Aurora pictures - Wanlockhead 21/1/05
 

http://wanlockhead.org.uk/cm/thumbnails.php?album=12


A few of the better ones. Taken with a Canon EOS 300D. Apologies for
poor quality, we're reading up on how to do better next time.
--
Steve Loft, Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire. 1417ft ASL
http://www.wanlockhead.org.uk/weather/
Free weather softwa http://cumulus.nybbles.co.uk/
Experimental webcam: http://www.wanlockhead.org.uk/webcam.php

Aurora pictures - Wanlockhead 21/1/05
 

Just a glimpse here in Comrie, not as good as last November, but here's
hoping!

A few of the better ones. Taken with a Canon EOS 300D. Apologies for
poor quality, we're reading up on how to do better next time.

Try 15secs F4 iso200 or 400 as a starting point. If you are getting good
definition from the stars then you are in the ball park. Trouble with
tonight is a bright moon. Hope this helps.

John D

Aurora pictures - Wanlockhead 21/1/05
 

John DH wrote:

Try 15secs F4 iso200 or 400 as a starting point. If you are getting good
definition from the stars then you are in the ball park. Trouble with
tonight is a bright moon. Hope this helps.

Thank you - I've passed this on to the photographer.
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Steve Loft, Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire. 1417ft ASL
http://www.wanlockhead.org.uk/weather/
Free weather softwa http://cumulus.nybbles.co.uk/
Experimental webcam: http://www.wanlockhead.org.uk/webcam.php

Aurora pictures - Wanlockhead 21/1/05
 

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 21:09:33 +0000, Steve Loft
wrote:

http://wanlockhead.org.uk/cm/thumbnails.php?album=12


A few of the better ones. Taken with a Canon EOS 300D. Apologies for
poor quality, we're reading up on how to do better next time.
This has come from the baby brother to your camera.

http://www.prog99.com/IMG_1760.jpg

fstop 2.8, iso 200, 5 second exposure

Mounting my camera on blu-tack on a window ledge though is beginning
not to cut it!!! Out of the 2 or so shots tonight this was the best.

Aurora pictures - Wanlockhead 21/1/05
 

In message , Steve Loft
writes
http://wanlockhead.org.uk/cm/thumbnails.php?album=12


A few of the better ones. Taken with a Canon EOS 300D. Apologies for
poor quality, we're reading up on how to do better next time.

Great site and thanks for including all the camera settings as I have
the same camera.
--
Tim
http://www.stopharlownorth.com/

Aurora pictures - Wanlockhead 21/1/05
 

"Steve Loft" wrote in message
...
http://wanlockhead.org.uk/cm/thumbnails.php?album=12


Stunning and we are jealous
thank you

--

regards
Jill Bowis

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Aurora pictures - Wanlockhead 21/1/05
 

Steve Loft wrote:
http://wanlockhead.org.uk/cm/thumbnails.php?album=12


We've had a few comments that the pictures are a bit small, so these are
a bit bigger - and if you click on the pictures themselves you get
another slightly bigger one.

http://wanlockhead.org.uk/cm/thumbnails.php?album=13

--
Steve Loft, Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire. 1417ft ASL
http://www.wanlockhead.org.uk/weather/
Free weather softwa http://cumulus.nybbles.co.uk/
Experimental webcam: http://www.wanlockhead.org.uk/webcam.php

Aurora pictures - Wanlockhead 21/1/05
 

Steve Loft wrote:
http://wanlockhead.org.uk/cm/thumbnails.php?album=12


A few of the better ones. Taken with a Canon EOS 300D. Apologies for
poor quality, we're reading up on how to do better next time.

I don't think there is really any rule to aurora photography, set the
camera to manual exposure mode and focus on infinity - a tripod is a
must, and experiment with different exposure times, shorter ones will
freeze any movement of the aurora, longer ones will bring out fainter
features and colours but may smear any movement. DSLR cameras give the
best results as you can use higher ISO settings and not have to worry
too much about noise. And take LOTS of pictures.

Nice pics by the way, it was mostly cloudy here near Peterborough, but I
did see a faint red glow through a gap in the clouds.

Aurora pictures - Wanlockhead 21/1/05
 

John DH wrote:
Just a glimpse here in Comrie, not as good as last November, but here's
hoping!


A few of the better ones. Taken with a Canon EOS 300D. Apologies for
poor quality, we're reading up on how to do better next time.


Try 15secs F4 iso200 or 400 as a starting point. If you are getting good
definition from the stars then you are in the ball park. Trouble with
tonight is a bright moon. Hope this helps.

John D


And a tripod

Joe

Aurora pictures - Wanlockhead 21/1/05
 

John DH wrote:

Just a glimpse here in Comrie, not as good as last November, but here's
hoping!


A few of the better ones. Taken with a Canon EOS 300D. Apologies for
poor quality, we're reading up on how to do better next time.



Try 15secs F4 iso200 or 400 as a starting point. If you are getting good
definition from the stars then you are in the ball park. Trouble with
tonight is a bright moon. Hope this helps.

John D



You lucky people up north :-) Nothing here unfortunately in
Wolverhampton, though I did see a pink elephant ;-)

Joe