Sky at Night

Dipping Crescent 21%

Crescent moon 21% captured falling in the night sky via multiple exposure on 5th May 2022. This is a five number multiple exposure with a 1.5 min interval between shots to achieve effect. Here's how I captured this shot all in-camera using the Olympus OM-1 Olympus OM-1 100-400mm lens f6.3, 1/200s, ISO 400, spot metering Tripod. In camera menu2 select Multiple Exposure - Number of frames 2f - OK and then composing the moon in top left of LCD screen I took first shot. Using a timer I waited 1.5 mins and then I took the 2nd photo. Once done the camera will process the multiple exposure (2 frames or 2 moons in one image). Thats the first part, now to get more moons in a single frame go back into menu2 select Multiple Exposure again - 2F and also Overlay to On. When you switch overlay on the LCD screen shows you existing images taken. Select the first image of 2 moons - OK. Keep the timer running and after another 1.5 mins take another image. This time the camera will overlay the double moon with the new image making 3 in total. (Repeat the same process for more multiple shots). Each image has to be manually captured and ensuring focus remains consistent is a challenge!

Earthshine Crescent 21%

Earthshine with waxing crescent 21% captured on 5th May 2022. OM-1, 100-400mm Star Adventurer Tracker f6.3, 3.2s, ISO400

Crescent Moon 21%

Waxing crescent 21% captured on 5th May 2022. OM-1, 100-400mm Star Adventurer Tracker f6.3 1/200s, ISO500

Crescent Moon 21%

Waxing crescent 21% captured on 5th May 2022. OM-1, 100-400mm Star Adventurer Tracker f6.3 1/200s, ISO500

Earthshine 14%

Earthshine with waxing crescent 14% captured on 21st April 2022. OM-1, 100-400mm, x2TC Star Adventurer Tracker f12, 8s, ISO500

Crescent Moon 14%

Waxing crescent 14% captured on 21st April 2022. OM-1, 100-400mm, x2TC Star Adventurer Tracker f12, 1/50s, ISO320

Spring Stars

Photo captured overnight 29th/30th March 2022 in South Leicestershire, East Midlands. This 6 hour star trail was captured and processed all in-camera (no post stacking processing) with the brand new OM System flagship camera OM-1 with the 7-14mm pro lens. This shot is a 6 hr long exposure (all captured & processed in camera) and shows 6 hours of Earth's rotation. Read on to see how I captured this shot. BEHIND THE LENS Camera:- Olympus OM-1 Lens: Olympus 7-14mm pro Camera mount (attached to fence) Anker PowerBank (PowerCore+ 26800) power device Lens dew heater Live Composite mode - 15s exposure time, F2.8, 6hrs, ISO 320 I mounted the camera on my fence and set up the composition using the 7-14mm pro lens framing the horse chestnut tree (now in flower). For powering such a long exposure I used an external power device, plugged into camera and hung on tripod. To prevent ice forming I wrapped a dew heater around the lens (powered from the Anker PD). The star trail was captured by using the OM-1 in-camera function called Live Composite (Setting B on top dial). I chose 15s exposures and let the camera shoot for 6 hours. To add a bit of foreground interest I composed around the winter bare Horse Chestnut (Conker) tree and lit with artificial light. I have produced a video on how this photo was captured - https://www.markhumpage.com/Videos/OM1-Videos/i-GHndkmF/A The image quality from the new camera is stunning. Don't forget if you are interested in buying one use this link - https://rb.gy/zpwbny which includes one of my free workshops!

Waxing Crescent Moon 35%

Waxing Crescent Moon 35% Captured on 7th April 2022.

Waxing Crescent Moon 35% Pix Pro

Waxing Crescent Moon 35% Captured on 7th April 2022. OM-1, 100-400mm, x2TC Edited in Pixelmator Pro

Crescent Moon 35%

Waxing Crescent Moon 35% Captured on 7th April 2022. OM-1, 100-400mm, x2TC

Front door Space Station

Captured from my front door on 26th March 2022. Challenging capture as lots of ambient light - 0.5s x live composite.

