Archive for the 'Photography' Category

Jupiter Unveiled

A simply stunning series of pictures of Jupiter and its moons. Lots more at the link.

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Yuri’s Night

A worldwide celebration is happening tonight. Yuri’s Night!
The local arts organization I am a member of, Art Mob, is supporting our local version. Unfortunately Art Mob’s sight is having trouble, but the temporary site can be found here. I just spent the afternoon at a juried art competition and art walk we organized, “Smock Paper [...]

Is That A Big Lense, or Are You Happy To See Me

Yep, that’s a big lens all right. 12X optical zoom, equivalent to a 432mm telephoto on a 35mm camera. Biggest lens I have right now. The previous shots of the lunar eclipse were taken with this camera. Still getting used to the new features, and controls, but I love it.
Here is [...]

Blegging for Votes

Hey, I entered a online photo contest. Here is one of the photo’s I entered. I would really like to win the Canon 40D, as I’ve had my eye on it since it was released. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE vote for one of my pictures…
Voting starts tomorrow February 22 and goes through [...]

Moon Be Gone

If you missed the eclipse of the moon last night, it was quite a sight. These two pictures were only taken about a minute apart. The first picture is closer to what was actually viewable to the naked eye. The second picture is with a wider aperture.

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LOC Releases Photos on Flickr

Library of Congress releases 3,000 copyright free photos on Flickr. A quick dig found this particular one.

via Lifehacker

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