Ginaro Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 13 hours ago, statts1976uk said: I’m fairly new to photography and have started trying to get some nice night time star shots. Can anyone recommend any good areas in Fife suitable for dark sky type shoots? Here's a light pollution map - basically get away from built-up areas to begin with https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=9&lat=7574228&lon=-378347&layers=B0FFFFFTFFFFFFFF 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statts1976uk Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 24 minutes ago, Ginaro said: Here's a light pollution map - basically get away from built-up areas to begin with https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=9&lat=7574228&lon=-378347&layers=B0FFFFFTFFFFFFFF Thanks Ginaro, I’m hoping between being up in Aberdeenshire during the week and back in Fife at the weekend I might be able to get some shots in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackie The Staggie Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 This really....REALLY....should be my last game of the year. It's getting far too dark to be shooting games, only managed to get a few decent snaps. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Mackie The Staggie said: This really....REALLY....should be my last game of the year. It's getting far too dark to be shooting games, only managed to get a few decent snaps. Thanks for sharing those snaps. I had no idea that Ross Tokely is still strutting his stuff. You've captured a couple of images that jolt memories of joy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonHMFC Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 On 02/12/2019 at 09:51, jamamafegan said: Another visit to my favourite view in Scotland at the weekend. A freezing -7 degree morning and not a cloud in the sky. Where is this? Looks stunning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackie The Staggie Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 16 hours ago, sophia said: Thanks for sharing those snaps. I had no idea that Ross Tokely is still strutting his stuff. You've captured a couple of images that jolt memories of joy. Well it was vintage Tokely.... ...couldn't pass, late in the tackles and got sent off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingo ohne Flamingo Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Was really chuffed with some of the pictures I took in Amsterdam last week whilst I was out there working. I used the camera on my Huawei P30 Pro which is an absolute delight. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingo ohne Flamingo Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 And another couple... Back in Amsterdam next month for a weekend with the Mrs and the light festival is still on so looking forward to that! Crazy but very beautiful city. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmeister Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 The sun setting over the Pacific Ocean in Mexico.No fancy camera, just a Samsung Galaxy phone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Took this one in London on my ancient iPhone. Did absolutely nothing to it, bar converting it to B&W. Pretty pleased with the result. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud131 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Few pics taken from my recent safari trip to South Africa. Might be a few more pics to follow once I get a chance to have a proper look through them all. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieKTID Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Corpach shipwreck last week. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 10 minutes ago, spud131 said: Few pics taken from my recent safari trip to South Africa. Might be a few more pics to follow once I get a chance to have a proper look through them all. Cracking picture, I like how relaxed the lioness looks! How far away were you from her? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud131 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Cracking picture, I like how relaxed the lioness looks! How far away were you from her?Prob only about 15 to 20 feet away at most. It was amazing how close you could get to the animals without them bothering. We had a pride of about 19 or 20 lions walk right past the safari truck, close enough that if you had reached out the truck you could have touched one (and prob lost your arm)! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Just now, spud131 said: 5 minutes ago, Adam101 said: Cracking picture, I like how relaxed the lioness looks! How far away were you from her? Prob only about 15 to 20 feet away at most. It was amazing how close you could get to the animals without them bothering. We had a pride of about 19 or 20 lions walk right past the safari truck, close enough that if you had reached out the truck you could have touched one (and prob lost your arm)! Wow amazing I assumed at that distance you became their lunch. I would love to get that close to them in their natural habitat, in a kind of perverse way knowing that if they fancy it you'll be dead in 10 seconds flat. It's all on their terms and yet you can't communicate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud131 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Wow amazing I assumed at that distance you became their lunch. I would love to get that close to them in their natural habitat, in a kind of perverse way knowing that if they fancy it you'll be dead in 10 seconds flat. It's all on their terms and yet you can't communicate.Aye the guides seemed to know the behaviour of all the animals pretty well and apparently the animals see the safari truck and everyone in it as one big 'animal' and know that it doesn't posses any threat therefor don't bother about it.It's always in the back of your mind that a lion or rhino might just be having a bad day and decide to have a go and there's f**k all you'd be able to do about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 1 minute ago, spud131 said: Aye the guides seemed to know the behaviour of all the animals pretty well and apparently the animals see the safari truck and everyone in it as one big 'animal' and know that it doesn't posses any threat therefor don't bother about it. It's always in the back of your mind that a lion or rhino might just be having a bad day and decide to have a go and there's f**k all you'd be able to do about it. If I was a lion or a rhino (bear* with me) I would keep everyone on their toes and have a wee fake stampede towards the truck or a big roar. The guides will know when they can get close and when they cant, I imagine when the have cubs you have to keep your distance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud131 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 If I was a lion or a rhino (bear* with me) I would keep everyone on their toes and have a wee fake stampede towards the truck or a big roar. The guides will know when they can get close and when they cant, I imagine when the have cubs you have to keep your distance. We had a couple of elephants and a rhino mock charge us. The wife captured one of the elephants doing it. Needless to say we were all shitting ourselves! Here's the video of the lions passing right by the safari vehicle. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 4 hours ago, spud131 said: Few pics taken from my recent safari trip to South Africa. Might be a few more pics to follow once I get a chance to have a proper look through them all. Love this one. Heffalumps are cool. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arab_joe Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) On 07/12/2019 at 23:50, Mackie The Staggie said: I absolutely love this one. Brilliant. On 15/12/2019 at 03:28, spud131 said: Few pics taken from my recent safari trip to South Africa. Might be a few more pics to follow once I get a chance to have a proper look through them all. That's fantastic. On 15/12/2019 at 03:47, Adam101 said: Wow amazing I assumed at that distance you became their lunch. I would love to get that close to them in their natural habitat, in a kind of perverse way knowing that if they fancy it you'll be dead in 10 seconds flat. It's all on their terms and yet you can't communicate. I spent a few days on safari/photographing in Tanzania last summer - and cannot recommend it highly enough. There are few things better than seeing elephants, big cats, eagles etc. in their natural habitat. Edited December 18, 2019 by arab_joe Grammar 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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