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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 9m

Not all plane toilets are created equal... I got to see the North Pole's annual sunset and it's golden hour which lasts for weeks on a recent flight with Finnair which flies near the North Pole. www.instagram.com/reel/DeGnJPtKsR1/… #AirTravel #AvGeek #Sunset […]

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

If you're travelling to London wanting to experience the famous English football atmosphere but can't buy a Premier League ticket, here's a hack that might work for you! www.instagram.com/reel/DdccAMANMWU/… #London #LondonTravel #Football #WSL #WomensFootball […]

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

Mä meen Helsinkiin lomalle ensi viikolla.Voisiko joku suositella ravintoloita illalliselle? Kiitos etukäteen! #Helsinki #Helsingfors

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

Mä meen Helsinkiin lomalle ensi viikolla.Voisiko joku suositella ravintoloita illalliselle? Kiitos etukäteen! #Helsinki #Helsingfors

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

Two very simple steps I take when planning views of #MountFuji (or any other thing for that matter) from the air. Step 1: I use a flight tracker like Flightradar24 to see on what side of the plane Mount Fuji will be. Step 2: Remember — not all window seats are created equal! This is why I use […]

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

There was a concentration camp just 35 km from #Berlin. Tens of thousands of people died at the #Sachsenhausen camp between 1936 and 1950 at the hands of the Nazis and the Soviets. There is a precipitable heaviness and oppressiveness to the air at the site, even after all these years. It is one […]

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

If you're ever visiting #Berlin, don't leave without seeing this place at all. Emotionally, it's not an easy place to visit, but like the Atomic Dome in Hiroshima, I think it's one of those places you HAVE to visit if you're in Berlin, even if uncomfortable […]

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

#MountFuji looks beautiful from the ground, but with a well-planned flight and the right window seat, you can see how beautiful it looks from the air. I used tools like Flightradar24 to make an informed guess as to my possible flight path, and seat maps like the ones on aerolopa.com to make […]

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

As a frequent traveller, I want gear that does the job, but is small. Wanted to see how purely #PhonePhotography might work — torture test scenario shooting the #SolarEclipse in #London on 12 Aug 2026. Surprisingly, the #Xiaomi #Leitzphone turned out okay. The Xiaomi Gallery app's editor […]

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

If you'd ever wondered if it's possible to get a clean shot of the Milky Way from a plane using an actual camera — yes it is. If you want to see a preview of the kind of planning involved, this short 20ish-second reel is for you. Watch until the end for the final image […]

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

RE: mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com/@Howard/1… @Judeau So the shot previously was shot with a camera. This was shot with a phone. What do you think?

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

As well as shooting the eclipse using the OM System OM-1, I wanted to see how a smart phone would handle it. And it came out a lot better than I thought it would. 📍 Elizabeth Tower, aka Big Ben • London • UK. 📷 Leitzphone by Xiaomi • K&F ND1000 […] [Original post on mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com]

A black and white photograph with Elizabeth Tower silhouetted against a darkened sky as the partial eclipse in London neared the point of maximum partial eclipse.

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

RE: mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com/@Howard/1… This is stupid. I wonder if this is just my potential ADHD trait, but I'm so thrilled / excited at how well this shot came out that even after editing, and posting it, I'm so stupidly excited that I can't bloody bring myself to […]

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

#Wordle 1,881 4/6* 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

RE: mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com/@Howard/1… @Judeau @arthurgron Here you go! I've uploaded it to Mastodon now, so you can view the short video from the post below.

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

Planit Pro is a #photography planning must-have! London saw around 90% of the Sun covered by the Moon on 12 August 2026. I wanted to shoot the #SolarEclipse, but make it clearly #London, not just a picture of the #eclipse with no context. So it was time to load up #PlanitPro to work out where […]

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

It took me a while to figure out how to best edit this photo as it was pretty difficult to since pushing of the shadows was liable to leave some banding artifacts due to the fact that I needed to severely underexpose most of the frame in order to […] [Original post on mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com]

A photograph of the solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 at the point of maximum partial eclipse. The eclipsed sun can be seen towards the bottom right of the frame whilst the silhouette of the top of Big Ben (from the clock upwards) dominates the centre of the frame.

