Greeting from Hull

The journey here took longer than we hoped with a crash on the A1 causing us to go across country and over the Humber Bridge though we couldn't see much of it as there was thick fog!! After finding the Premier Inn and unpacking, we crossed the adjacent footbridge into the Old Town so a few images of the river and buildings plus one of the very many old-fashioned pubs.

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)

Cambridge Firework Display

Last night was the return of a free firework display in Cambridge after a three-year wait and was witnessed by a large crowds despite the rainy conditions.  

Wet Evening on Riverside

Only  Malcom (with a very clever tripod umbrella clamp), Paul (with his fancy torch), and I braved the fairly heavy rain for last night's Wednesday workshop at Riverside in Cambridge. Certainly no chance of star trails!! I used a fish eye and then a 18-55mm lens (different star burst effects), neither of which have an adequate hood but here are a few shots that I liked including one of several boats exercising up and down the river.

 

Cambridgeshire Night Sky

Standing for an hour yesterday evening, taking photos and reflecting on current news and life. 

" Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.(Albert Einstein)"

Night Sky Project

We are in the process of planning a Star Trails evening for CCC. Last night was the first clear night since the moon waned enough, so I ventured out at around 21.30 to see what my nearest sky-view point gave me. There was quite a bit of low cloud especially to the north so not ideal. The first five images are pointing South to South East, so towards Comberton and Cambridge. The star trail image is from a stack of 20 images (30 seconds each, F4, 16 mm equivalent focal length). The last image looks North - the Plough constellation is in the image but not the Pole star. Lessons learned - probably need c80-100 images, a clear sky and a wider lens if possible.