Digital Reef

Dorset coast and landscape astrophotography

Digital Reef is run by local photographer Sam King and show cases local photography captured mainly around the Dorset coast with a few landscapes too.

20/03/2021

It's been a while since I have posted an image, it's nearly been a year since I have felt motivated enough to share my work.

So here it is, my first 180 degree panoramic astro image. This image was shot over Knowlton Church in Wimborne and is comprised of 2 rows of 9 vertical images stitched together which has allowed me to show the Milkyway arching over the church.

I was even lucky enough to capture a bright meteor shooting its way towards Verwood.

04/04/2020

Last night we were lucky enough to witness Venus amongst the Seven Sisters or Pleiades.

This event happens once every 8 years and I was lucky that the clouds held out long enough for me to capture them from my home.

Hope everyone is staying safe.

14/07/2019

5 Moons - I was lucky enough to have clear skies during the lunar conjunction with Jupiter last night.

The first image of our moon and Jupiter bottom right with its moons Io, Ganymede, Europa and Callisto.

The second image is a large crop of the first showing more detail of Jupiter

18/06/2019

Over the moon to announce that my image 'Above The Tower' has been shortlisted by Royal Museums Greenwich for the Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2019

This international competition has entrants from all over the world and I am honoured and privileged to be included in their shortlist.

27/05/2019

Looking Up

I love sitting back and watching the stars shoot by, especially in the summer where I can wear shorts.

This is a self portrait from this weekend a few miles from home, just how lucky am I to live so close to many beautiful spots.

28/04/2019

An Old Favourite

Although the forecast wasn't perfect I headed out to one of my favourite locations for photography, Mupe Bay. It has been over 2 years since my last trip here under the stars.

Hiking along the coastal path in the pitch black might not be for some but I enjoy the peace (except the nearby lambs)

I was lucky to have the place to myself which is rare these days, which gave me the opportunity to fall over many times with nobody noticing.

Hope everyone has had a great weekend.

14/04/2019

Osmington Falls

During last week I visited Osmington Mills to shoot the stars over the waterfall, the position of the Milkyway at this time of year lends to this particular composition.

I was very lucky to be greeted with clear skies with relatively low haze which allowed me to capture an unobstructed view of the night sky.

13/04/2019

Enjoying the Stars

Shooting the night sky is a real passion of mine, it even gets me out of bed at 1am on a work night just for a chance to capture the night sky for a brief 1 hour window.

I was lucky to get an opportunity of clear skies with low haze this week and decided to carry on with adding myself in the image.

This is supposed to depict my enjoyment of this form of photography.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

03/04/2019

On The Edge - This is my first 'astro selfie' as I am usually hidden safely behind my camera.

So this time I decided to try something different and run to the edge of the cliff with me looking up at the stars.

30/03/2019

Stair Hole - My first Milkyway image of the year, captured at Lulworth Cove late last night.

It has been a while since I was out under the stars shooting the night sky so it was great being there again.

02/03/2019

After many months I have finally finished upgrading my website.

https://www.digitalreef.co.uk

19/02/2019

The 'Super' Moon - An image captured tonight of this evenings super moon.

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