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Category: Bournemouth
And 2017 so far
This year 2017, started with big expectations, always trying to be realistic too about what it could be achieved, as the windows of opportunities in the UK are extremely reduced…so every clear night is so precious, to the point that if I miss one window(a clear moonless night ), I feel like I just wasted my time by doing something else. It is a journey, and a great learning experience and it has become a religion.
Radar Monument St Aldhelm’s Head Milky Way – Dorset Milky Way Photography UK
St Aldhelm’s Chapel – Dorset Milky Way Photography UK
Studland Beach Milky Way – Dorset Milky Way Photography UK
Moonrise Boscome Beach Dorset UK
Lyrid Meteor and Milky Way – Dorset Milky Way Photography UK
Durlston Country Park Milky Way – Dorset Milky Way Photography UK
Moon and Jupiter above Bournemouth Pier Dorset UK
Lulworth Cove Milky Way – Dorset Milky Way Photography UK
Man O’War Milky Way – Dorset Milky Way Photography UK
Man O’War Milky Way – Dorset Milky Way Photography UK
Man O’War Milky Way – Dorset Milky Way Photography UK
Man O’War Milky Way – Dorset Milky Way Photography UK
Kimmeridge and Thunderstorm Milky Way – Dorset Milky Way Photography UK
Kimmeridge Thunderstorm Dorset UK
Durlston Country Park Milky Way – Dorset Milky Way Photography UK
The Super Moon…nothing more fascinating..
Photographing Super Moon experience Moon Photography Workshop Bournemouth Dorset UK
There is always a fascination for the moon…let alone a Super Moon….photographing the moon is one of the most challenging….
And there is another one coming on the 14th November 2016!!!…and is the biggest and brightest since 1948… 15% bigger and 16% brighter …
If you would like to photograph this moon, you could start your practice from Sunday 13th November as it would be 99% full and only few thousand miles difference compared to the next day.
I will capturing this moon if the weather permits….and if you like to participate in the Moon Workshop on the 13th Nov, please complete the contact form of this site with the reference SuperMoon.
Update:
And the Super Moon showed up!!!! Amazing sunset today followed by a perfect moon rise in Bournemouth, Dorset, UK.
A good group of people attended the workshop to witness the pain of having two stunning views from which it was very difficult to decide….Purple sunset on the west and super moon rise on the east….enjoy !!! 🙂
And it made it into The Sun on 15-11-2016, online and printed in page 17
Astrophotography Workshop Dorset 2016
Welcome to 2016 Astrophotography Workshop in Dorset.
Weather dependant, the first window is on Friday 26th August 2016 from 10:30 pm. Two hours session.
Location: Isle of Purbeck or Studland (TBC on the day). You must have your own transport. Precise location will be released on the day.
To book your place only complete the form with subject : Astrophotography WS.
Looking forward to see you there !
Update:
New window Monday 29th August 2016
Hengistbury Head…Natural Reserve
Hengistbury Head, an outstanding beauty day and night
Hengistbury Head is a headland jutting into the English Channel between Bournemouth and Mudeford in the English county of Dorset. It is a site of international importance in terms of its archaeology and is scheduled as an Ancient Monument.Declared a Local Nature Reserve in 1990, the head and its surroundings form part of the Christchurch Harbour Site of Special Scientific Interest.It is also a Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, an Environmentally Sensitive Area and a Site of Nature Conservation Interest.
The name “Hengistbury Head” refers to the immediate area; the elevated portion is called Warren Hill.
The area enjoy some beautiful dark spots where the Milky Way can be photographed with amazing detail
Enjoy the moon rising, giving the impression of a landscape from mars.
Branksome Beach Love
Astrophotography in Poole, Bournemouth, Dorset, England. Canon 6D. Love inspiration. Milky Way
Branksome beach in Poole, Dorset-UK, is not a place where you would think to photograph the night sky…surrounded by light pollution from Bournemouth and Poole, using the right exposure the Milky Way can be captured. This time I did it with the help of two couples and showed them the beauty of the night sky…
I was lucky to have a clear sky with a low tide at the same time…it was also a good opportunity to experiment some techniques using a flash and snoot to lighten up the subjects…
And also to combine some techniques derived from the photography of deep sky objects (like galaxies, nebulas, etc)…For the image below, I have taken one photo with the couple and then 24 more without moving the camera or changing the settings….It was about 6 minutes of info in total…Using Deep Sky Stacker (DSS) I have stacked the 24 images and then combined in photoshop with the very first image of the couple…the result is a detailed view of the galactic centre…
Bournemouth Hidden Beauty: Night Sky
Bournemouth, a city blessed with miles of sandy beaches and inspiring scenery….but there is a face that not many people know…the night sky…
Bournemouth has been my personal testing ground for night photography under extreme light pollution….it was only a dream to see the Milky Way under such conditions…but after several attempts I learned a thing or two, extracting the maximum of the camera sensor (Canon 6D) and also from the lenses.
It took me several attempts due to my learning curve but also due to the lack of windows of opportunity, most of the times when I went to give it a go, a huge cloud gave me little or no chance…but keep trying and you eventually get something… The light pollution coming from the beach is amber type, which is very difficult to deal with so first thing to do is to try it where the lights are not present or when they are switched off, which in Bournemouth Pier is after 1am.
After these shots I though there was more room for improvement and I kept trying different locations. Taking photos of the Milky Way in Bournemouth is most of the time a failure than a success… I have even tried to repeat some of these shots and it has been proven very difficult. But there was one option I didn’t try last year: A panoramic shot. And the morning of the 17th April 2016 was the window…it was not very long due to the moon set at 4:20 am aprox and again not being helped by the approaching clouds, but it was enough for only three attempts and here are the results:
The above attempt was in the dark hour (no moon and no twilight of the dawn, it lasted less than 30 min). Few minutes later(image below), the very first light of dawn started to appear on the left…it was a truly breathtaking view….
The first pano is made of 12 vertical images…the second from 5 horizontal images…
I believe that it could be done even better, these images are just a proof of concept..,during summer time there will be another try…Bournemouth deserve it!!!
St Aldhelm’s Chapel…
One night early September 2015, I headed to Worth Matravers in the search for a little construction, it was my first time there, it took me several attempts to find the way with the lights of the stars only….
St Aldhelm’s Chapel
St Adhlelm’s Chapel is a Norman construction within a low circular earthwork, which may be the remains of a pre-Conquest Christian enclosure. The building has several Continue reading “St Aldhelm’s Chapel…”
The beginning…
Welcome to my site that I just managed to put together. It is a difficult task as not only I had to learn how to build it but also how to choose the content. Here you will find nearly all my experiences as a Landscape Photographer, chasing sunrises, sunsets and the night sky which is simply addictive… I hope you enjoy the photos, and little by little I will be adding more content in order to make it as a big book. I bring this not only for my self but also for the army of people who find my images as a beautiful way to travel to another worlds…Many of them are a reminder of who we are….Enjoy!
Photography by Kevin Ferrioli 
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