Photography Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/photography/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:55:46 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-favicon-160x160.jpg Photography Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/photography/ 32 32 2696646 Action Cams for Windsurfing. GoPro vs Insta 360 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/03/action-cams-for-windsurfing-gopro-vs-insta-360/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/03/action-cams-for-windsurfing-gopro-vs-insta-360/#comments Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:50:16 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=38567 Capturing the thrill and excitement of windsurfing can be challenging, but with the rise of action cameras, it has become easier than ever to record your sessions on the water. I’ve had a GoPro for many years. I got my first one back in 2010 when they released the first HD version of the camera....

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/03/action-cams-for-windsurfing-gopro-vs-insta-360/feed/ 1 38567 Lake Schwarzsee Panorama https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2014/06/lake-schwarzsee-panorama/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2014/06/lake-schwarzsee-panorama/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2014 08:44:26 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=17142 I’ve now had time to play with some of my photos taken in Austria… I just can’t get enough of this view from the shores of Lake Schwarzsee. Not a bad photo taken on an iPhone 4 either.

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2014/06/lake-schwarzsee-panorama/feed/ 1 17142 Tamron Superzoom https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/12/tamron-superzoom/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/12/tamron-superzoom/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2013 09:13:53 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=15206 Amazon.co.uk Widgets I haven’t really done much proper photography lately. These things do tend to wax and wane though so no doubt I’ll go on some photo-walks soon and get back into it. One of the reasons has been that my array of lenses has been less than ideal for a while. Originally for my...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/12/tamron-superzoom/feed/ 0 15206 Andromeda through my Meade 15mm Eyepiece https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/02/andromeda-through-my-meade-15mm-eyepiece/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/02/andromeda-through-my-meade-15mm-eyepiece/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:36:36 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=12354 Christmas may only be a distant memory now, and my birthday was a couple of weeks before that, but one of my birthday presents was a Meade 15mm eyepiece for my Skywatcher 130 telescope. I have briefly used it once or twice since then but Sunday night was the first time I got to use it properly. This isn’t...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/02/andromeda-through-my-meade-15mm-eyepiece/feed/ 4 12354 Aerial Kite Photography https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/01/aerial-kite-photogrpahy/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/01/aerial-kite-photogrpahy/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2013 15:26:26 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=12230 Well, that didn’t quite go to plan. The idea was to head over to the beach to make the most of the sunshine, get the kites out, fly them for a bit and then mess around trying to attach my GoPro to them to do some aerial photography. Morgan and I headed over with all...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/01/aerial-kite-photogrpahy/feed/ 2 12230 More Winter Birds https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/01/more-winter-birds/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/01/more-winter-birds/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:35:32 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=12216 I still haven’t managed to get any really good photos of the birds that have been in the garden during the snow. I’m not really patient enough to sit out there hidden away somewhere so I’ve taken a few photos through the conservatory windows instead. They aren’t the cleanest conservatory windows at the moment so the...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/01/more-winter-birds/feed/ 1 12216 ABKA Photo Comp 2012 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2012/09/abka-photo-comp-2012/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2012/09/abka-photo-comp-2012/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 08:05:45 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=11113 We had the Aberystwyth Beekeepers Association photo competition on Tuesday evening. Vicki who was orgainsing it this year had put a huge amount of effort into it so there were some really good prizes up for grabs. We however didn’t really put much effort into it this year as we didn’t have much time so...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2012/09/abka-photo-comp-2012/feed/ 2 11113 Photos of Saturn https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2012/05/photos-of-saturn/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2012/05/photos-of-saturn/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 06:31:26 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=10111 After our successful viewing of Saturn on Friday night, Morgan was excited about staying up on Saturday night to have a look for himself. We’re not sure if it was the prospect of seeing Saturn for the first time or the staying up late that had him excited, but with clear skies it promised much. Venus was...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2012/05/photos-of-saturn/feed/ 1 10111 Goldfinches https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2012/05/goldfinches/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2012/05/goldfinches/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 12:33:24 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=10056 Goldfinches – They have to be my favourite garden bird and although we don’t get that many of them we do usually have a pair in the garden now and then during spring and summer. They are pretty spectacular but I haven’t yet taken a photo of one in the garden. They appeared yesterday though...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2012/05/goldfinches/feed/ 1 10056 Purple Sprouting Greenery https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2012/04/purple-sprouting-greenery/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2012/04/purple-sprouting-greenery/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:15:48 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=10029 It seems as though the garden is going through a green and purple phase today.

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