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October 27, 2009

The Hurlers Star Trail

I’ve had to focus mainly on redecorating for the past couple of weeks rather than go out and take new photos. The lounge is pretty much done, just my office to do now and then put wood flooring down in both. I did manage to go out to The Hurlers on Bodmin Moor to take some photos of the stars, although the cloud cover was a little too much. Here’s the result:

The Hurlers, Minions, Bodmin Moor (Canon EOS 5D Mark II)

The Hurlers, Minions, Bodmin Moor (Canon EOS 5D Mark II)

I was hoping to get out in the next week, but the forecast isn’t great and I really need to restock two of my outlets as they’ve both very low on stock now. I also wouldn’t mind some sleep too – Willow hasn’t adjusted to the clock change very well and Paula’s too tired from being pregnant…

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October 13, 2009

New Rhossili and Worms Head Photos

Having been bitten by the bug for star trail photograpy, last night the moon and weather tied up nicely so there would be minimal cloud and no moon – perfect for star trail photography. I took myself, two cameras, food and my tent up onto Rhossili Down. I took my tent to keep me warm as the forecast was for 5 degrees C – it’s a great tent – two poles and for pegs and it’s up, plus it’s good in storms and snow too and weighs next to nothing – it’s the MacPac Minaret if you’re interested. Anyway, it was a great location apart from being on the side of the hill – literally as the tent was at quite an angle! I took several photos, so here they are:

Llangennith Beach and Burry Holms (Canon EOS 5D)

Llangennith Beach and Burry Holms (Canon EOS 5D)

Rhossili and Worms Head (Canon EOS 5D)

Rhossili and Worms Head (Canon EOS 5D)

Worms Head (Canon EOS 5D Mark II)

Worms Head (Canon EOS 5D Mark II)

And finally the star trails photo – this is an hour photo and the wide angle shows the stars that circle both the north and south pole.

Worms Head (Canon EOS 5D Mark II)

Worms Head (Canon EOS 5D Mark II)

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October 9, 2009

Royal Mail Strikes

Tags: , — Dan Santillo @ 3:24 pm

In the light of the continuing Royal Mail strikes, it seems it might be an unreliable lead up to Christmas for online ordering. Wherever possible, I will use FedEx or DHL to send photos out – canvases and framed photos are always sent by one of these two couriers who obviously won’t be affected by this strike. Unfortunately, it is prohibitively expensive to send smaller items via courier – The minimum is about £6.99+VAT. If it is important that your order reaches you quickly, please contact me and we’ll see if we can work something out.

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October 5, 2009

Two New Photos

Things are a bit mad at the moment. I’ve got the Saltash craft fair coming up on the 17th October, I’ve got to restock my outlets, I’ve got to take new photos in time for my December exhibition and I’ve got to redecorate a lot of downstairs so I can move my office and create space for the forthcoming baby. I did manage to get out though and went to Craig Cerrig-gleisiad for sunrise. As sunrises go, it wasn’t great but I came away with a pleasant enough photo.

The view from Craig Cerrig-gleisiad (Canon EOS 5D Mark II)

The view from Craig Cerrig-gleisiad (Canon EOS 5D Mark II)

I also found a few minutes spare to process the star trail photo from Snowdonia:

2.5 hours in Swnodonia (Canon EOS 5D Mark II)

2.5 hours in Swnodonia (Canon EOS 5D Mark II)

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