Milky Way Over the Costa Brava

In July 2022, I was in Llafranc and wondered if I’d be able to photograph the Milky Way. Dark skies maps of the area showed glowing lights all along the coast, and it seemed unlikely, but I wandered down to the beach one night to try. I was pleased with the result because there was no way I could see anything like this with my bare eyes! There was too much light around.


Apertureƒ/4
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length16mm
ISO6400
Shutter speed20s

Llafranc at Night

The Spanish coast of the Mediterranean is a sea of artificial light, making astrophotography pretty difficult to do, but it does make for interesting panoramas.

The original merged image is over 9,000 pixels wide and full screen, it’s great to zoom in and scroll around.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length48mm
ISO400
Shutter speed5s

The Lights of Llafranc

The lights of Llafranc in Spain shine brightly near 1am in the morning after a wedding ceremony in a nearby hotel.

Swimming there was a highlight of the year for me. Lovely calm and warm waters. As it’s the Mediterranean, there was barely any tide, so you could be sure how much beach was there at any one time!


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length48mm
ISO400
Shutter speed5s