over in a barrel (not)
Zed1 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Gaz. your more farty than arty mate Ste One for you Steve..... 'A bird with some birds'.
Zed1 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 A few from Little Gransden in August , first time two Lancasters have been in the air together for over 50 years ... A Vulcan and a couple of Lanc's........ Sound Pornography.
Winsford Soul Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) Ours in the snow a few years ago...... Gaz. Didn't think it snowed in Runcorn, with the I.C.I to keep you warm.. Nice picture mate. One question where's the bird's Steve Edited January 9, 2015 by Winsford Soul
Tattoodave Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 A Vulcan and a couple of Lanc's........ Sound Pornography. Sounds more like Star Trek Porn
Zed1 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Gas. Didn't think it snowed in Runcorn, with the I.C.I to keep you warm.. Nice picture mate. One question where's the bird's Steve There used to be lots of small Finches that winter roosted on the Mercury plant Steve ........... but in the summer they turned into Emu's...
Chris L Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 IMG_5806.JPG The massive A388 coming in to land at Manchester through the mist Steve That's a new one on me, I've an Airbus A380
Soulandy Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) Not posted on these topics before but I was up Snowdon in December in the snow. Great day Edited January 9, 2015 by soulandy
Winsford Soul Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 That's a new one on me, I've an Airbus A380 Chris. Don't know how it got to 388 . Steve
Amsterdam Russ Posted January 9, 2015 Author Posted January 9, 2015 Probably easier to see in this animation I knocked up last year , a complete years worth of data to show the progression of sunspots as they travel across the rotating sun .... Posting the 'noisy' version as it's got a rather decent backing track ... Really brilliant (in both senses of the word) - thanks for sharing!
Amsterdam Russ Posted January 9, 2015 Author Posted January 9, 2015 Not posted on these topics before but I was up Snowdon in December in the snow. Great day Stunners, Andy. More like that, please!
Tattoodave Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 Berlin in 2012 Reflection of Fernsehturm in Alexanderplatz apartment block Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels Berlin
Chris L Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 Chris. Don't know how it got to 388 . Steve Maybe it's a secret version that still has to be unveiled In November 1998 I was at Heathrow picking up my hire car when loading bag into boot the whole car park started shaking, I looked up and it was Concorde taking off, wish I'd taken a picture of that
Zed1 Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 Quite into detailing and love the finished reflection type shots.....
MrsWoodsrules Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 I took this in Corsica last summer. A sailing instructor teaching kids. thought it was great, even if I do say so myself.
Winsford Soul Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 Taken at my local park. Boggart hole clough, Blackley, Manchester A Beech tree snapped and tossed aside like a matchstick Nature never ceases to amaze me with its awesome power Steve
Autumnstoned Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) 1) Ouzoud, Morocco 2) Wengen, Switzerland. 3) Holme Next The Sea, Norfolk 4) Peddars Way, Norfolk All taken on my iPhone but after seeing previous pictures I've decided to get a proper digital camera. Edited January 10, 2015 by autumnstoned
Tattoodave Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 This is the outside of the wooden church near Pecs in Hungary, didn't see the guy on the roof when I took the photo, not a job I'd want
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