Welney - Moon Set, Sun Rise

Members of the RPS Nature Group attended the Swans Awake event at Welney WWT yesterday and witnessed the setting of the full moon as the sun rose to give us a bright clear day for the rest of our time at the reserve. Here a few images to give the atmosphere; unfortunately the wind direction meant the swans departed away from us except for a few groups. The Barn owl over the bank was a great addition and later would become the focus of our photography. 

Cambridge Night-time Photography

 Some images taken on my walk back to the car on Wednesday - most officially night-time photography i.e. more than an hour after sunset when all light has left the sky except the moonlight, which was strong at full moon. Exposures 10sec f14 to 40secs f4 for last King's College shot. (No denoise or sharpening applied)

June Full Moon - Dorset Extras

I have missed photographing all the recent Full Moons so thought I'd post this one from June in Dorset. The moon was photographed in the morning and the evening. I have also added a few more misty morning scenes at Higher Kingcombe - something very special about being able to get from bed to wandering rpund the lakes in minutes. We are already booked for next year!!

What No Supermoon

On Wednesday evening we were promised the brightest full moon in 2022 so I chose a good view point and waited. Unfortunately a bank of cloud completely covered the eastern sky although the western sky presented a lovely colourful sunset. In the field, the harvest is underway.

Boscombe Beach at Dusk

A beautiful evening for photography on my final evening in Dorset on Sunday - these are a timed set of images taken looking approximately west  towards the sunset (left image) and towards the east (right image) as darkness fell and a small crescent moon rose. In the last image the Needles lighthouse on the Isle of Wight can be seen on the righthand side.

Red Sky in the Morning

 There is the old saying that when the dawn is very red then bad weather is forecast. Certainly not true yesterday where a beautiful sunrise heralded a perfect warm sunny day. At the same time, the full moon was just visible setting through the light cloud and mist to the west