Mike Gannaway 08/01/2024 Mike Gannaway 08/01/2024

The sword of Orion and M42 - The Great Nebula of Orion

After a good discussion with Les Rackham about balancing setups I tried a few new ideas last night, which didn't go as well as I would have liked. Still they pointed me to some refinements and further ideas which I will trial later.

I did capture some data though (50 x 5 second exposures at F8 1500 ISO on my Canon 80D with a 70-200 f2.8 L lens) which I merged in ASTAP and then processed in Adobe Photoshop. The shorter exposures was to try and avoid the clipping of the brighter stars in the centre.

There were issues including some teething issues with the mounting and a constant wind. But I am quite surprised at the final image. There are lots of things I can improve from here which is promising.

Mike Gannaway 04/12/2023 Mike Gannaway 04/12/2023

Time To Dream

I posted this image a little while ago as a placeholder. Like a shop in the plaza, a temporary boarding to hide the changes happening behind. This allowed me time to, assess things, to dream of what might be. To reimagine and renovate both the content within and where I am going. To take a breath and think of the future and not the past.

Mike Gannaway 11/11/2023 Mike Gannaway 11/11/2023

Cert in Intermediate Photography (UCol)

We went back to school! Three months of assignments, practical’s and great discussions on photography and art. In some ways it took a long time, in other ways it flew past. What drew me to it you might ask? It wasn’t the learning of new techniques, it was a reset, a chance to look at my process, work on my confidence and try something new. To give myself a chunk of time and go for it.

Mike Gannaway 30/10/2023 Mike Gannaway 30/10/2023

Taputeranga Island

We were blessed with some beautiful clouds and light, a nice reward for the lack of sleep. The forecast had predicted waves up to 2 metres tall, and turn up they did. In the image you can see the sea spray billowing into the air off the rocks and into the morning light.

Mike Gannaway 22/09/2023 Mike Gannaway 22/09/2023

Spontaneous

The image captures a fraction of these comedians talent and was such a fun thing to do. The concept, which we found out on the day, was theirs, and I love it.

Mike Gannaway 22/09/2023 Mike Gannaway 22/09/2023

A converted 300D

What could I learn from experimenting with an 18 year old camera that has been infrared converted

Mike Gannaway 12/09/2023 Mike Gannaway 12/09/2023

The Milky Way Core

A project for winter

Mike Gannaway 04/09/2023 Mike Gannaway 04/09/2023

Spring Sunshine

Beautiful spring sunshine captured in infrared

Mike Gannaway 18/08/2023 Mike Gannaway 18/08/2023

Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex

We finally had a clear night when I had nothing on. Time for more testing

Mike Gannaway 02/08/2023 Mike Gannaway 02/08/2023

Windmills In The Mist

Fog hunting

Mike Gannaway 26/07/2023 Mike Gannaway 26/07/2023

First Quarter Moon

Testing tracking with the Canon 100-400 at 400mm with a 2x extender on my Canon 6D

Mike Gannaway 25/07/2023 Mike Gannaway 25/07/2023

Courier Post, A Night At The Airport

Mike Gannaway 01/05/2023 Mike Gannaway 01/05/2023

Exhibition in Woodville

Exhibition in Woodville this month at the Rinitawa Art and History - Woodville gallery. Kelly Taylor Gannaway and I have images in this, so if you have a lazy Sunday and feel like a drive or you are passing through Woodville, stop in and take a look around. The gallery space looks great, thanks to the team there 🙂

Mike Gannaway 25/03/2023 Mike Gannaway 25/03/2023

Aurora Over Opiki Bridge

A little late night adventure to capture my first aurora images

Mike Gannaway 26/02/2023 Mike Gannaway 26/02/2023

Foggy Sunrise

We share in each other successes, failures, set backs and triumphs. We can achieve more together and we can help when things get a little hard. We can also share a lot of fun and laughter along the way.

Mike Gannaway 09/02/2023 Mike Gannaway 09/02/2023

DGPR - Round 6 Winner

Thanks to Ira for running this fun competition, it was great to see all the entries flow in. Thanks to those who voted for my image, it’s one of those photographs where your heart is way a head of your brain.

Mike Gannaway 13/10/2022 Mike Gannaway 13/10/2022

Longer Exposures

I ride the fine line between quality and imperfection, and through this I can find a new world to explore.

Mike Gannaway 25/09/2022 Mike Gannaway 25/09/2022

Floating

Shooting in infrared… the way it can change a scene, enhance it. The way it can bring out some items, while hiding others, makes it such a useful tool in the toolbox.