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...
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...
Nighttime photography – alone in the crater

Nighttime photography – alone in the crater

Recently I was on vacation on the island of Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands. Tenerife is home to Spain’s highest mountain: El Teide, a volcano with 3.817 m height. El Teide is located within an even larger and older crater, which gave me the...
Reaching for the stars

Reaching for the stars

Nighttime at the sea, no clouds, full moon. It’s already a little bit kitschy, but that is the setting I had two days ago. And off I went to the shore. Camera settings: Aperture mode, tripod, remote control, noise reduction for long time exposure activated....