the pleiades

the pleiades

also known as the seven sisters. this was my first attempt at creating a composite image from a series of shots. the images above were all taken from the same composite image constructed as follows: ISO 1600, 31 exposures at 15 seconds. 2 at 20 secs. 8 at 30 secs, […]

orion and taurus

orion and taurus

Shot from Wales.
No telescope just 25 sec exposure at f3.5 on Canon 400D, ISO 1600.
You can just see the pleiades in the top right.

plough from ealing

plough from ealing

not quite the clear skies of the atlas mountains, but still there. just.
shot with a canon 400d, no telescope, ISO200.
30s exposure, f4.0, f/l 18mm.

the plough from the atlas mountains

the plough from the atlas mountains

taken from the roof of a fantastic hotel in the atlas mountains – the kashbah du toubkal – at around (1800 m) at the foot of Jbel Toubkal (highest peak in North Africa). this was shot on 35mm film using a canon 350. . no telescope. no mount. film: ISO 200. 20 second exposures. f5.4. manfrotto tripod.