The sun is gone and twilight hues paint the sky through the colours of the rainbow. Night is coming and these glorious changing colours will last only a little while. Perhaps if we fly as fast as we can that colour will never leave so let the two of us fly off into an amber […]
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High above the Elder Range a waning gibbous moon makes it’s way towards a moonset that will never be seen. As clouds roll in from the west the moon gets an early night, disappearing beneath snowy white pillows. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Lunar Pillows’ 1/1000s f/4 ISO100 200mm
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By far the most amazing visual spectacle in the night sky is our very own Milky Way Galaxy. To really appreciate it though you need to be far away from populated regions so that city lights do not mask out the detail. This weekend I had the good fortune to spend time with my family […]
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The moon is waxing again and soon will be full. The pattern repeats over and over but the sky is always different. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Lunar Layers’ 1/25s f/4 ISO1600 200mm
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On my way home tonight I spotted this gorgeous waxing crescent moon setting amid wispy western clouds. No time to find an exotic location. It was enough to get a tripod out onto the footpath, fight off the pedestrians and time the shots between glaring oncoming headlights. And then it was gone. Photo: Robert Rath, […]
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