The Milky Way Over Brecon Reservoir

Just as I thought I would be in for the rest of the night, my friend Darren messaged me about 10.15pm to say it was going to be a clear night and he was going to Brecon. Brecon is designated a 'dark sky reserve' and is superb for taking photo's of the stars.

Just after 11pm he picked me up. He lives in the same village and is a serving Police Officer and part time professional photographer, so we always have lots to chat about as we travel.

One of the hard parts of astro-photography is getting a half decent foreground and that's why we decided to try and get one of the reservoir (Nant Ddu) It's pitch black and finding your way around isn't easy - plus my torch decided to play up!  The one I like best is of the Milky Way over the reservoir taken with the fisheye lens. The Milky Way was directly overhead and a 'normal' lens simply would only get part of it in.

Just after 2am, Darren dropped me home and it was straight to bed. Blip Photo sorted!