We had to wait for August to get clear skies and lovely warm weather. Here are some images from the August night skies. From stormy, electric to cloudy and clear. Enjoy! Remember! Lift your eyes to the skies and experience infinity! August night skies ( flickr link)
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The Moonrise
Tonight I went out to shot the stars despite a rising moon. The fields were golden coloured and a few thin clouds illuminated the sky. A lot of farmers were still out at work late after midnight
Upper Sure lake from above
I finally found the panorama vista I was looking for. A viewpoint to catch most of the Upper Sure Lake. I took some images in the early evening and then at night. Most of the images are panoramas stitched together in Kolor’s AutoPano Pro. Here are the early evening images Then came the night with …
Under the Milkyway
Yesterday night we had perfect conditions to photograph the night sky. No clouds and the moon only rose after midnight. So we went out in the fresh summer night to capture the MilkyWay
Venus and Jupiter….and the moon
Last month two planets were moving closer to each other every day. It was easy to watch them as Venus and Jupiter were the first stars to be seen in the early night sky to the West. On June 17 this was what I get through the clouds. On June 19 the moon came to …
Aurora Borealis in Northern Luxembourg
Aurora Borealis, also called Northern Lights are hardly visible on continental Europe. They mostly occur in the high latitude regions. I was keen on getting out with my camera tonight as one of these amazing phenomena was forecasted as far down “south” as Luxembourg. I must admit that I wasn’t really optimistic but as it …
Winter Wonder Landscapes
Some images of my night stroll through the woods. Even though we only had a half moon it enlightened the snow covered trees in a magic light. The white powder reflected like uncountable diamonds. It was great to brave the freezing cold elements 🙂
Nightsky photography
Nightsky or astrophtography needs some technical knowledge and a lot of patience, but above all : Just walk out of your home, in the middle of the night, in search of the darkest place nearby, lift your eyes towards the starry sky, and admire the endlessness of the universe
A stroll though the Dutch city of Utrecht
I had the chance to travel for 2 days to Utrecht in the Netherlands, a city I didn’t know at all. I took me by surprise. I love walking near the charming the Oudegracht (the old canal). At night the city is amazinly well lit. A light trail, called trajectum lumen guides you through the …
Misty valley or cloud dancing
These days or should I say these nights the sky changes rapidly from cloudless and brightly starry to cloudy dark. All this within minutes. Some pictures of tonight’s clouds dancing
