Wednesday brought the first snowstorm of the Long Island winter. Compared to other places on the East coast it wasn’t too bad – about 6-8 inches – and by Thursday afternoon the skies had cleared and I went down to … Continue reading
Comet NEOWISE from the harbor at Port Jefferson, Long Island Comet NEOWISE did not, alas, brighten into anything that could be mistaken as a Great Comet. That said, it’s probably been as good as anything we’ve seen since Comet Hale-Bopp … Continue reading
Comet NEOWISE from Long Island, July 13th I made a first attempt to see Comet NEOWISE after sunset this evening. It’s already easy to photograph, but from a brightly lit location at the side of the road I couldn’t really … Continue reading
We hold an annual departmental graduation ceremony for our majors and Ph.D. students in Fiske planetarium. It’s a great venue, but a challenge for photography because even when the house lights are on, they’re not very bright. At all! Shooting … Continue reading
A long weekend in southern and south-eastern Iceland, starting near Reykjavik with Gullfoss and Geysir and then heading along the ring road to Vatnajokull national park. The glaciers and vast stretches of old lava flows are quite incredible. Sunset near … Continue reading
The Teton range from Jackson Lake lodge I don’t normally recommend staying in the National Park lodges. But Jackson Lake lodge in the Tetons is an exception. Looking through the back catalog of images from the Fall trip the view … Continue reading
Busy month at work including a few days with early starts to join video conferences on the East Coast. Not much fun, but I did get to see a couple of sunrises on the Flatirons from my office … Continue reading