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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….

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Hunter Super Moon 16th Oct 2016 above Mudeford Beach Huts, Dorset, UK

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.

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Update:

And the Super Moon showed up!!!! Amazing sunset today followed by a perfect moon rise in Bournemouth, Dorset, UK.

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Cameras pointing towards the east (Southbourne) while after sunset was developing in the back (Sandbanks, Poole)

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 !!! 🙂

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Super Moon rising about Southbourne, taken from Branksome Beach, Dorset, UK.  Canon 6D, Canon Series L 70-200mm 2.8  Canon Extender 2x

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 !

 

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Update:

New window Monday 29th August 2016

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Chasing the Sun…

Whether it’s a sunrise or a sunset….you never know what it will bring!… waiting for that moment of the day and it could be all over in seconds after it went behind a cloud…or… it could last minutes with a stunning display of drama…and beauty…sunsets and sunrises are always a gamble..©Kevin_Ferrioli00001150926-6

Under the twilight…

This is the hour that provides the most beautiful colours of the day.

The Twilight is the effect produced by the illumination of the Earth’s lower atmosphere when the Sun itself is not directly visible because it is below the horizon so it happens before sunrise and after sunset.  There are multiple classifications: civil, nautical and astronomical and all of them differ by the angle of the geometric centre of the sun in respect of the horizon.

The period under the Twilight is also called Sweet Hour or Blue Hour and is ideal for silhouettes…Click on the photo to see more…

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Visiting the Galactic Centre

Ok I confess. I am addicted. Yes I do, since one night few years ago I decided to point my camera to the sky at night…and I have not stopped since then. Digital photography has made it possible. What is a total darkness for our eyes, camera sensors can see in pitch black…and clearly… so they have opened a new window. Photographing the night sky is simply one of the most beautiful and rewarding experiences.
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Whether are the stars or the moon or any celestial bodies, the views are simply incredible, maybe because we are used to the day light or the lights of the towns at night. On a clear night, one of the most beautiful things that I have ever seen in my life with my naked eye is the galactic centre. The nebulas, the colour, everything….and that is only possible if you have trained your eyes to see in the dark. That night I avoided every single source of light, including my phone, and I only used the light of the stars that lit my path.

The featured photos were taken in Man’O’War, the Jurassic Coast, Dorset, United Kingdom in Summer time.  I remember that night…vivid…and the experience that really made me feel out of this world…

 

 

The beauty of the starry nights…

Lake Pier in Hamworthy , Poole, Dorset, England.  In the image, the Milky Way and Sirius.©Kevin_Ferrioli_N00001151113

View of the Milky Way above a Farm in Kimmeridge, Dorset, England. ©Kevin_Ferrioli_N00001150522

Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy from New Forest, Hampshire, England.

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Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy, New Forest, Hampshire

St Aldhelm Chapel, Dorset, England.©Kevin_Ferrioli_N00001150911

Milky Way and Perseid Meteor above Christchurch Priory, Dorset, England ©Kevin_Ferrioli_N00001150806

Norman Castle Ruins in Christchurch, Dorset, England.©Kevin_Ferrioli_N00001150808

More Nightscapes…

 

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!