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026

Had a bit of a review of my #SocialMedia strategy and I've decided to try and fix my #Instagram a bit, since for some reason the algorithm now no longer seems to be showing people my work. I'm trying to be a bit more intentional about my #travel content, by posting mainly carousels which focus […]

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2026

Did another test of the #Leitzphone by #Xiaomi, this time on a goose, using the telephoto lens again. Look at the 100 per cent crop showing the detail of the eye. All that detail... just... wow!!! #Photography #PhonePhotography #Xiaomi17Ultra

A photo of a goose's head and neck photographed using the Leitzphone by Xiaomi.

100 per cent crop of the photo of the goose's head and neck, focused on the eye.

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2026

Here is a photo I shot of Big Ben for Getty Images. Nothing special, right? Well, sure, if you just look at it as a whole. But would you be surprised if I told you that I submitted a photo to Getty, shot with smartphone? Look at all that detail in […] [Original post on mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com]

Photo of the Elizabeth Tower of the Palace of Westminster, London. The top of the tower is framed by some silhouetted leaves.

A photo showing a 100 per cent crop detail of the Elizabeth Tower of the Palace of Westminster.

A photo showing a 100 per cent crop detail of the clock face of the Elizabeth Tower of the Palace of Westminster.

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 04/08/2026

If I'm looking for a server with lots of people interested in #photography, which server would it be? I'm looking to potentially starts a side project and am looking for a new Mastodon account for that project.

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 15/07/2026

Dafuq is that word? I was literally pressing random letters to guess the answer! #Wordle 1,852 5/6* 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛🟨⬛🟨 🟩🟨⬛🟨🟨 🟩🟨⬛🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 31/03/2026

#Wordle 1,746 5/6* 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟨🟩⬛⬛ 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 20/01/2026

What the aurora looks like from my bedroom window. 😍 I live in a suburban town to the east of London and judging from the colours of the aurora which a lot of you have managed to snap and share, this is what my view would have looked like had I not […] [Original post on mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com]

The aurora in pillars of shades of pink and green above the rooftops of a suburban town east of London.

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 20/01/2026

Redeemed myself after yesterday's disaster! #Wordle 1,676 4/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/01/2026

If you're unsure of what settings to choose when trying to shoot the #NorthernLights, hopefully this starter pack of aurora settings which I used for some of my shots will give you a starting point from which to play around and experiment […]

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 05/01/2026

#Wordle 1,661 4/6* ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Okay, so I don't even know WHY I guessed the word I did. I only actually did it for a laugh thinking it can't be it by I needed more letters lol.

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Fergus Murray @oolong.co.uk · 04/01/2026

Oh my goodness, I've never managed to capture steam catching the sunlight quite this well before. I love these diffraction colours so much! You get similar things in the clouds sometimes, usually in thin high clouds. They're known as iridescent clouds, but it's a different mechanism from oil etc.

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 03/06/2025

The ability to use language is a funny thing. I love learning languages especially when I travel to places, but it's really funny how quickly you can forget languages when you don't use it for a while. But it's also really funny how quickly it can just come back once you start immersing […]

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 02/06/2025

Sorry, haven't been around for a few days as I haven't been feeling great. How's everyone been doing?

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Murray Livingston @murraylivingston.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 22/04/2025

A steep slope of bronzed bracken remained in deep shadow against a collection of backlit birch trees. A gentle fog was lifting creating atmospherics and bringing out the vibrancy of the golden leaves. I remember it was very important to me to include the entirety of […] [Original post on mas.to]

A tender scene from a calming morning spent in the Caledonian Forest, Autumn 2024. Golden leaves, bronzed ferns, light, and fog. What more can you ask for!

Myself and Brad Carr are hosting an autumn photography creative retreat exploring these Scottish woodlands later this year — there are just 4 places left!

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Marie 🇸🇪 @smlx4.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy · 19/04/2025

When designers think outside the box. Studio Ghibli designed this DVD case to make it look like the characters are checking their reflection in the water. Sweet! #manga #studioghibli #dvd #characters #design

DVD box opened with a raised lid & the disc inside. Inside the lid there’s a picture of the characters standing by water & looking down. The reflection in the CD gives the impression that they see their reflection in the water.

Same picture but from a distance for a better overview.

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 22/01/2025

Absolutely hilarious. I keep seeing videos on #TikTok from people in EU and Commonwealth countries saying how when the Americans were couldn't get on for a day or two, the content was suddenly noticeably nicer during that period. 🤣 😝

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Howard Cheng @howard.mstdn.wherehowardgoes.com.ap.brid.gy · 22/01/2025

I feel quite good about myself right now LOL. Good bye, #Adobe! Will by finding other editing programs to put my #photography through now.

A screen cap of a notification informing me that my subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud has been cancelled.

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