Just got a few bell peppers out of my Earth Box garden on the west deck this evening. My tomatoes hate the heat, but the peppers seem to be enjoying it. This was not originally supposed to be an artistic shot, or even a formal shoot, just an image of a pepper, but a white […]
This is by no means the crispest, best shot that has ever been taken, but it is my attempt at doing shorter exposure night sky objects. This object seemed to be close to the brightness of the waxing gibbous moon (image below). Based on the best information I have available, this object is likely Jupiter […]
In the past week, I have seen three of my digital photographs printed and framed at a size of 24×36, which is quite an impressive size to see. Seeing those prints hanging on walls has caused me to begin reflecting on where I have come from as a photographer and also where I would like […]
This image is one of my first attempts at astrophotography with the D60. This is through my 70-300mm lens at the 70mm end, in a really dark place (rural Polk County, NC). Apparently all it takes for any type of astrophotography is a dark sky and a long exposure. One thing I encountered but gave […]
I have been fighting with my Orion SpaceProbe 130 on the topic of astrophotography for quite a while now, originally with the midget Nikon N7900, which went ok, then with the Fujifilm S5200, which was worse and then with the Nikon D60, which was almost a nightmare, in all configurations. After visiting my local planetarium […]
I’m sorry I have not blogged recently, nothing really noteworthy to say, but yet, I have been extremely busy with my aunt’s party preparations and such. I thought these shots were kind of fun. These are crops at exactly 1600 x 900 as they appeared on my 20” monitor, where I decided they looked […]
The new lens arrived this morning. Amazon listed the item as “unknown delivery date” until sometime Wednesday evening, and then on Thursday before I returned home, the lens had shipped and it arrived today. This lens concludes the summer upgrades to my camera system. At this point the lens has only been used for about […]
I have mixed feelings about this photograph. Sometimes I look at it and want to do a poster-sized print of it to place on my bedroom wall, other times I look at it and think about how badly blurred it is. The color draws me to it, but so does the motion. I am conflicted […]
Meet CMK7, the newest member of my fleet. This system is the direct successor to CMK5, my 5 year old, aging, desktop. Surprisingly, CMK7 was built to replace CMK5 because CMK5 was running too warmly, not because of any other issues related to speed or hardware problems. Physically, CMK7 stands about 6 inches shorter, and […]