{"id":68100,"date":"2024-11-29T14:39:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T14:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=68100"},"modified":"2024-11-29T14:39:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T14:39:50","slug":"there-are-infinite-possibilities-and-im-fascinated-by-it-says-astrophotographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2024\/11\/29\/there-are-infinite-possibilities-and-im-fascinated-by-it-says-astrophotographer\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;There are infinite possibilities and I\u2019m fascinated by it,\u2019 says astrophotographer\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">With the Leonid meteor shower gracing Welsh skies this month, we talk to Steffan Thomas about his passion for astrophotography&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_1-1-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Young astrophotographer, Steffan, posing in front of some greenery\" class=\"wp-image-68126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_1-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_1-1-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_1-1-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_1-1-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_1-1-1364x768.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_1-1-1918x1080.jpg 1918w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_1-1-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_1-1-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_1-1-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Young astrophotographer, Steffan, posing in front of some greenery\" class=\"wp-image-68126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_1-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_1-1-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_1-1-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_1-1-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_1-1-1364x768.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_1-1-1918x1080.jpg 1918w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_1-1-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_1-1-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Steffan just started studying Biology at Swansea University. His dream job would be working for agencies such as NOAA or Nasa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year marked a lot of milestones for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/st.photography.wales\/\">Steffan Thomas<\/a>, a 20-year-old astrophotographer from Felindre, just outside of Swansea.\u00a0In May, his Mineral Moon photograph won first prize in a youth festival.\u00a0In the summer, he received a grant from <a href=\"https:\/\/careerswales.gov.wales\/education-and-teaching-professionals\/big-ideas-wales\">Big Ideas Wales<\/a> to grow his small business selling high-resolution prints of his work.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThose things have encouraged me so much, they really boost your confidence,&#8221; he says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the biggest joys of sharing his passion is being able to show people things they might not have known existed. \u201cI can take a picture of something light years away to remind people that there\u2019s so much out there, and I think that\u2019s pretty cool,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How it started<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas is self-taught, having gotten his first camera around his 15<sup>th<\/sup> birthday.\u00a0To him, pictures are like moments held in time, even if it\u2019s just his &#8220;cat being weird.&#8221; He recalls going to the Swansea Air Show as the final push to get into photography.\u00a0&#8220;I saw people with big cameras taking pictures of planes. I thought that seemed cool, and progressed from there,&#8221; he says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A passion for astrophotography followed \u2013 Thomas remembers coming across a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iNUevy47fAc\">video <\/a>by Youtuber Rickvanman as the start of it all. \u201cI&#8217;d never heard of astrophotography before. I just watched in amazement,&#8221; he recalls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He says the first time he tried it, he unknowingly managed to take a picture of the Andromeda Galaxy. \u201cJust a little smudge in the picture, barely a few pixels. I thought \u2018wait, that\u2019s a whole galaxy?\u2019\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"420\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"68174\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_3.png 718w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_3-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_3-293x171.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"420\" data-id=\"68174\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_3.png 718w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_3-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_3-293x171.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andromeda Galaxy, Messier 31 &#8211; credit: Steffan Thomas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"68175\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_4.png 563w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_4-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_4-293x293.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_4-390x390.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"563\" data-id=\"68175\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_4.png 563w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_4-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_4-293x293.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_4-390x390.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mineral Moon, first prize winner at Urdd Eisteddfod&nbsp;2023 &#8211; credit: Steffan Thomas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide has-small-font-size\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\"><blockquote><p>I think it\u2019s comforting and scary to know there\u2019s all these things in the sky<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A technical art<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>A mistake Thomas recalls making in the beginning is comparing himself to more experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2024\/11\/19\/five-decades-of-marian-delyth-at-ffotogallery\/\">photographers.<\/a> He reveals that seeing the breathtaking final product can sometimes make you look at your work and go: \u201cGod, that\u2019s horrible.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you take a photograph of the night sky, it often is just a black screen.\u00a0The secret to a great astrophotography picture lies in the editing, in knowing how to bring out the details hidden in the base photograph using the software. \u201cThat\u2019s where you can see real talent,&#8221; says Thomas. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What also helps is a telescope. With it, Thomas explains it\u2019s as easy as inputting coordinates into a laptop. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of cheating,&#8221; he laughs. \u201cBefore I got it, I would find things myself by just looking at the sky.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The wondrous night sky<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>A night of astrophotography fills Thomas with wonder, above all else. \u201cI think it\u2019s comforting and scary to know there\u2019s all these things in the sky.\u201d To him, the most fascinating aspect of it is the sheer magnitude of everything. \u201cThere are infinite possibilities, and I\u2019m fascinated by it,&#8221; he says. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While November is a good month for astrophotography, the Welsh weather can get in the way. Having tried to capture meteor showers before with varying success, Thomas is excited for the Leonid meteor shower this month. \u201cIt\u2019s frustrating, but I\u2019d like to keep trying,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steffan&#8217;s advice for taking pics of meteor showers<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Set exposure to 10 seconds, so the stars appear bright <\/pre>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Be patient! Meteor showers are mostly luck &nbsp;\n\n\nCommit! You might need to watch the sky for a long time&nbsp;<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Download a camera app able to sequence exposures&nbsp;\n\nWhen a meteor comes through, the camera will be able to catch the trail!&nbsp;<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Steffan taking a picture of a tree with autumnally coloured leaves. As well as astrophotography, he enjoys photographing nature\n\" class=\"wp-image-68129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_2-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_2-1366x768.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_2-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_2-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_2-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Steffan taking a picture of a tree with autumnally coloured leaves. As well as astrophotography, he enjoys photographing nature\n\" class=\"wp-image-68129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_2-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_2-1366x768.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_2-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_2-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/cardiffcharacter_magda_2-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">As well as astrophotography, Steffan also enjoys taking pictures of nature<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The future is in the stars<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas regularly sells his prints at the local market in Felindre. Earlier this month, he traded at the <a href=\"https:\/\/showcasing-wales.co.uk\/\">Taste of West Wales Winter Festival<\/a> in Carmarthenshire &#8211; his biggest festival yet. The near future will also see him setting up an Etsy shop to sell his prints online. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the Leonid meteor shower gracing British skies in November, we talk to Steffan Thomas about his passion for astrophotography <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1197,"featured_media":68126,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[180,4044,8123,4578,1394,8132,2520,176],"coauthors":[8078],"class_list":["post-68100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-active-life","tag-art","tag-astronomy","tag-astrophotography","tag-festivals","tag-hobby","tag-meteor-shower","tag-photography","tag-welsh"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the 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