From the archives: Dec. 29 2013.
Enkhuizen, The Netherlands
#blackandwhite
#monochrome
#canon1100D
#photography
#skies
#Holland
Enkhuizen, The Netherlands
#blackandwhite
#monochrome
#canon1100D
#photography
#skies
#Holland
January 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
From the archives: Dec. 29 2013.
Enkhuizen, The Netherlands
#blackandwhite
#monochrome
#canon1100D
#photography
#skies
#Holland
Enkhuizen, The Netherlands
#blackandwhite
#monochrome
#canon1100D
#photography
#skies
#Holland
Bluebells on Bluesky.
Glorious swathes of bluebells blanket the forest floor in sunny Wales.
Naked Contemplation in a serene environment.
Non sexual Nudity
#mindfulness #mensmentalhealth
#selfie #canon1100d #tripod
#wales #naked #nonsexualnudity
Glorious swathes of bluebells blanket the forest floor in sunny Wales.
Naked Contemplation in a serene environment.
Non sexual Nudity
#mindfulness #mensmentalhealth
#selfie #canon1100d #tripod
#wales #naked #nonsexualnudity
April 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Bluebells on Bluesky.
Glorious swathes of bluebells blanket the forest floor in sunny Wales.
Naked Contemplation in a serene environment.
Non sexual Nudity
#mindfulness #mensmentalhealth
#selfie #canon1100d #tripod
#wales #naked #nonsexualnudity
Glorious swathes of bluebells blanket the forest floor in sunny Wales.
Naked Contemplation in a serene environment.
Non sexual Nudity
#mindfulness #mensmentalhealth
#selfie #canon1100d #tripod
#wales #naked #nonsexualnudity
The beautiful #Corona during #Totality of the #TotalSolarEclipse on 21st August 2017. This is an HDR merge of 4 different exposures, taken hand-held,with a #Canon1100D with 300mm zoom lens. They were taken from #GlendoStatePark Wyoming USA #Eclipse2017
August 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The beautiful #Corona during #Totality of the #TotalSolarEclipse on 21st August 2017. This is an HDR merge of 4 different exposures, taken hand-held,with a #Canon1100D with 300mm zoom lens. They were taken from #GlendoStatePark Wyoming USA #Eclipse2017
As the sun sets in the west, the withering leaves of a sapling birch sparkle like orange gems against an azure sky.
#wales #forestfriday #treescape
#scape #canon1100D #forest
#sunset
#wales #forestfriday #treescape
#scape #canon1100D #forest
#sunset
November 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
As the sun sets in the west, the withering leaves of a sapling birch sparkle like orange gems against an azure sky.
#wales #forestfriday #treescape
#scape #canon1100D #forest
#sunset
#wales #forestfriday #treescape
#scape #canon1100D #forest
#sunset
2hr 15min #CelestialEquator #StarTrails #timelapse, 16 Aug '25. My camera was pointing south at the celestial equator. I stacked the images in StarStaX, saving the cumulative files to create this timelapse. 315 x 25 sec, #Canon1100D +10mm lens. Music by Doctor Turtle
September 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
2hr 15min #CelestialEquator #StarTrails #timelapse, 16 Aug '25. My camera was pointing south at the celestial equator. I stacked the images in StarStaX, saving the cumulative files to create this timelapse. 315 x 25 sec, #Canon1100D +10mm lens. Music by Doctor Turtle
#Comet #C2025A6 #Lemmon from #Oxfordshire, UK 21 Oct '25. #Canon1100D 50mm lens, 122x10sec, ISO-800 f/2.2, total exposure 20min 20sec. I observed it visually with 15x70 binos & my observed tail length was about 1 deg 15min, but the ion tail is ~13 degrees on the stacked image!
October 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
#Comet #C2025A6 #Lemmon from #Oxfordshire, UK 21 Oct '25. #Canon1100D 50mm lens, 122x10sec, ISO-800 f/2.2, total exposure 20min 20sec. I observed it visually with 15x70 binos & my observed tail length was about 1 deg 15min, but the ion tail is ~13 degrees on the stacked image!
