tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136407632831719869.post6993061079818931052..comments2022-11-13T13:47:20.411+00:00Comments on Burravoe Birding: Aurora Borealis...Dougie Prestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15022489552266178521noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136407632831719869.post-13697080849429270982010-04-06T15:40:30.404+01:002010-04-06T15:40:30.404+01:00I should have added that it is also worth getting ...I should have added that it is also worth getting a remote release. Cheers, HughHugh Harrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136407632831719869.post-74046778628371325122010-04-06T15:05:35.848+01:002010-04-06T15:05:35.848+01:00Thanks, I reckon I'll need to get the manual o...Thanks, I reckon I'll need to get the manual out again and do a bit of reading, as it's hard enough for me to get daytime pics ;)Dougie Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15022489552266178521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136407632831719869.post-89386906810545843462010-04-06T10:08:37.122+01:002010-04-06T10:08:37.122+01:00Dougie - if you do not have bulb feature then set ...Dougie - if you do not have bulb feature then set amanual exposure of 30secs @ f5.6. Some Auroras require less and some require more depending on the intensity. Anything more than 45 secs tends to introduce star trails.Hugh Harrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136407632831719869.post-35973432884378106472010-04-05T20:29:00.666+01:002010-04-05T20:29:00.666+01:00Nae probs mate. But only if you promise not to ta...Nae probs mate. But only if you promise not to take better photos of it than me! (by that I must mean 'any' photos if last night is anything to go by!!!)Dougie Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15022489552266178521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136407632831719869.post-28232933326439255682010-04-05T20:13:57.055+01:002010-04-05T20:13:57.055+01:00Damn, blast and all that. If you spot them again d...Damn, blast and all that. If you spot them again do us a favour ? PHONE ME. Doesn't matter what time in your in your 24 hr life.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241412207868644732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136407632831719869.post-16680169175614894282010-04-05T19:25:07.376+01:002010-04-05T19:25:07.376+01:00Not sure I'd bother if I was you, as the weath...Not sure I'd bother if I was you, as the weather is looking pretty crap the now! This was the first Aurora I'd seen for quite a while as well.Dougie Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15022489552266178521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136407632831719869.post-69953220391631924012010-04-05T18:31:58.863+01:002010-04-05T18:31:58.863+01:00Oh, wow! Staying up tonight, Dougie!!!
many thanks...Oh, wow! Staying up tonight, Dougie!!!<br />many thanks for this :)<br />NatNat Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988451801046005601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136407632831719869.post-45476991410708611222010-04-05T16:48:39.840+01:002010-04-05T16:48:39.840+01:00Cheers for that. I'll give it a try (god alone...Cheers for that. I'll give it a try (god alone knows what I was doing last night). looks like I might have to wait a while though as the weather looks total pants for the next while...Dougie Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15022489552266178521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136407632831719869.post-28074224560211574862010-04-05T16:36:26.369+01:002010-04-05T16:36:26.369+01:00Use the bulb feature on your camera Dougie - f5.6 ...Use the bulb feature on your camera Dougie - f5.6 at 30 secs ISO 400 will get you good results. This is what we used for the pix from Norway at http://hughharropwildlifephotography.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Cheers, HHHugh Harrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.com