Cloud ruined star trail

Photo captured overnight 23rd/24th February 2022 from my home in South Leicestershire, East Midlands. This star trail was captured and processed all in-camera (no post stacking processing) with the Olympus EM1 (iii) camera & 7-14mm lens. Sadly rogue cloud rolled in and ruined the shot. This shot is an 8hr long exposure (all captured & processed in camera) and is shows 8 hours of Earth's rotation as shown through the stars, spinning around the North Pole star 'Polaris' . To add a bit of foreground fun to the composition I added some harmless artificial light and created shadowy figures. Read on to see how I captured this shot. BEHIND THE LENS Camera:- Olympus OM-D E-M1 (iii) Lens: Olympus 7-14mm (7mm focal length) Tripod Anker PowerBank (PowerCore+ 26800) power device Lens dew heater Live Composite mode - 15s exposure time, F4 , 8hrs (1No 3hr + 1 No 5hr shots) ISO 320 I mounted the camera on a tripod and set up the composition using a 7-14mm lens framing the horse chestnut tree and the North Star (Polaris). Finding Polaris is easy - Follow the last two stars from the blade of The Plough. For powering such a long exposure I used an external power device, plugged into camera and hung on tripod. To prevent ice forming during the 8hrs (ice was forecast 0C) I wrapped a dew heater around the lens (powered from the Anker PD). The star trail was captured by using the Olympus in-camera function called Live Composite (Setting B on top dial). I chose 15s exposures and let the camera shoot for a period of 3 hours. I then repeated immediately for a second period of 5 hours. To create the ghostly shadows I used a torch. Walking around the field (whilst the camera is taking continuous exposures) turning the torch on and off at certain positions, making sure torch was in front of my body, which creates shadows and light. A fun way to add something different to the composition! The only post processing required was to stack the 2 No Live Composites (generated n the camera). The resulting image reveals 8hrs of Earth spinning, with a ghostly twist.

Space Station Highway

International Space Station (ISS) captured flying over the M1 in East Midlands on 23rd March 2022. 1946hrs flyby. This was the first pass of the evening, and a real bright one. Used passing traffic on the M1 motorway to compose the long exposure (looking due south). Exposure was tricky - achieving brightness of the ISS flyby alongside bright car headlight trails. Full overhead wide angle capture starting in the west and flying directly overhead entering Earth's shadow. Spectacular capture. OM-1, 8mm fisheye Live composite mode 15s x dozen or so frames. F4.5, ISO 320

Ghost Horse ISS

International Space Station (ISS) captured at home on 22nd March 2022. 2034hrs flyby. This was the second pass of the evening, starting in the west and flying directly overhead entering Earth's shadow quite early. Our horse entered the frame giving a horse ghostly effect :-) Oly Em1 iii, 8mm fisheye Live composite mide 15s x dozen or so frames. F3.5, ISO 500

North Star spin

Photo captured overnight 20th/21st March 2022 from my home in South Leicestershire, East Midlands. This star trail was captured and processed all in-camera (no post stacking processing) with the Olympus OM-1 camera & 12-40mm pro II lens. This shot is a 9hr long exposure (all captured & processed in camera) and is shows 9 hours of Earth's rotation as shown through the stars, spinning around the North Pole star 'Polaris'. Read on to see how I captured this shot. BEHIND THE LENS Camera:- OM-1 Lens: Olympus 12-40mm pro II (12mm fl) Tripod Anker PowerBank (PowerCore+ 26800) power device Lens dew heater Live Composite mode - 15s exposure time, F2.8 , 10hrs (1No 3hr + 1 No 6hr shots) ISO 250 I mounted the camera on a fence mount and set up the composition using the fab 12-40 pro II lens framing the North Star Polaris. For powering such a long exposure I used an external power device, plugged into camera and hung on mount. To prevent ice forming I wrapped a dew heater around the lens (powered from the Anker PD). The star trail was captured by using the Olympus in-camera function called Live Composite (Setting B on top dial). I chose 15s exposures and let the camera shoot for a period of 3 hours. I then repeated immediately for a second period of 6 hours. The only post processing required was to stack the 2 No Live Composites (generated n the camera). The resulting image reveals 9hrs of Earth spinning around the North Star.

Waning Moon 97%

Waning Gibbous Moon 97% captured on 19th March 2022 with the new OM System OM-1. using the 100-400 with the MC-20 (x2 TC). Full moon low in sky. OM-1, 100-400mm, MC-20 TC f13, 1/250, ISO 200

March Space Station

Captured at home on 19th March 2022. 1945hrs flyby. Quite a low pass and start of the ISS night time flybys once again over UK. The ISS came into view below the constellation Orion and disappeared into Earth's shadow just past the conker tree. How cool :-) Oly Em1 iii, 8mm fisheye Live composite mide 15s x dozen or so frames. F3.5, ISO 500

