Matt Hickling

Acoustics | Audio Engineering | Broadcast

[Matt Hickling @MWHickling]

The afternoon moon always gives me Star Wars vibes. Here is a stack of 20 exposures around a hazy 3.30pm.
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Celestron Astromaster 90/1000mm
Equatorial CG-3 Mount
Sony Alpha a6100
F/11, ISO100, 1/400
#astrophotography #themoon #lunarphotography #sonyalphasclub

[Matt Hickling @MWHickling]

Slightly more cropped and processed version.
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Sony Alpha a6100
Sony 70-350mm F4.5-6.3 G OSS
iOptron Skyguider Pro
50x 60s subs
F/6.3, ISO1600
10x flat, 10x darks, 10x bias
#astrophotography #sonyalpha #ioptronskyguiderpro #orionnebula

[Matt Hickling @MWHickling]

Annual January new moon go at M42 Orion. Slightly longer subs this time at the slight expense of sharpness.
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Sony Alpha a6100
Sony 70-350mm
iOptron Skyguider Pro
50x 60s subs
F/6.3, ISO1600
10xflat, 10xdarks, 10xbias
#astrophotography #ioptronskyguiderpro #m42 #orionnebula

[Matt Hickling @MWHickling]

Milky Way shot last night from a fixed tripod. Tried to take advantage of the new moon, but the light pollution is unfortunately still hard to beat. 20x 30s stills, stacked in Sequator and processed in PS.
#astrophotography #sonyalpha #samyanguk #milkyway #milkywaychasers

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Zebra jumping spider in the garden. Check out that red fang! 5-7mm in length and can jump around 10cm to catch their prey.
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Sony a6100
Samyang f2.8 100mm Macro
ISO100 | 1/400| f4
#macrophotography #sonyalpha #sonyalphasclub #samyanguk #wildlifephotography

[Matt Hickling @MWHickling]

Congratulations to my MSc project student @compliance4buildings on graduating today. You achieved all this through the challenges of hybrid learning, running a business and maintaining time for family life. Great work and a great bloke! #mscthesis #acoustics #solentuniversity

[Matt Hickling @MWHickling]

Glastonbury happened! A lot of hard work but a great time too. Arcadia was another level! #glastonbury #arcadia #solentuniversity #production #documentary #outsidebroadcast

[Matt Hickling @MWHickling]

I wanted to grab a photo of this weevil as I liked his snout, but after reading about black vine weevils it turns out they are a bit of a pest...
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Sony a6100
Samyang f2.8 100mm Macro
ISO100 | 1/400 | f4
#macrophotography #sonyalpha #samyanguk #wildlifephotography #insects

[Matt Hickling @MWHickling]

Today's ants were distracted by some green grub so took my chances whilst they were at 95% normal speed!
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Sony a6100
Samyang f2.8 100mm Macro
ISO100 | 1/800 | f5.6
#macrophotography #sonyalpha #sonyalphasclub #samyanguk #wildlifephotography #antsofinstagram

[Matt Hickling @MWHickling]

Found this green dude in the garden this afternoon. I think this is an Araniella Cucurbitina Sensu Strictu or 'Cucumber green orb spider'.
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Sony a6100
Samyang f2.8 100mm Macro
ISO200 | 1/400 | f4.6
#macrophotography #sonyalpha #sonyalphasclub #samyanguk #orbspider

[Matt Hickling @MWHickling]

Having a practice with the #sonysel70350g and Topaz Labs Sharpen AI in Newton Tony Village. A pair of Goldfinch, a Blue Tit and what I think is a Dunnock. #sonyalphasclub #sonya6100 #birdphotography
#wildlifephotography #sony70350 #topazlabs #sharpenai

[Matt Hickling @MWHickling]

Now it feels like the start of spring. Swapping the star tracker for the macro now the garden is getting busier. This is 1:1.5 and cropped in.
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Sony a6100
Samyang f2.8 100mm Macro
ISO400 | 1/400 | f4
#macrophotography #sonyalpha #sonyalphasclub #insects #beesofinstagram

[Matt Hickling @MWHickling]

Final one from last night was a quick go on the Flame Nebula NGC2024 and a very faint Horsehead Nebula B33, just down from Alnitak on Orion's Belt. Stretched to the limit!
#astrophotography #sonyalpha #ioptronskyguiderpro #NGC2024 #horseheadnebula #orionsbelt #skyatnight

[Matt Hickling @MWHickling]

Back onto M42 Orion whilst the sky was clear last night. Still needs more exposure time to really pull out the faint data but a good night courtesy of @A_Lee_Davison
#astrophotography #sonyalpha #ioptronskyguiderpro #m42 #orionnebula #skyatnight

[Matt Hickling @MWHickling]

My 2021 resolution was to try and get a pic of the moon in each 10th percentile. Didn't quite make it in 2021 mostly due to cloud cover, but managed to get the last shot today. Still counts right?
#Astrophotography #SonyAlpha #skyatnight #lunarphotography #celestron

[Matt Hickling @MWHickling]

My first go at M31 Andromeda Galaxy. 30mins of exposure time shot from the New Forest.
•Sony a6100 + Sony 70-350mm
•ISO1600 | f6.3 | 60s
#astrophotogrqphy
#andromedagalaxy #sonyalphasclub #sony70350 #ioptronskyguiderpro #newforest #skyatnight

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A composite image (not to scale...) from last night. The moon shot was with a Sony 70-350mm lens @350mm. Jupiter and Saturn were taken with the telescope, cropped, and added to the moon image.
@SonyAlphasClub @celestronuk #astrophotogrqphy #lunarphotography #jupiter #Saturn

[Matt Hickling @MWHickling]

Close ups from last night. Saturn up top and Jupiter (plus what I think are Io, Europa and Callisto moons). These are heavily cropped and zoomed. With the 1000mm scope they were no bigger than 25px and 40px wide respectively.
@sonyalphasclub @celestronuk #Astrophotography

[Matt Hickling @MWHickling]

Felt good to have some normality again! Running cameras and IMAG feeds for Boardmasters main stage with an awesome team. What's not to love about cider, sea, pasties and live music?? #boardmasters #festival #liveevents #broadcast #solentuniversity

[Matt Hickling @MWHickling]

Jumping spiders are awesome. They have four pairs of eyes, each with different acuity and field of view. You can see the individual LEDs from my @lumecube reflecting in those anterior eyes. #sonyalphasclub #samyang100mmmacro #macrophotography #insectsofinstagram #lumecube