mickysf replied on 31/12/2015 20:30
Posted on 31/12/2015 20:30
Just had an alert from Aurora Watch! Possible sighting in the North of England! We have clear open skies here at the moment so keeping an eye out!
Posted on 31/12/2015 20:30
Just had an alert from Aurora Watch! Possible sighting in the North of England! We have clear open skies here at the moment so keeping an eye out!
Posted on 01/01/2016 14:34
Missed the alerts and your thread Thanks for sharing your lovely photos. Did you use a slow shutter speed??? I'm no photographer and
have one of those intellegent point and shoot jobs; I found the night setting requires a tripod as it takes sooo long to take and have generally found acceptable results without using it. Please don't get technical if you explain things
Posted on 01/01/2016 15:10
Bakers2, A good starting point is 20 sec exposure, apature wide open, iso 800. Turn off auto focus and set manually to infinity. colour balance 5400K or bright day. Turn off any shake reduction features. And yes, it does need a sturdy tripod. Everything else is tweaking, fiddling and getting cold. Hoping not to be too technical. But just ask if you need too.
Posted on 01/01/2016 15:44
Thanks JohnHD, yes I think I understand that. I'll try with a clear night sky when we next get one
.
I got super shots of an eclipse of the moon when we were last in NZ, a couple of years ago, using normal settings. I had to buy new camera day before we set off to welcome our first grandchild over there, as previous one refused to work and really haven't
done much other than point and shoot. I do now, after yearsssssssss of snaps remember to take table shots before all the plates are empty and I have lost my trademark of a cup or glass in the photo regardless of the subject
Posted on 01/01/2016 15:57
Here are some cracking photos taken just a few days ago on the 20th December just up the coast from us. Apparently Whitby is a good place to see them when they show as when looking out to sea it faces almost due North.
http://www.whitby-photography.com/product-category/the-northern-lights-at-whitby/
mickysf
Motorhomer