Mountain Layers – The Telephoto Viewpoint
28th July 2021
Blog entry (c) Adrian Hendroff MacGillycuddy's Reeks shot from nearly 42km (26 miles) away from Geokaun on Valentia Island, Co. Kerry, Ireland. (c) Adrian Hendroff. Canon 5DMkIV, 100-400mm + 1.4x extender f/4.5-5.6L at 560mm, ISO 100, 1/10s at f/9.0. LEE polariser, Tripod. July. When it comes to mountain photography, a wide-angle zoom lens is said to be the most useful to capture the full majesty of soaring peaks or rolling hills, especially against the backdrop of a colourful sky over the golden hour or a magical cloud inversion. However, a telephoto lens can be equally as useful – in this...
Read More Meteors and the Milky Way off the Dublin Coastline
07th July 2021
Blog entry (c) Adrian Hendroff In the early hours of 6th May 2021, I set off to photograph the milky way rising off the Dublin coast of Rush with my friends James and Ronan. Making our way down a narrow path to a rocky foreshore southeast of Rush Harbour, we could see millions of stars twinkling in the clear night sky. A Martello Tower overlooks this stretch of coast, which is sheltered by a strip of high ground on its landward end; handy as it blocks off light pollution from nearby streets and Rush town. The spiky rock formations found...
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