Photographing the stars on the Welsh coast

[@jeffmsc]

Gone too soon. Such a legend.

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

Loving your work Alyn binge watching as I sit in the van awaiting darkness 📷❤️🚐

[@simranjeetsingh9071]

even after 4 years this video is just so amazing to watch!!

[@jamesallinson5252]

Another great AstroVlog! Loved the detail and glow you got out of the Big Dipper in the second shot

[@AlynWallace]

James Allinson thanks a lot James. I used an interesting in-camera technique for that which I will reveal in a future vlog :)

[@jamesallinson5252]

Alyn Wallace I'll look forward to it!

[@williamflorinjr.8541]

I really enjoy watching your videos. It gives me pleasure watching you travel around the world taking videos of the night skies and our Milky Way plus the meteor streaking across the sky. So, thank you Alyn for the memories.

[@stifyn]

Great shots, video and excellent presentation...superb.

[@AlynWallace]

stifyn thanks a lot for your feedback stifyn!

[@SupaPuffer]

Brilliant. Yes lots more like this. X

[@AlynWallace]

Lucy thanks Lucy, really appreciate the motivation

[@joyecolbeck4490]

Really enjoyable. Thanks Alyn.

[@AlynWallace]

Joye Colbeck thanks joye!

[@Grahamhard1]

Genius! Your Vlogs are so motivating. I love the way you are happy to give us all the details of your shots, Exp, Fstop etc. I got the shot you came for then went on to get 3 more !! Brilliant.

[@AlynWallace]

Graham Hard thanks a lot Graham! As you can see I get a lot of pleasure out of doing this so it's even more of a pleasure to inspire others to go do it too :)

[@chrisgale5032]

Great work Alyn

[@kratos_singh]

Man. You're awesome.. the stars and milkyway.. loved to see them. And these 8 minutes went so fast..

[@tomtomsmith98]

The A7SII is perfect for these vlogs! Incredible footage at night!

[@AlynWallace]

Tom Smith it is indeed and exactly why I picked it up, no competition!

[@Adventure_with_the_Rudds]

Incredible, I hope you keep doing the vlogs. Hopefully see you on the hills soon

[@AlynWallace]

Stuart Rudd hoping to make many more! Cheers Stu be nice to finally bump into you

[@Adventure_with_the_Rudds]

Alyn Wallace yes mate, we'll sort something out soon, I'm more of a winter climber but we'll get out and have a tipple on the mountains. 👍

[@ynysgavin]

Great work again man. Inspiring!

[@AlynWallace]

Gavin Owen cheers Gav!

[@Rwm18]

Brilliant stuff. All the shots were awesome.

[@AlynWallace]

Ryan Mason thanks a lot Ryan!

[@oguzyilmaz5361]

Awesome man!! Really love to watch this videos. Keep going!!

[@AlynWallace]

Oguz Yilmaz hey cok sagol abi ya. Bi de gel gallere

[@iankendall8952]

Great pictures, Alyn, used to be into astronomy, but never managed to get any decent pictures, picked up a few tips from this video, please make more, many thanks.

[@spark_6710]

Thanks for such a gorgeous video!!! So beautiful! BREATH TAKING!!! It's like someone scattered diamond dusts in the sky! AMAZING! At the end ,though slugs are crawling on the grass reminded me of an incident happened to me a couple of months ago! I bought a pack of organic celery & found a black slug just like those in your video on it ! I 1st didn't know what that was! As I looked closer,it showed the antennas! I screamed!Thank god I didn't eat it! I released it outside.Hope he/ she survived! Lol . I'm gonna share this video w/ my friends & sister ! Thank you for this fabulous video!

[@joshandcars3960]

Another amazing video Alyn would love to see another video on what equipment you use such a cameras lenses try pods and so on.

[@AlynWallace]

Josh and Cars thanks a lot Josh! What's in my bag astro edition in the pipeline stay tuned 🙌

[@joshandcars3960]

Alyn Wallace OK awesome I'm looking forward to it

[@GarethDanks]

Stunning mate! I need to book one of your workshops 😊👍🏻

[@AlynWallace]

Gareth Danks cheers Gareth dude! Be good to finally meet you, last one for a while in Brecon on Saturday if you fancy

[@GarethDanks]

Alyn Wallace ah mate I'd have loved to! Got an engagement party in the midlands! Gutted! Astro season end soon then?

