Scozmo's Photery

I’m looking back at the images I have edited and those I have already shared, we’ve had a pretty good month so far as far as the sky goes, quite a few clear nights and mornings, which is always nice 🙂

That said, I’m in my wee den, looking out the window at a bird feeder that is trying its best to get horizontal and wee birds that are trying to keep a grip on the planet; it’s blowing a gale out there, literally. (I detest the overuse / misuse of that word these days)

I’m also kind of amazed that I’m almost keeping up with the editing, apart from bird shots 😦

January 7th saw a clear sky and waxing gibbous Moon in a clear sky. Great word that, Gibbous!

“When the moon is more than half full and still increasing its illuminated surface, it’s called waxing gibbous. The word “gibbous” comes from the Latin for “hump” and has been used for centuries to describe rounded or convex shapes, like swollen eyes or the back of a camel.”

If you’d like to learn more, have a look at Moon Phases UK

I was out for a walk on the 8th and spotted the Moon rising over the hillside across the reservoir.

And later that afternoon / evening …

What about “waxing” and “waning”? Well, waning means fading and waxing is flourishing or growing.

Moon phases

On the 9th I was out walking once again and spotted the waxing gibbous Moon over the trees.

I’ve only taken Moon images in the past if it’s a “special” full Moon or it just happens to be there when I’m out and about, this clear weather has just given me more opportunities.

As all of you who photograph the night sky will know, the Moon being almost white, against a darker sky makes for interesting management of the camera settings.

Ss it turned out, the Moon was actually full on the 13th, guess how the weather was here? So, I got some shots on the 12th at 98%, they’ll just have to do 😉

Partially hidden by cloud at that point, later it was totally hidden.

So I missed the full Moon after all those clear evenings, dammit! 🙂

Enough Moon stuff. There have also been a few interesting evenings in terms of light and Aurora.

As I was finishing my walk on the 9th, I noticed the sun setting between the trees.

As I carried on back towards the house, I kept looking back up the hill.

You may see this line off trees quite often in my shots 🙂

On the 16th there was a pretty nice range of light and colour as the sun went down.

I was just parking the car when I noticed the sunset. I absolutely LOVE the subtleties of shades there can be in our sky but they don’t always come out well in images, unless over-egged in PS or LR and I try not to do that if I can help it.

One of my favourite views, I have a lot of shots of this view 🙂

That’s ten days worth! It’s not been a bad month for me so far; it’s blowing a gale out there right now but here’s hoping it blows through quickly and safely for us all.

See you for the next set.

alyth skies