A Blanket of Stars

I'm quite lucky that I have North Leverton Windmill 10 minutes down the road from home, and it's in the middle of nowhere, which means dark skies. I wouldn't claim to be an expert at astrophotography, my Milky Ways look quite subtle, but it's a pretty good place to practice..

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As much as I like star trails I love to capture the Milky Way, although admittedly what I have caught is subtle, but to stand below that blanket of stars is majestical.
What did surprise me though were the mobile phone shots I took last night. I'd seen a tutorial on Youtube on how to shoot the Milky Way with a smart phone, and it pretty much consisted of going in to the Pro setting and then setting up as you would on a DSLR. Below are a few examples of what I got, unedited, straight out of camera (Which is why a couple are a little skewif!..

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As a photographer I try to mix what I do in my shots, I've done still life, some macro work, lightpainting and I enjoy a good model shoot. If you'd like to check out any of my other work I'm on Facebook, or you can find me on Instagram under neilru75

Thanks very much for looking

Kind Regards, Neil