[@thegreenmonk]

Great video - very helpful - have to try this at some point next time it's clear out

[@TimGraham1974]

Great job mate, even better

[@AlynWallace]

Tim Graham thanks Tim!

[@graysmith9496]

What an amazing channel, stunning images and delivered perfectly.

[@kirkpaton4423]

Watching this under on an astroventure right now, bloody awesome! Love how excited you were when you saw your shot moments like that don't get old do they? The " this'll do " shot really reminds me of a Yuri Beletsky pic

[@AlynWallace]

Kirk Paton ha how fitting! Yeahhh did a good job not swearing there haha and that's quite a bloody compliment. Actually think I know the shot your on about (Patagonia?)

[@kirkpaton4423]

Alyn Wallace It was somewhere i Chile i belive. ( holiday goals) Just a thought maybe you should have a bash at a lightning vlog??

[@darenhomewood7853]

I know I have watched this before (I remember the slug race) but it popped up in my feed again today 😁 Even now, your enthusiasm and joy still shines through and resonates with me ❤️ Do you ever watch your old vlogs back Alyn? It's amazing how far you have come in such a short period of time. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Snapperann]

Really fantastic stuff Alyn ... love it x

[@AlynWallace]

Thanks a lot Ann! Glad you enjoyed it

[@christinearmington]

Wonderful!

[@timswaysland8382]

Alyn, Thanks for the reminder of what you can capture with a 200m lens and a star tracker.

[@normannorris3642]

Excellent video, with lots more useful information. I think I may have to visit a camera shop in Cardiff to get a better idea of what equipment I will need to add to my Benro Tripod and Canon 5d Mk4 camera, I am considering using my 16-35mm f2.8 lens and my 70-200mm f2.8 lens to see the differences with the photos. Thank you for sharing.

[@iaingeere2932]

Lovely work as always Alyn .

[@TWCHHK]

Really beautiful! Great video with straight forward information. Really enjoy every single video and the last shot of Andromeda is stunning!

[@craigwilson1604]

some day soon i hope to take shots like that but im new to photography, keep up the great videos 👍

[@AlynWallace]

I'm sure you will :) Thank aa lot

[@ade14299]

Amazing vlog makes me want to get out there again tonight

[@AlynWallace]

Adrian Tandy need a bloody cloud hoover where I am right now haha cheers Ade bud #TeamAde2.0

[@stormaurora5536]

Awesome!! Thanks for sharing 😃

[@DarrylHughes]

Stunning video, I'm really enjoying your videos. I live in Ebbw Vale and the areas you shoot are familiar to me. Really inspirational.

[@MattFreestonePictures]

Great video , Alyn. Well done on vlogging the low light bits too!

[@ChritsianBucic]

Awesome !

[@georgefrankpitt]

Nailed it Wally

[@AlynWallace]

George Frankpitt why thank you George

[@piertechinc]

Awesome pics!

[@jamesowen8446]

Love the VLOG! What mic you using for audio? Used a RODE Link on a few shoots and love the quality of the sound. Might be a nice addition for your night shoots!

[@AlynWallace]

James Owen I have a rode lav mic but truth be told I forgot to take it with me so I used my smartphone (and ended up re-recording the audio in my bedroom and dubbing it over because of wind noise). Labour of love haha

[@peacockmick2]

Fabulous video

[@MikeEvs]

Stunning result, need to get my ass out there. I live in Neath

[@sak3407]

Hey man.. Am just blown away by ur photos they are damn good. I am a beginner and I wanted to learn how to shoot the stars. Here I am. Learnt a lot from ur videos broh.

[@AlynWallace]

Thanks for stopping by dude glad you enjoyed them :) More glad you found them useful too all the best

[@sharonsmith6788]

Just purchased the Photopills app......can't wait to get out under the stars

[@rfamily360]

man, i am one of the big fan of you!

[@JonnyPink65]

Asking on an old video..... single shots or stacks? Amazing shots!!!

[@Manny0Calavera]

Amazing stuff, makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside :). I wish I could get into astrophotography, too many things going on right now in my life at the moment...

