Photos of the Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Mars Conjunction
I just love Moon and Planet conjunctions, and I just love early morning photography. When the two combine that’s when I hope to create something special. On the morning of the 23rd February, a beautiful conjunction rose in the pre-dawn sky. The Crescent Moon with earthshine on display shone brilliantly in the East as it was joined by three other celestial bodies, Mercury, Jupiter and Mars to give…
Preparing for an Upcoming (and First) Wedding Shoot!
I’ve never really done much people photography. The odd family photo here and there but my main interest and passion has been landscape photography and of course astrophotography.
So you can imagine it came as quite a shock to me when a few weeks ago, Tanya (a friend and ex-work colleague at Ericsson Managed Services) asked me to photograph their upcoming wedding! My first reaction was a combinat…
How to View and Photograph the Partial Solar Eclipse
On the 26th January 2009, there’s an Australia Day Eclipse – a Partial Solar Eclipse visible in large parts of Australia.
In this article, I’ll take you through all you need to know in order to view and photograph the Partial Solar Eclipse, including:
- What is a Solar Eclipse?
- When and Where can I see it?
- Safe Viewing Guide
- Photography Guide
- Upcoming Solar Eclipse
- References and Further Reading
To…
2 feature images - thank you "After Dark" and "SEA" groups
Many thanks to the moderators of the After Dark group for featuring my Rainbow of Comet McNaught image.
Thanks also to the moderators of the SEA group for featuring my Coffs Harbour Sunrise image.
Thanks very much, it’s really appreciated.
From the Vault: Comet McNaught C/2006 P1
In a new idea for my site, once a week i’ll feature an old image and bring it back to life and give some background and information on capturing and processing the image(s). I’ll mainly concentrate on images taken over the past few years, before my site was created so they won’t have been featured there before.
First cab off the rank is Comet McNaught (C/2006 P1). It’s a perfect subject to be fea…
2 features in Dawn and Dusk Light Group
Thanks very much to the moderators of the Dawn and Dusk Light group for my 2 features there.
It’s very much appreciated!
The Planets in 2008 - A Pictorial Review
Hi all
For the past 3 years, I’ve been doing a pictorial review of the planets – making a composite image of my best planetary images taken during that calendar year. You can see the old composites here: 2005, 2006, 2007 (click on the image to see the full size).
For 2008, I didn’t think I’d be able to keep up the tradition – in my memory, I’d only captured images of Jupiter and only …
New Feature in Canon DSLR group
Thanks to the moderators of the Canon DSLR group, for featuring my Rainbow of Comet McNaught shot.
It’s very much appreciated!
Feature in Night Photography group
Thanks to the moderators of the Night Photography group, for featuring my Rainbow of Comet McNaught shot.
It’s very much appreciated!
Featured in Sky&Telescopes 10 Great Astrophotos of 2008!
I received a very exciting early christmas present the other week – an email from Sean Walker, one of the editors of the US Sky&Telescope magazine and website, asking to use two of my images for his upcoming article on the Ten Great Astrophotos of 2008.
The article has now been published, and contains my feature image from the Smiley Face Conjunction on the 1st December 2008, and also o…