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StillPho ToMalone I love all types of photography, gig, landscapes, astro, deep sky, long exposure, light painting, drone. This is a hobby not a job. ! DJI Mini 3 PRO.

I travel around taking my cameras, drones and telescope with me. Always looking for new projects the more complicated the better. Currently using:
Nikon Z6II. DJI Mavic 2 PRO. Seestar S50 Smart Telescope. I post my drone pics

NO NFT !!!! Don't even bother messaging !!! If you like what you see please follow my page.

Thursday night, Another “Night Hiking” adventure. This time to Marazion, to try and shoot the partial lunar eclipse.I wa...
30/08/2026

Thursday night, Another “Night Hiking” adventure. This time to Marazion, to try and shoot the partial lunar eclipse.
I was out shooting from 2am -7.30am
The cloud made it difficult ! and we missed quite a lot but it was a glorious night !!

We had a little adventure over to Spain for the total eclipse 12/08/26. Its taken a few days to comprehend what we exper...
15/08/2026

We had a little adventure over to Spain for the total eclipse 12/08/26.
Its taken a few days to comprehend what we experienced !
The entire trip was amazing !!!!!
We got to our planned shooting location early morning, as the day went on, more and more photographers turned up, Great to meeting you all ! Clear skies and baking heat all day until............
The clouds came in, seemingly out of nowhere, just few mins before totality (a big thick dense cloud).
We thought all our hard work had been for nothing !!!
Im still not 100% sure what happened !
The eclipse just popped out of the cloud just a few seconds before totality, It seemed all of a sudden ! BOOM it was under the clouds and all systems go !!!!!!!

Emotional roller coaster !
Once in a life time experience !!!
Stunning !!!!!!

Last night I went back to St Michael’s Mount, Marazion, Near Penzance. To shoot the Buck Moon rising above the castle. T...
29/07/2026

Last night I went back to St Michael’s Mount, Marazion, Near Penzance.
To shoot the Buck Moon rising above the castle.

The camera was setup about 2km away from the mount.

I have been trying to get this shot for about 6 months, with many failed attempts due to weather or alignment issues.

However last night was the one !

Last night I went "Night Hiking" again. This time to The Devil's Den, Marlborough, Wiltshire. Out shooting 11.30am -3.0...
20/07/2026

Last night I went "Night Hiking" again. This time to The Devil's Den, Marlborough, Wiltshire.
Out shooting 11.30am -3.00am

Not the best night hiking, Even though I have been here before....... I got VERY lost between the parking to the stones ! Wondering round with no phone service............. FINALLY I found my way back out of the many fields and back to the footpath.

Shooting was great, lovely just to chill out under the stars, I got to use some different lens and mess around with my cameras. I could see the milky way clearly with the naked eye, despite the light pollution.

The hike back to the car, was much easier and a hard lessons were learned !!!! Paths look very different at times of year lol
Anyway got some pics !

Last night I went "Night Hiking" again. This time to St Michael's Mount, Marazion, Cornwall, UKOut shooting 12.00am -4.0...
21/06/2026

Last night I went "Night Hiking" again. This time to St Michael's Mount, Marazion, Cornwall, UK
Out shooting 12.00am -4.00am
I have shoot here a few times before and wanted to return for a different perspective.
The shortest night held a few challenges as I had to wait for the 37% moon to set before I could really start the shoot.
It took ages for the skies to clear, but when it did it was magnificent.
Their was little crabs running over my feet as I setup the camera.
It was also quite unsettling that I could hear the water close by, but unsure exactly how far away it really was ! (I did research the tide times first)

Great night !!!

Last night I went "Night Hiking" again. This time to Stonehenge, Wiltshire, UKAnother great night 11.00pm -4.00amI only ...
14/06/2026

Last night I went "Night Hiking" again. This time to Stonehenge, Wiltshire, UK
Another great night 11.00pm -4.00am

I only managed to get a 30sec tracked shot of the milky way as the clouds rolled in as soon as i got setup.
I hung around hoping for the skies to clear, unfortunately not.
Just before it started to get light, i got my foreground shots and headed home.

Had a lovely conversation with the security guard, who were very friendly and even let me know before they turned on their big torches.

It was defiantly worth the drive !

Last night I went "Night Hiking" again, Back to St Michael’s Mount, Marazion, near Penzance. The Milky way galactic core...
22/05/2026

Last night I went "Night Hiking" again, Back to St Michael’s Mount, Marazion, near Penzance.

The Milky way galactic core rising over St Michael’s Mount.

Another great night 11.00pm -2.30am

Even with all the light pollution and 33% moon, I just about managed to get a shot.

I will definitely be back here later in the season for some more pics !

Last night I went "Night Hiking" again, This time back to Lanyon Quoit near Madron, Penzance. The Milky way galactic cor...
12/05/2026

Last night I went "Night Hiking" again, This time back to Lanyon Quoit near Madron, Penzance.

The Milky way galactic core rising over the tomb stones.

If you look closely on the bottom right of the Milky Way you will see the Great Dark Horse Nebula.

Had a lovely night out from midnight - 4.30am, First stop was St Michael's Mount, But unfortunately the cloud had rolled in.

However I did happen to bump into Cherrie Photography who was teaching a workshop. I was ready to crawl back into my bed and call it a night. The clouds looked thick and slow moving.

Cherrie Photography said they were going to head up to Lanyon Quoit and kindly offered for me to tag along. I reluctantly excepted as I thought the cloud was in for the night, But FOMO had kicked in !!! I would of been gutted if I had missed this !

Im so glad I did go!!!

Last night I went "Night Hiking" again, This time to Avebury stone circle. In hope of shooting the Milky way galactic co...
19/04/2026

Last night I went "Night Hiking" again, This time to Avebury stone circle. In hope of shooting the Milky way galactic core for the first time .

I got a little spooked by the dozen or so pairs of eye staring at me through the stone.......... sheep, just sheep, not pixies !
What a night, completely clear skies (for a change) I thought everything had gone well until I got home and looked at my images, Something had gone slightly wrong with my tracker (operator error) So the images are not as good as I hoped, I was over excited for the core and probably messed up my polar alignment.
Anyway not bad for a first go.

Saying Goodbye to Orion (in the Northern Hemisphere) until November.Here is Orion in all its glory.Image 1: I took this ...
28/03/2026

Saying Goodbye to Orion (in the Northern Hemisphere) until November.

Here is Orion in all its glory.

Image 1: I took this a few weeks ago and completely forgot about it. The red you can see is Barnard's Loop (Sh 2-276) an emission nebula, Under very dark skies may be able to see it with the naked eye, But this image was taken with a tracked long exposure and a Hydrogen alpha filter.

Image 2: Taken last year, The Orion Nebula (M42) a massive, bright stellar nursery located roughly 1,350 light-years away from earth. Taken with my telescope.

Image 3: Taken last year, The Horsehead Nebula (B33) & The Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) located about 1,375 light-years from earth.
Taken with my telescope.

Image 4: Drawn by my Nan over 30 years ago and sent to me as a child in a letter. She was a passionate amateur astronomer. Unfortunately at the time I was very young and didn't appreciate the night sky as I do now. Every time I see Orion I say "Hi Nan" Hopefully she would be proud of my new found love for the night sky.

Anyway see you in November Orion (Nan)

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