[@KobayashiMaru86]

Nice work. What apps are you using? Tracking individual stars would come in handy. Milky Way is visible when it dark enough

[@AlynWallace]

Martyn Phillips it's called Photopills :) thanks

[@Paul_85-]

Good stuff . Just wondering why with the great conditions you had why you didn't take multiple exposures and stack them together ? Images would of been a lot better . Just a question and a bit of advise

[@AlynWallace]

Pushed for time being one reason, it wasn't long til twilight was starting. Also a lot of people get put off by the concept of stacking so just wanted to demonstrate the power of a single exposure and I'll do some stacking vids in the future :)

[@RobCharles1981]

Nice Vid and Photos of the Worm Alyn! :-)

[@timsalton]

Great work and very inspirational stuff. Love your videos. Your channel should have loads more subscribers. I'm headed out to the isle of Islay in Scotland next month. Hoping to get some clear skies during my stay although the milky was won't be visible as far as I know

[@TheJohnnaZ]

Just caught your channel and I'm blown away buddy! Stunning shots!! Brilliant!! You're an inspiration and you're doing exactly what I would love to be able to do..... Keep it up mate 🤘ATB, Stu.

[@AlynWallace]

Hey Stu thanks a lot! Glad you've enjoyed my content so far :D What makes you not able to do this? You got too many other commitments I guess?

[@TheJohnnaZ]

Alyn Wallace Yip, there's all the usual commitments... Family, work etc but also the cost... £1700 for a lens? Whoa there Bill Gates! I'm a newby and still learning the basics on my Sony a6000 with kit lens (16-50mm and just a 3.5 f-stop). I love the outdoors (hence my wildcamping videos) and hope to be getting out soon to practice some basic astrophotography with the help of your tutorials and advice to improve my content. Thanks again Alyn, greatly appreciated bud. Stu.

[@mdsween]

Great video again! Cheers Alyn

[@NightLightsFilms]

Haha loved the final slug race dude!! Cracking VLOG, very inspiring for sure!! And stunning shot of the milky way there by the shore! :)

[@AlynWallace]

Cheers Adrien dude glad you enjoyed! When we collabing? :P Norway?

[@jesusmateo5325]

i guess im randomly asking but does any of you know of a method to log back into an Instagram account..? I was dumb forgot the password. I would appreciate any assistance you can give me!

[@randyelliott2494]

@Jesus Mateo instablaster ;)

[@jesusmateo5325]

@Randy Elliott thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site on google and I'm in the hacking process now. Seems to take a while so I will reply here later with my results.

[@jesusmateo5325]

@Randy Elliott It worked and I now got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D Thank you so much you really help me out !

[@davidpearce2981]

Nice one Alyn . Just subscribed keep them coming

[@AlynWallace]

David Pearce thanks a lot David! Cheers for the motivation too

[@dovber90]

Love your Instagram feed but these videos are even better! Amazing. Thanks for sharing. Do you run any workshops?

[@AlynWallace]

Robert Leach hey Robert thanks a lot man! Appreciate you stopping by and commenting. I do indeed, got one coming up in the Brecon beacons end of the month (alynwallacephotography.com/workshops)

[@NigelPullen]

HI Alyn. What app are you using on your phone to control the 6D and do you know if it will suit the 5D Mk1V? Another excellent video

[@AlynWallace]

Nigel Pullen thanks Nigel. I used Photopills to plan the milky way and the other app I used is to control the star tracker not my camera. I have used qDSLR in the past though, you'll need an OTG usb cable

[@NigelPullen]

HI Alyn - many thanks - around 7:20 into the video you control the settings on your camera with an app on your smartphone in order not to get any movement etc - whats the app called. Thanks again

[@AlynWallace]

Nigel Pullen hi Nigel, as I mentioned above it controls the star tracker (star adventurer mini) which controls the camera. The app won't work without the star tracker which is why I mentioned qDSLR as it controls cameras with a smartphone only :)

[@NICKYG2X3.]

these are all brilliant!! cant wait for the next one. to the helicopter. you should be proud your doing great things.

[@AlynWallace]

NCKYG2X3 cheers burner boy!

[@AlynWallace]

Burner haha gurner*

[@NICKYG2X3.]

haha lmao your a natural buddy. not just saying it. talented with the camera and natural then with engaging with the audience.

[@joe2snj]

I recently picked up an A7iii, great bit of kit but useful for astro shots in your opinion?

