We called over to a friend’s house yesterday evening and even though I had heard there would be an eclipse I completely forgot about it. My Dad even texted me at 6.25pm that it’d be happening between 7pm and 8pm but I still forgot. Lucky he rang my wife and she reminded me of the [...]
The moon shines down on the Arizona desert, January 2008.
The blue sky over Kilkee Beach in County Clare. What a beautiful day that was!
2008Fri01Aug
How to (not) shoot a solar eclipse
Filed in Blarney, Canon 20D, Canon 75-300, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photography, Photos, Sky, SunI went searching and found a few pages describing how to shoot the sun during a solar eclipse. All warned against looking at the sun directly. So, I ignored all that advice and got out my 75-300mm lens and grabbed a couple of shots of the sun with a chunk bitten out of it by [...]
Tonight the moon will be eclipsed by the Earth which will turn it red for a few hours from about 10:44pm. I’ll be outside with my 20D and a Canon 75-300mm zoom hoping to grab a few shots, but first it’s important to know a few things: The moon shines by reflecting light from the [...]
2006Mon13Nov
Pier 38, San Francisco
Filed in California, Lights, Long Exposure, Night, Photos, Reflections, San Francisco, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, United States, WaterPier 38, San Francisco Pier 38 is where True Ventures have their San Francisco office. It was the location of a great post-WordCamp party last August. It was such a beautiful night I had to take a shot of the moon and lights reflecting in the water.
