Amateur Photographer – 20 July 2019

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Ollie Taylor

Award-winning landscape and

astrophotographer Ollie Taylor

is based on the coast of Dorset.

He became hooked on night

photography in 2011, and three

years later began running the

first landscape astrophotography workshops in Europe.

See http://www.ollietaylorphotography.com.

ALL PICTURES © OLLIE TAYLOR

Event planning

It pays to know what’s occurring

and when. To find out when

astronomical events such as

supermoons, blood and blue moons,

solar and lunar eclipses will take

place, visit http://www.timeanddate.com.

This website is an excellent place

to find future lunar info.

A

s beautiful as the moon is, it

can be tricky to photograph

in combination with the

landscape, especially in the

dead of night. Making the most of strong

artifi cial light, such as that produced by

an urban cityscape, usually makes things

easier. The intense light of streetlamps,

houses, roads and factories helps to

balance the exposure, highlights and

overall scene, allowing the surface detail

of the moon to be exposed correctly –

although often two exposures are still

required (see pages 19-20). It becomes

a far more complex task if you intend to

incorporate this glistening rock within

a rural landscape.

Planning and the golden hour

I’m usually a bit of a night owl, but I will

make an exception and venture out in the

daylight for a shot of the moon during the

golden hour (the periods pre and post

sunset). Naturally, planning is crucial to a

successful shoot, and a quick look at the

PhotoPills app (see kit list) will tell you

everything you need to know, from the

phase of the lunar cycle, to the moon’s

trajectory and elevation, and the time

it will rise and set in relation to the

moon

The Super Moon rising over Gullfoss, Iceland

Nikon D750, 200-500mm, 1/200sec at f/5.6, ISO 2000

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