Tej Dyal
Full Moon over Stonehenge
This is just a grainy Stonehenge souvenir to myself for a fun photographic trip I was invited at short notice by a friend from my astronomy society (Flamsteed Astronomy Society).
There were 3 of us and my friend drove us there with utmost passion to see and photograph the moonrise over Stonehenge.
When we arrived, the tourist route was closed (which we knew it would be), so we scouted the barriers for decent spots of the great ancient astronomical relics. We scouted for so long that by the time we arrived back at our marked best spot, the moon was already rising behind the stones!
Now when I attempt photography, I always tether my laptop and use Canon Utilities. I never use the controls on the dslr itself. So by the time I set up in a rush, this was my first shot! I totally missed the damn moonrise, lol.
Well, in all honesty, I didnt really rush as I was stunned by the beauty of the moonrise itself and just it enjoyed it visually. The moon looking very reddish-pink first peered through the small arch of the stones and then after a short while, it overcame its shyness and rose above it with glorious confidence. It was truly beautiful. My companions took much more beautiful shots, one of them here by Christina Chester who got a deserved Explore recognition imho:
As I said they were so much quicker off the mark!
After enjoying the moonrise, I quickly mounted a Canon kit zoom lens, rushed through settings and focussing so I can get a shot of the moon and stonehenge before they get too separated. I experimented with graduated filters in other shots but only on a 16mm widefield lens which didnt do justice to Stonehenge. So I scrapped it all and just kept this one for souvenir which is very grainy. Not great but at least something to remember the evening.
Main thing was that I thoroughly enjoyed this unexpected trip to Stonehenge with my Flamsteed society friends.
Camera: Canon EOS 650D
Lens: 55-250 Canon Zoom kit lens
Capture: Using Canon Utilities to achieve focus on a laptop screen.
Location: Stonehenge, Amesbury, UK.
Tripod: Manfrotto Befree
Full Moon over Stonehenge
This is just a grainy Stonehenge souvenir to myself for a fun photographic trip I was invited at short notice by a friend from my astronomy society (Flamsteed Astronomy Society).
There were 3 of us and my friend drove us there with utmost passion to see and photograph the moonrise over Stonehenge.
When we arrived, the tourist route was closed (which we knew it would be), so we scouted the barriers for decent spots of the great ancient astronomical relics. We scouted for so long that by the time we arrived back at our marked best spot, the moon was already rising behind the stones!
Now when I attempt photography, I always tether my laptop and use Canon Utilities. I never use the controls on the dslr itself. So by the time I set up in a rush, this was my first shot! I totally missed the damn moonrise, lol.
Well, in all honesty, I didnt really rush as I was stunned by the beauty of the moonrise itself and just it enjoyed it visually. The moon looking very reddish-pink first peered through the small arch of the stones and then after a short while, it overcame its shyness and rose above it with glorious confidence. It was truly beautiful. My companions took much more beautiful shots, one of them here by Christina Chester who got a deserved Explore recognition imho:
As I said they were so much quicker off the mark!
After enjoying the moonrise, I quickly mounted a Canon kit zoom lens, rushed through settings and focussing so I can get a shot of the moon and stonehenge before they get too separated. I experimented with graduated filters in other shots but only on a 16mm widefield lens which didnt do justice to Stonehenge. So I scrapped it all and just kept this one for souvenir which is very grainy. Not great but at least something to remember the evening.
Main thing was that I thoroughly enjoyed this unexpected trip to Stonehenge with my Flamsteed society friends.
Camera: Canon EOS 650D
Lens: 55-250 Canon Zoom kit lens
Capture: Using Canon Utilities to achieve focus on a laptop screen.
Location: Stonehenge, Amesbury, UK.
Tripod: Manfrotto Befree