#Calwell31 / #IC405 the #FlamingStarNebula in Auriga, imaged from #Oxfordshire UK 19 Nov '25. William Optics 70mm refractor, astro-modded #Canon1100D + #AltairQuadband filter. 185x120sec at ISO3200, total exposure 6hrs 10min #Astrophotography #Nebula
November 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
#Calwell31 / #IC405 the #FlamingStarNebula in Auriga, imaged from #Oxfordshire UK 19 Nov '25. William Optics 70mm refractor, astro-modded #Canon1100D + #AltairQuadband filter. 185x120sec at ISO3200, total exposure 6hrs 10min #Astrophotography #Nebula
50 minute #StarTrails #timelapse behind #TheEyeCatcher 18th March 2025. Video created from the cumulative files I saved while stacking the images in #StarStaX. #Oxfordshire, UK #Canon1100D + 50mm lens
March 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
50 minute #StarTrails #timelapse behind #TheEyeCatcher 18th March 2025. Video created from the cumulative files I saved while stacking the images in #StarStaX. #Oxfordshire, UK #Canon1100D + 50mm lens
#TimelapseVideo of the whole of yesterday's #PartialSolarEclipse captured from #Oxfordshire UK with a #WilliamOptics 70mm refractor, #ThousandOaks glass filter & #Canon1100D. I took a photo every 15 seconds for 2hrs. Unprocessed aside from cropping the video
March 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
#TimelapseVideo of the whole of yesterday's #PartialSolarEclipse captured from #Oxfordshire UK with a #WilliamOptics 70mm refractor, #ThousandOaks glass filter & #Canon1100D. I took a photo every 15 seconds for 2hrs. Unprocessed aside from cropping the video
Oh no, not another #PartialEclipse video! #Canon1100D #Sigma 400mm zoom lens, home-made solar filter, static tripod. Cornwall, UK. I had to run the images through PIPP twice to get a stable video, but it struggled during maximum & the end #SolarEclipse #PartialSolarEclipse
August 13, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Oh no, not another #PartialEclipse video! #Canon1100D #Sigma 400mm zoom lens, home-made solar filter, static tripod. Cornwall, UK. I had to run the images through PIPP twice to get a stable video, but it struggled during maximum & the end #SolarEclipse #PartialSolarEclipse
#MilkyWay from #Oxfordshire 22nd May 2025. Taken with a #Canon1100D + 10-18mm lens. 25sec ISO-1600 f/4.5. 43 mages + 20 darks stacked with #Sequator. I need to stack this data again because something funky happened to the foreground!
June 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
#MilkyWay from #Oxfordshire 22nd May 2025. Taken with a #Canon1100D + 10-18mm lens. 25sec ISO-1600 f/4.5. 43 mages + 20 darks stacked with #Sequator. I need to stack this data again because something funky happened to the foreground!
Timelapse of the #AuroraBorealis from North #Oxfordshire (52'N) on 16 Apr '25. Taken with 2 #Canon1100D cameras with 10mm/18mm lenses #Aurora #NorthernLights #MidLatitudeAurora #GeomagneticStorm
April 17, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Timelapse of the #AuroraBorealis from North #Oxfordshire (52'N) on 16 Apr '25. Taken with 2 #Canon1100D cameras with 10mm/18mm lenses #Aurora #NorthernLights #MidLatitudeAurora #GeomagneticStorm
#Messier33 the #TriangulumGalaxy. Taken from #Oxfordshire, UK with a small refractor & standard #Canon1100D, 45 x 60 seconds at ISO-1600, total integration time 45 minutes #M33 #Galaxy #Astrophotography
October 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
#Messier33 the #TriangulumGalaxy. Taken from #Oxfordshire, UK with a small refractor & standard #Canon1100D, 45 x 60 seconds at ISO-1600, total integration time 45 minutes #M33 #Galaxy #Astrophotography
#MilkyWay from North #Oxfordshire, taken mid-August. 50x25sec ISO-1600 f/4.5. #Canon1100D + #Canon 10-18mm lens, stacked using #Sequator making use of the freeze foreground tool. The light pollution removal also helped to bring out lots more Milky Way detail
September 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
#MilkyWay from North #Oxfordshire, taken mid-August. 50x25sec ISO-1600 f/4.5. #Canon1100D + #Canon 10-18mm lens, stacked using #Sequator making use of the freeze foreground tool. The light pollution removal also helped to bring out lots more Milky Way detail
55 minute #StarTrails timelapse, taken from #Oxfordshire, UK on 15th March 2026. #Canon1100D with 10-18mm wide angled lens. Each exposure was 30 seconds. Music by Dave Simpson
March 19, 2026 at 2:18 PM
55 minute #StarTrails timelapse, taken from #Oxfordshire, UK on 15th March 2026. #Canon1100D with 10-18mm wide angled lens. Each exposure was 30 seconds. Music by Dave Simpson
50 minute #StarTrails behind #TheEyeCatcher in #Oxfordshire, UK 18th March 2025. #Canon1100D with 50mm fixed lens, ISO-800 f/3.2 for 25 seconds. Images stacked with 15 darks using #StarStaX. I removed the aircraft trails in processing.
March 24, 2025 at 11:59 AM
50 minute #StarTrails behind #TheEyeCatcher in #Oxfordshire, UK 18th March 2025. #Canon1100D with 50mm fixed lens, ISO-800 f/3.2 for 25 seconds. Images stacked with 15 darks using #StarStaX. I removed the aircraft trails in processing.
