Recent content by Ainsley Bennett

I think the lighter edge is due to my post processing, I notice it myself now and will sort:)

Thanks Bardo, I've shot this location so many times with wide angles I thought I would try my 50mm:)

26,000 light years is the distance from Earth to our Milky Way core:)

Cheers guys. Sirch, understand where your coming from, I used a 50mm lens for this shot focusing on the milky way core which is the brightest area of the visible milky way making the image look brighter than the normal wideangle shots we tend to see:) mattyg, I used a Nikon d800 and Nikon 50mm...

I haven't posted here for quite a while so here is one taken earlier this year from the Isle of Wight:) '26,000 light years away' - St Catherine's Oratory, Isle of Wight by AINSLEY BENNETT, on Flickr

Thanks for the comments guys. JBW, I entered the Astronomy Photographer of the year in 2014 but didn't get shortlisted. One of my images of Venus rising did get used in their advertising campaign sets. I do intend to enter some this year maybe including the above image for the people and space...

30 seconds F/2.8, I think it was ISO 5000

thanks, trying to figure out how to attach the correct link?

This shot was taken last year and involved quite a bit of pre planning and set up with a mate of mine. Single exposure using Nikon D800 and Samyang 14mm. Fisherman and Milky Way by Ainsleyiow1, on Flickr

Thanks for the comments all, first time I've logged in for ages:)

Seahorse, I used long exposures of around 20-30 seconds to increase my chance of capturing the lightning. The main cloud structure had just passed over me so I knew a strike was imminent:)

Cheers for the comments people.

my second upload to the forums, this time a lightning shot taken Sunday Night when storms crossed the Isle of Wight. Nikon D800, Nikon 16-35. ISO400 F/8 Stormy skies Sandown by Ainsleyiow1, on Flickr

Cheers guys, yeah the grad filter in lightroom will do the job.

Yes my flickr name is Ainsleyiow1.