Dream Lake
With a visitor in town, it was time for a touristy foray to Rocky Mountain National Park, and a quick hike on the popular trail up to Dream Lake. It was a warm sunny day in Boulder, but as usual … Continue reading
Phil
Testing the startracker
After shooting the comet last night, I did a quick test of the iOptron startracker by pointing at Orion and taking both tracked and untracked frames at 70mm focal length. The exposure was 30s at f/4, ISO 3200. As was … Continue reading
Comet Lovejoy
First clear day this week, so I drove part-way up Flagstaff Mountain to see if the comet was visible. That close to Boulder the sky is still not all that dark, but a quick frame at 70mm in the general … Continue reading
Seeing in the New Year…
iOptron SkyTracker
Every saga has a beginning … Continue reading
Thanksgiving in Prague
A couple of great days in Prague, whose old city, castle and restaurants proved to be a delight. We stayed at the Unitas hotel, which was excellent and surprisingly inexpensive. I went light photographically with the Sony RX100 II and … Continue reading
Onion Creek hike, Moab
If you’ve hiked the popular (and excellent) Fisher Towers trail, off Highway 128 near Moab, you may have wondered where the canyons that descend steeply to the right of the trail go. The answer is that they’re tributaries of Onion … Continue reading
Winter
Scottish Highlands
The Scottish Highlands, winter … Continue reading
Lake District
A flying visit – literally – to the Lake District for a weekend exploring the backroads near Keswick and west of Ambleside. This was my first visit to England’s most celebrated national park in something like 30 years, and it … Continue reading