Videos
Plan 8. Sun and Moon rising aligned with the Giant and the Witch, Faroe Islands
During the PhotoPills Expedition to the Faroe Islands, I came with the idea of photographing the Sun (and the Moon) aligned with Risin og Kellingin (the Giant and the Witch), two amazing sea stacks. What do you think? Is it possible? Will it happen? ¡Let’s figure it out! ¡Let’s plan the two photos with PhotoPills!
Meet PhotoPills
Discover how we imagined, planned and shot a dramatic sunset happening under a natural bridge and many more things you can do with PhotoPills.
Planner: Managing the map
Learn how to navigate the map, zoom in and out fast and change the map type.
Planner: Managing the Observer's Pin
Understand the Observer's pin and how to move it. Learn how to use the map buttons: GPS, compass, expand map and move Observer's pin.
Planner: Sun and Moon info
Manage sun and moon info: azimuth lines, rise and set times, phases. Also find out how to quickly find the main moon phases using the moon button.
Planner: the Time Bar
Discover how to manage the infinite time bar, go fast to a future date and move time smoothly.
Planner: Twilights & magic hours
Visualize the world distribution of light. Twilights, golden hour and blue hour information explained.
Planner: Geodesic information
How to use geodesic information to find out if the sun and the moon will be hidden by an obstacle and more.
Planner: Shadow information
Time lapsers will learn how to use the shadow calculator to predict shadow position and movement with an example: Whashington Monument Shadow.
Planner: Find sunrises and sunsets
How to plan any sunrise and sunset you imagine in seconds. Example explained: how we planned a sunset happening under a natural bridge in Menorca.
Planner: Find moonrises and moonsets
How to plan any moonrise and moonset you imagine. Example explained: plan a moonrise in golden hour happening just behind the lighthouse of Favàritx.
Planner: Find a sun or a moon at a determined position
Decide where you want the sun and moon to be (azimuth and elevation) and learn how to find the exact date and time it happens.