[@AlynWallace]

See my latest video for a review :)

[@好玩的克里斯]

amazing work that you you really teach me so much,thanks and really hope that you can do more vlogs like this one,I'll continue spot on you!~hoho

[@thevalleywalker]

Top video.. really enjoying these volgs. regards Alan

[@linkedwinters]

as somebody based in lp 7/8 not allowed to leave, what is it like? Does the feeling of seeing and witnessing so many stars ever lose its wonder after seeing it so many times?

[@bennevis6843]

Mate how do you shoot a moving time lapse with the star adventurer with the milky way moving and being tracked with some sharp foreground

[@phortysiks]

Killin' it boyo

[@AlynWallace]

phortysiks ha cheers Charles 👊

[@denisefoote647]

Brilliant!

[@ttttiiimmy10bit]

amazin. Nice work

[@cryptosid]

My favourite place

[@AlynWallace]

Siddhesh Ghag and I'm sure many other people's too. Such a beautiful stretch of coast

[@cryptosid]

Yes, every time we drive down that beautiful coast line, right from three cliffs to Rhosilli its a treat

[@anthonyfernando7460]

make a video which camera gear is best for milky way photography

[@gord281]

Hi Alyn, WOW I've just came across your channel, I have to say your videos are fantastic I'm going through all of them this weekend. Can I ask how do you focus for the Milky Way at night? and what lens would you recommend for my Canon 5d mkiii. Keep up the amazing work I hope to get to some of your locations in Wales this year in our Campervan. Regards Gord

[@AlynWallace]

Thanks a lot Gord! I focus on the stars using live view on the camera and zooming on a bright star. This will help you for lens choice... www.lonelyspeck.com/lonely-specks-ultimate-list-of-best-astrophotography-lenses/

[@scotty4418]

Alyn really enjoyed watching this and your other videos. Your astro images are fantastic. Just discovered you are speaking at Digital Splash event on the 7th Oct. Gutted wont get to attend the Saturday as I had booked for the Sunday and have made plans for the Saturday. I have a Canon 5d Mark ii at present and I am looking at acquiring a lens for astro photography. Been looking at the Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC lens to start off and was wondering what your thoughts were on this. Keep up the good work and have subscribed for more of your vlogs All the best

[@swanseamale47]

Hi mate, really like the video. Can I ask what video camera your using, it's really good in low light. Regards Wayne

[@AlynWallace]

Wayne Clarke thanks Wayne, Sony A7SII. All my gear is listed in the video description

[@Felix-ok2mx]

so did you stacked your one shot at 5:30?

[@AlynWallace]

no its a pnorama

[@colintomjenkins]

Loved it. You've made a rod for your own back with two scary endings out of two though... :)

[@AlynWallace]

Colin Jenkins hahaha I know pressures on now. But that's how I like it ;)

[@FarmLapse]

When you've aligned your tracker with polaris, can you just move your camera around to aim it towards the M31? Or do you have to somehow tell your tracker to go to M31?

[@richn1751]

Quick question Alyn. How important is is it to work around the timings of the galactic core when shooting the Milky Way? I noticed this window was a few hours before you took your shot in this video.

[@AlynWallace]

Rich N sorry Rich I don't quite understand your question? If you want to shoot the Galactic core then you'll have to shoot within the window but there's parts of the milky way visible all year round, just not as bright or interesting as the core

[@richn1751]

Alyn Wallace Alyn Wallace hi, I guess I was asking how important the galactic core is to a Milky Way image. I presumed it was crucial but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Cheers, very helpful.

[@AlynWallace]

Rich N it makes for a better image because it is so much more brighter an colourful than the rest of the MW. But I didn't capture the core in the image in this vlog, it had already set

[@michal6688]

Thanks i wait 😃

[@erforscher]

How did you capture Adromeda without much zoom (Telescope)

[@AlynWallace]

Because it's big! It's the same size as the moon in the sky pretty much

[@Eichetheking]

Hi, great video. can you do a basic sam mini tutorial?

[@WDTRH]

what star tracking apps do you use to see where the milky way will rise?

[@markjarvis8759]

Great vlog

[@multigabby2]

Hi thanks for help, one last Question is the canon 50mm ef 1.4 lens ok for this type of photography ? cheers

[@runtube]

Awesome

[@bubunghosh3091]

Hello dear, i just want to know which camera you use for behind the scenes video shooting

[@AlynWallace]

Sony A7SII

[@3Ddunk]

Hi Alyn, I'm thinking of getting a SkyWatcher mini. Do you need to use the phone app to control the camera or would it work using a standard intervalometer.