10hr Star Trail

Photo captured overnight 19th/20th March 2022 from my home in South Leicestershire, East Midlands. Full Worm Moon (97%). This star trail was captured and processed all in-camera (no post stacking processing) with the Olympus OM-1 camera & 12-40mm pro II lens. This shot is a massive 10hr long exposure (all captured & processed in camera) and is shows 10 hours of Earth's rotation as shown through the stars, spinning around the North Pole star 'Polaris'. 10hrs was the absolute maximum I could capture between sunset and sunrise the following morning. Read on to see how I captured this shot. BEHIND THE LENS Camera:- OM-1 Lens: Olympus 12-40mm pro II (12mm fl) Tripod Anker PowerBank (PowerCore+ 26800) power device Lens dew heater Live Composite mode - 15s exposure time, F2.8 , 10hrs (1No 4hr + 1 No 6hr shots) ISO 320 I mounted the camera on a fence mount and set up the composition using the fab 12-40 pro II lens framing the horse chestnut tree. For powering such a long exposure I used an external power device, plugged into camera and hung on mount. To prevent ice forming I wrapped a dew heater around the lens (powered from the Anker PD). The star trail was captured by using the Olympus in-camera function called Live Composite (Setting B on top dial). I chose 15s exposures and let the camera shoot for a period of 4 hours. I then repeated immediately for a second period of 6 hours. The only post processing required was to stack the 2 No Live Composites (generated n the camera). The resulting image reveals 10hrs of Earth spinning above a bare conker (horse chestnut) tree.

Full Worm Moon Stars

Photo captured overnight 18th/19th March 2022 from my home in South Leicestershire, East Midlands. Full Worm Moon. This star trail was captured and processed all in-camera (no post stacking processing) with the Olympus OM-1 (iii) camera & 7-14mm lens. This shot is an 9hr long exposure (all captured & processed in camera) and is shows 9 hours of Earth's rotation as shown through the stars, spinning around the North Pole star 'Polaris' . Read on to see how I captured this shot. BEHIND THE LENS Camera:- OM-1 Lens: Olympus 7-14mm (7mm focal length) Tripod Anker PowerBank (PowerCore+ 26800) power device Lens dew heater Live Composite mode - 15s exposure time, F4 , 9hrs (1No 3hr + 1 No 6hr shots) ISO 320 I mounted the camera on a tripod and set up the composition using a 7-14mm lens framing the horse chestnut tree and the North Star (Polaris) in portrait mode. Finding Polaris is easy - Follow the last two stars from the blade of The Plough. For powering such a long exposure I used an external power device, plugged into camera and hung on tripod. To prevent ice forming I wrapped a dew heater around the lens (powered from the Anker PD). The star trail was captured by using the Olympus in-camera function called Live Composite (Setting B on top dial). I chose 15s exposures and let the camera shoot for a period of 3 hours. I then repeated immediately for a second period of 6 hours. The only post processing required was to stack the 2 No Live Composites (generated n the camera). The resulting image reveals 9hrs of Earth spinning.

Full Worm Moon

Full 'Worm' Moon 99.6% captured on 18th March 2022 with the new OM System OM-1. using the 100-400 with the MC-20 (x2 TC). Full moon low in sky. OM-1, 100-400mm, MC-20 TC Star Adventurer Tracker f13, 1/200, ISO 320

Full Worm Moon

Full 'Worm' Moon 99.7% captured on 17th March 2022 with the new OM System OM-1. using the 100-400 with the MC-20 (x2 TC). OM-1, 100-400mm, MC-20 TC Star Adventurer Tracker f13, 1/400, ISO 320

Moonlit stars

Photo captured overnight 14th/15th March 2022 from my home in South Leicestershire, East Midlands. This 9hr star trail was captured and processed all in-camera (no post stacking processing) with the brand new OM System flagship camera OM-1 with the new 12-40mm pro II lens. This shot is a 9 hr long exposure (all captured & processed in camera) and shows 9 hours of Earth's rotation. Read on to see how I captured this shot. BEHIND THE LENS Camera:- Olympus OM-1 Lens: Olympus 12-40mm pro II (12mm focal length) Tripod Anker PowerBank (PowerCore+ 26800) power device Lens dew heater Live Composite mode - 15s exposure time, F2.8, 9hrs (3hrs + 6hrs) ISO 320 I mounted the camera on a tripod and set up the composition using the 12-40mm pro II lens framing the horse chestnut tree. For powering such a long exposure I used an external power device, plugged into camera and hung on tripod. To prevent ice forming I wrapped a dew heater around the lens (powered from the Anker PD). The star trail was captured by using the OM-1 in-camera function called Live Composite (Setting B on top dial). I chose 15s exposures and let the camera shoot for two periods, firstly 3 hrs and then 6 hours. To add a bit of foreground interest I composed around the winter bare Horse Chestnut (Conker) tree and lit with artificial light.. The image quality from the new camera is stunning. Don't forget if you are interested in buying one use this link - https://rb.gy/zpwbny which includes one of my free workshops!

Waxing moon 88%

Waxing Gibbous Moon 88% captured on 14th March 2022 with the new OM System OM-1. using the 100-400 with the MC-20 (x2 TC). OM-1, 100-400mm, MC-20 TC Star Adventurer Tracker f13, 1/250, ISO 320

Waxing Moon 88%

Waxing Gibbous Moon 88% captured on 14th March 2022 with the new OM System OM-1. using the 100-400 with the MC-20 (x2 TC). OM-1, 100-400mm, MC-20 TC Star Adventurer Tracker f13, 1/250, ISO 320