Photography, Fiction, Travel, and Opinions.
Sadness A quick reminder that the voting for Round 3 of the Title Writing Prompt challenge closes at Noon, this Sunday, June 12th. You can find the poll and links to the stories in THIS post. Now, then . . . meteors. This was the headline from one news outlet for the Tau Herculids meteor... Continue Reading →
For them not interested in reading, you can see the photos in THIS SmugMug Gallery. For a SmugMug slideshow click HERE. When you click the link, it will open in a new window and you have two options: 1) Manually scroll through the photos by clicking the "<" and ">" symbols to the left or right of... Continue Reading →
I came across THIS site and instantly reawakened my interest in astronomical observations. Er . . . I don't mean making my tremendously insightful, wise, and deep commentaries on the nature of the Universe and Humans in particular. No, I mean looking at objects inhabiting our Universe, specifically those observable after the sun sets and with clear skies. You know;... Continue Reading →
Some might recall this video I shared earlier this week: I added the photos below to the existing SmugMug gallery HERE. If you watched the video, you know the 19th and 20th offered the opportunity of photographing two different isosceles triangles. The previous post (HERE) showed the first. Here is the second. As usual, you... Continue Reading →
This paragraph is here because otherwise this poor excuse for an editor continuously loses the setting for opening the photos in a separate window or tab. Aggravating that, and I still don't see why I can't have that as a general option (as it used to be), but instead have to set it for each photo... Continue Reading →
I snapped the following last night at 7:05 PM Mountain Time. Hard to see, but . . . that's the moon, obviously. The bright dot below it, near the houses, is Venus. The dot directly to the left of the moon is Mars. There is another dot above Mars and slightly to the left .... Continue Reading →
Edited to Add: WordPress keeps dropping the links associated with each photo, so here's the direct link to the SmugMug gallery where one can see full resolution of the originals, and camera info: http://ejdalise.smugmug.com/Other/Astral-Matters Please ignore the instructions to click on each picture, and just go to the gallery to see all the pictures. Thank... Continue Reading →
A few months ago I was inspired to embark on my path to becoming an accomplished nighttime sky photographer. Did I say path? More like a poorly marked trail. But, we must all start somewhere. The pictures presented herein, and additional ones, can all be found at the usual place, SmugMug. Specifically, this gallery: http://ejdalise.smugmug.com/My-Photography/Many-Moons-and-Stars/16023481_vxHmx#1202311349_XmfkK... Continue Reading →
Disperser Tracks 