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Tag: Jez Braithwaite

  • A Decent Shot of the Moon (finally)!

    A Decent Shot of the Moon (finally)!

    Hi all

    This morning sees the last full moon of 2020, so I thought I’d have yet another go at capturing it. Up until today, all my shots of the moon were over-exposed & subject to the dreaded camera shake (even when using a tripod). My awesome wife found a video on YouTube by Paul Farris at Photo Genius.

    Moon shooting by Photo Genius

    I knew what was going wrong with previous shots, and had mostly got the issues sorted, but no matter how hard I tried, couldn’t get rid of camera shake (every time I pressed the shutter release, there was shake). Apparently the trick is as simple as using the timer on the cameraHaving watched the video, I set up & headed into the back garden at about 5am, pitch black & a chilly -3?. I say pitch black, apart from the moon obviously

    Some of the shots were over exposed & lacked definition.

    Over exposed full moon
    Over exposed full moon

    Some were under exposed but with good definition.

    Under exposed full moon
    Under exposed full moon

    …and finally, I think I manged to hit the sweet spotwith good definition & exposure levelwith a shutter speed of 1/60 s

    Sweet spot full moon
    Sweet spot full moon
  • Pink Chrysanths — FOTD Dec 30

    Pink Chrysanths — FOTD Dec 30

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    Pink chrysanths
  • Daisy — FOTD Dec 29

    Daisy — FOTD Dec 29

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    Daisy
    Daisy
  • Whisky Bottle Stopper — Macro Monday Dec 28

    Whisky Bottle Stopper — Macro Monday Dec 28

  • A Wee Break & Happy New Year– Fan Of… #91

    A Wee Break & Happy New Year– Fan Of… #91

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join in this weekly challenge whenever you find yourself thinking “I’m a fan of…” (see below for how to).

    This week’s Fan Of… is a wee break & Happy New Year. Although the craziness of Christmas working in retail is mostly done, we now face the task of reconfiguring the store to go into spring; so more long days over the next couple of weeks. To that end, I’m taking a wee break from Fan Of…! The next post will be on Jan 11th.

    As Hogmanay is only a few days away now, this seems the ideal opportunity to wish you all a Happy New Year & best wishes for 2021.

    Aberlour Single Malt Whisky
    Aberlour Single Malt Whisky

    Slàinte mhath & lang may yer lum reek! (Good health & long may your chimney smoke (may you live long))

    How To Join In

    1. Create a Fan Of… Photo Post.
    2. Add a link to your Fan of… blog post in my comment box or create a pingback by linking to my post.
    3. Title your post Fan Of… or add Fan Of… tag.

    Have a great couple of weeks

  • Weedy Riverbed — Water Water Everywhere #57

    Weedy Riverbed — Water Water Everywhere #57

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join in whenever you have a water picture to post (any type of water, in any state, will do). See below for how to join the fun

    Luggie Water
    Luggie Water

    How To Join In

    1. Create a Water Water Everywhere Photo Post.
    2. Add a link to your WWE blog post in my comment box or create a pingback by linking to my post.
    3. Title your post Water Water Everywhere or add WWE tag.

    Hae a guid week 😁

  • Pale Yellow Chrysanths — FOTD Dec 28

    Pale Yellow Chrysanths — FOTD Dec 28

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    Pale yellow chrysanths
    Pale yellow chrysanths
  • Silent Sunday Dec 27

    Silent Sunday Dec 27

    Cumbernauld House Park
    Cumbernauld House Park
  • Red Chrysanths — FOTD Dec 27

    Red Chrysanths — FOTD Dec 27

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    Red chrysanths
    Red chrysanths