[@AlynWallace]

Duncan Fenwick it's a bit of a pain in that respect to be honest you have to control through phone. You could set it to track for an hour using the phone to start and then use your own intervalometer. I justwish there was a physical button you could press to start sidereal tracking, without the phone. Not sure what they were thinking

[@3Ddunk]

I have a Sony a7s and a6000 they don't have a cable for them only the old style Sony remote. Just been looking at my intervalometers i have a wireless Viltrox that has a 3.5mm stereo to micro usb cable..... 99% sure that will link them..hmmm

[@multigabby2]

Hi Allyn do you get good shots when the moon is at its least phase ? cheers

[@AlynWallace]

Yup as close to new moon as possible :)

[@multigabby2]

Cheers. wheres the green bongo ?

[@thomasdalecki4777]

cool video... keep going!

[@AlynWallace]

Thomas Dalecki thanks Thomas appreciate the motivation!

[@garethwright3167]

I reckon you will be making some serious money out of these blogs within 6 months. Really good feel to the video !

[@AlynWallace]

Thanks Gareth, really glad you enjoyed. Not sure about the money but getting such positive feedback is enough for me! Didnt even expect 100 views!

[@garethwright3167]

😊

[@leehouston4395]

GREAT job mate. Keep it up, i predict 100k subscribers in 6 months :-)

[@AlynWallace]

Lee Houston hahah calm down! Quality of the subscribers over quantity ;) thanks a lot

[@parthasarkar986]

How to get Andromeda Galaxy which to be photographed as this is not a goto mount, the vast sky is a home of billions of stars so how to locate the Andromeda? Solve the issue, I'll be thankful 😊

[@AlynWallace]

Try using Stellarium :)

[@parthasarkar986]

Alyn Wallace this is not a goto mount so how can I focus perfectly for andromeda using this mount? Stelerium alone can't help i think as this mount can't be connected to stelerium.

[@michal6688]

U ar PRO MAN :D Can u make photo a night sky with a smartphones?

[@AlynWallace]

I will make a video about this soon :)

[@welshbachgenoutdoors8388]

Never done a night shot as only use a phone!Any tips on best DSLR to purchase for a novice like myself!I'm Welshbachgen on Instagram and have no night shots at all!Cheers!......Them shots and others are amazing!✌✌👊

[@AlynWallace]

out door valley boys ah thanks bud! Totally depends on your budget?

[@paulwood6729]

Really cool video. I have a family holiday at Nefyn on the Llŷn Peninsula coming up at the end of July :-) although it'll be full moon then :-( Have you ever shot there? Do you have any tips if you have? I'm hoping to get to the end of the peninsula as darksitefinder.com shows it to be one of the few truly dark places in the uk. And a conveniently placed bird sanctuary at the top of the hill so I don't have to trek up it!

[@marsbel1846]

5:21 can we see this exact image with the naked eye ??????????????????????????????????????????????? If you say yes I will cry right now !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@AustinALiboiron]

Not necessarily. The aperture of a lens like his is MUCH wider than the iris of the human eye, so it picks up more light, plus it collects the amount of light you'd see in 20 seconds into one image so certain things emerge into the picture that you wouldn't be able to see. This is why astrophotography is so important 😊

[@nickyh92]

Awesome blog, really hard shooting the milkyway in the U.K. Any other sites that you would recommend? Cheers Nick Instagram: Nickyh92

[@cristianosecci7729]

Hey Alyn! Very nice video! I'm actually very interested in the SkyWatcher Star Adventurer Mini and I have the same setup as yours (6D+70-200F4): how does the SA work with this gear? Did you find any balancing issue or difficulty in the SA to move the whole rig? Thank you!

[@AlynWallace]

Hey Cristiano :) Yes the SAM works great with the 70-200 suprisingly easy to get decent alignment. Though I would recommend the iOptron Skytracker Pro over it because you don't need to control it via smartphone. Also you can use the polarscope on the ioptron whilst the camera is on there

[@cristianosecci7729]

Alyn, thank you for your reply! In the end I decided to buy the Star Adventurer "classic" edition: it's very well made indeed, although I did not yet have the opportunity to use it: overcast skies for days and days... :-(