There was an aurora spike over the British Isles this evening, so I quickly sent up the Delta Flyer but unfortunately cloud cover and increased winds aloft made for tricky flying and photography conditions. Still, I managed to just barely grab a peek of the tail end of the aurora through a brief break in the cloud layer.
Am a bit late/slow to the Goretti storm photo party as the event took place over a week ago, but it was only just today that conditions finally became favourable for a spot of drone flying here at Folkestone.
Wishing my followers (well, if anyone actually do look into this ongoing blog) all the best for 2026.
Have treated myself to a drone upgrade, one that can go higher and take wide angle shots.
Went on a short trip to Lympne Port wildlife park with my Big Camera to take photos of a light trail.
Went on a photo mission to a light trail at Port Lympne (a nearby wildlife park) where it had a Santa's grotto. My little nephew Nate was an absolute star.
PS: No AI enhancements or brushing/editing were used, just a light bit of manual post-processing.
A year ago I took a "Rays Of Hope" photo using my smartphone. I returned to the same location at East Cliff Sands (Folkestone) this morning with the same idea to mind, but this time with my Big Camera (Nikon D7000) and 10 mm wide angle lens. It wasn't until I viewed the photo on my PC afterwards when I noticed the second "star".
Again, no AI enhancements. Just a bit of manual post-processing to bring the photo out a bit.
Braved the biting cold wind to revive my photography mojo at Folkestone Harbour this evening.
While on a photography mission at the Folkestone Harbour Arm, I quickly captured this last minute surprise coloured sunset on my iSamsony smartbone.
PS: Not photoshopped and no AI enhancements. Just dropped down the exposure on the camera app but the drawback with using the fake zoom on a smartphone is the auto sharpening/pixelation effect. But timed it right with the random courting couple.
The glow right in the middle of the grass area is a heiligenschein. Shows up when sunlight directly behind the observer is refracted inside millions of tiny dewdrops on grass and shone back to line of vision, the same principle applies to car headlights shining onto road signs made up of tiny tiny glass crystals giving them the appearance of glowing in the dark.
An old school friend came to stay with me for a couple of days. He tried to get me out of my comfort zone by getting around my town and then Dover, I took it as an opportunity to get my photography mojo flowing. I won't lie to you, I need therapy to get over this therapy
Remembrance at Folkestone Harbour. This is where thousands of troops got onto cross-channel boats on way to battle fields at France during The Great War.
Many of them never came back.
