Night sky photography

Night sky photography

During a stay in a holiday park last February we had a clear night with a full moon. I went out with my Nikon D750 and the Walimex pro 12 mm f2.8 fisheye lens, set both on a tripod and made some exposures. Camera settings varied between 13-30 sec exposure, f 2.8-f8...
Blood Moon

Blood Moon

There has been an extensive coverage of the recent lunar eclipse (bloodmoon). I also headed out in the middle of the night to photograph that event. The night before I prepared everything in such a way, that I just had to get up in the night, jump into my clothing and...
Photographing the solar eclipse

Photographing the solar eclipse

  I am a little late with my report, but little late than never. During the solar eclipse on March 20th 2015 I took some photos of the event. The results are ok, although I could have done better in my opinion. I have to admit that I did not prepare very well for the...
Moon and Venus

Moon and Venus

At the evening of March 22nd 2015 I stepped out of the cottage where we spent our vacation to take out the trash. When I raised my head I was awarded with an astonishing view. Moon and Venus were in conjunction. I rushed back into the cottage, grabbed my tripod and a...