Sunset at Santa Susana (Pego do Altar reservoir)

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M5Mk2
Lens: Olympus M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 (at 12mm)
Shutter: 1/5s
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 1600
Filter: Cokin ND8 3-stop soft graduated neutral density

Jonathan Poh

Milky Way over Pego do Altar reservoir

Same source images as the previous, but processed it differently and managed to get more colour and detail out of it!

Date: 27 August 2022 (new moon)
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M5Mark II
Lens: Olympus M.Zuiko ED 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO (at 12mm)
Exposure time: 8s (* 21 = 168s total)
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 6400

This is my most successful Milky Way shot so far. Still learning to use stacking to reduce noise and improve the image quality.

Stack of 112 light frames, 2 dark frames, stacked using an app called Sequator, post-processing in Lightroom Classic. Manfrotto tripod with ball-head, no equatorial mount.

Location: Pego do Altar dam reservoir, near Santa Susana, Portugal. Bortle Class 4 area
Date: 27 August 2022 (new moon)
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M5Mark II
Lens: Olympus M.Zuiko ED 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO (at 12mm)
Exposure time: 8s (* 112 = 896s total)
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 6400

Another shot from the same spot. Pity about the clouds that night

Medieval castle wall at Castelo de Sesimbra, Sesimbra, Portugal.

Colourful spices! Marinade for tandoori chicken, comprising of ginger, garlic and coriander (cilantro) paste, cumin, coriander, paprika, turmeric and salt

Espresso machine cleaning day. Look at that filthy group head.

The Milky Way faintly visible through the light pollution, and Jupiter is that bright spot on the far left. 8 minute exposure with my camera mounted on the iOptron SkyTracker

Pink and Blue.
Waking around Lisbon, Portugal

Love this wall tile (‘Azulejo’) pattern