Heading to the office this afternoon I spied some promising-looking clouds to the west, and with thoughts of a backlit orange sunset behind the high peaks made a detour up Flagstaff Mountain to the Lost Gulch Overlook. It’s the nearest … Continue reading
Time for another lunar eclipse this morning. A combination of it still being winter in the high mountains, and laziness, meant that unlike last time I stayed close to home. There was a small gathering of onlookers and photographers at … Continue reading
An attempt to catch the first light of the almost-full rising moon on the face of Longs Peak, in Rocky Mountain National Park. A long stack of the stars was disappointing, instead this is 2.5 minutes processed with StarStaX’s “comet” … Continue reading
My first attempt at a really long duration time lapse coincided with Boulder experiencing its snowiest February on record (usually, February isn’t a very snowy month in these parts). As is the usual pattern here, the storms were followed by … Continue reading
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
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
Every saga has a beginning … Continue reading
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