#ZodiacalLight is a faint cone of light caused by sunlight reflecting off #InterplanetaryDust. Imaged from #Oxfordshire 15 Mar '26. #Canon1100D + 10mm & 18mm lenses. 20 & 18 images stacked in #Sequator with & without LP removal. More details in the VLOG I shared yesterday #AtmosphericOptics
March 22, 2026 at 11:24 AM
#ZodiacalLight is a faint cone of light caused by sunlight reflecting off #InterplanetaryDust. Imaged from #Oxfordshire 15 Mar '26. #Canon1100D + 10mm & 18mm lenses. 20 & 18 images stacked in #Sequator with & without LP removal. More details in the VLOG I shared yesterday #AtmosphericOptics
55 minutes of #StarTrails pointing towards the celestial equator, taken on Saturday 14th March 2026 from #Oxfordshire, UK with a #Canon1100D +10mm wide angled lens. 98 x 30 sec at ISO-1600 f/4.5. Stacked in #StarStaX
March 17, 2026 at 10:06 PM
55 minutes of #StarTrails pointing towards the celestial equator, taken on Saturday 14th March 2026 from #Oxfordshire, UK with a #Canon1100D +10mm wide angled lens. 98 x 30 sec at ISO-1600 f/4.5. Stacked in #StarStaX
#MilkyWay #timelapse from North #Oxfordshire, 16 Aug '25. Video created with 317x25sec shots, ISO-1600 f/4.5, #Canon1100D + #Canon 10-18mm lens. Music is 'Sleep' by Dave Simpson
September 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
#MilkyWay #timelapse from North #Oxfordshire, 16 Aug '25. Video created with 317x25sec shots, ISO-1600 f/4.5, #Canon1100D + #Canon 10-18mm lens. Music is 'Sleep' by Dave Simpson
#HorseheadNebula + #FlameNebula taken 2nd January '25. It popped up on Facebook memories :-) 70mm refractor, modded-Canon1100D, Altair Quadband filter. 60 x 90 seconds
January 5, 2026 at 10:27 PM
#HorseheadNebula + #FlameNebula taken 2nd January '25. It popped up on Facebook memories :-) 70mm refractor, modded-Canon1100D, Altair Quadband filter. 60 x 90 seconds
Here are some close up photos of some particularly gorgeous regions of the #NoctilucentCloud display I photographed from #Oxford after sunset 23 June '25. Photos taken between 23:00-00:00 BST with a #Canon1100D + 300mm zoom lens #NLC #NLC2025
June 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Here are some close up photos of some particularly gorgeous regions of the #NoctilucentCloud display I photographed from #Oxford after sunset 23 June '25. Photos taken between 23:00-00:00 BST with a #Canon1100D + 300mm zoom lens #NLC #NLC2025
We had clear skies in Cornwall for the #eclipse + a clear night for meteor hunting. I have over 5,000 images to go through but here is a quick and dirty processing of the beginning, maximum and end of the eclipse. #Canon1100D #Sigma400mm lens + homemade solar filter #PartialSolarEclipse
August 13, 2026 at 8:16 PM
We had clear skies in Cornwall for the #eclipse + a clear night for meteor hunting. I have over 5,000 images to go through but here is a quick and dirty processing of the beginning, maximum and end of the eclipse. #Canon1100D #Sigma400mm lens + homemade solar filter #PartialSolarEclipse
So many #HummingbirdHawkMoths in our garden in #Oxfordshire this year. Today I finally got some proper photos of them sipping nectar from our buddlea bush, despite challenging light levels. I love seeing these little moths so much :) #Canon1100D #Sigma 400mm zoom lens #Moth
August 9, 2026 at 10:37 PM
So many #HummingbirdHawkMoths in our garden in #Oxfordshire this year. Today I finally got some proper photos of them sipping nectar from our buddlea bush, despite challenging light levels. I love seeing these little moths so much :) #Canon1100D #Sigma 400mm zoom lens #Moth
Animation of #Asteroid #Flora approaching #NGC3628 the #HamburgerGalaxy in the #LeoTriplet 7th, 8th & 9th April 2025. Imaged from #Oxfordshire with a #WilliamOptics 70mm refractor + #Canon1100D Moonlight has been a real pain!
April 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Animation of #Asteroid #Flora approaching #NGC3628 the #HamburgerGalaxy in the #LeoTriplet 7th, 8th & 9th April 2025. Imaged from #Oxfordshire with a #WilliamOptics 70mm refractor + #Canon1100D Moonlight has been a real pain!
#MilkyWay from North Oxfordshire at 01:15 BST 26 July '25. #Canon1100D 10-18mm lens, 27 x 25sec ISO-1600 f/4.5. Stacked with 25 darks. It's getting harder to image this well because of ever worsening light pollution to the south of us :(
July 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
#MilkyWay from North Oxfordshire at 01:15 BST 26 July '25. #Canon1100D 10-18mm lens, 27 x 25sec ISO-1600 f/4.5. Stacked with 25 darks. It's getting harder to image this well because of ever worsening light pollution to the south of us :(