Author Archives: Graeme

About Graeme

Graeme is a traveler who enjoys photographing pretty much anything. He is also the webmaster for MegaPixelTravel.com

First Bike-ride of the Year

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Graeme

First Bike-ride of the Year Okay so I know my Dad has already biked most of Florida. But I’m just starting this year as a combination of weather and illness lead to a slow start. Decided to go along the … Continue reading →

Posted in Home and About | Tagged "ottawa river bike path", bike ride, capital city of Canada, cycle paths, cycling, dad, gear changers, gears, handle bars, infra-red photography, IR, long winter, Ontario, Ottawa, shape, Spring, weather, winter hiatus | Leave a comment

Elgin Street Infrared Walk-Around

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Graeme

Elgin Street Infrared Walk-Around So, I was a few minutes early to a friend’s birthday party on Elgin; I had a camera in my bag. What happened next was extremely predictable…

Posted in Home and About | Tagged architecture, birthday party, cars, Church, elgin street, flare, garbage cans, heart of the city, Infrared photography, IR, modified Nikon D70s for IR photography, Ontario, Ottawa, paint job, photo, plants, restaurants, street traffic, streets in ottawa, symmetry, tourism, trees, walkway | Leave a comment

Sun Photos (with Solar Filter)

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Graeme

Sun Photos (with Solar Filter) So I finally got my solar filter cell made (from solar filter paper + set-up rings) and gave it a try. First shot (above) was around noon. You can see some sun-spots, so I rank … Continue reading →

Posted in Astrophotography | Tagged dangerous sun, filter paper, mirror lens, nikon d70s, nikon d90, picture of the sun, set ups, solar filter, stock, sun, sun photos, sun spots, ups | 1 Comment

Startrail Photography

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Graeme

Startrail Photography We will start with the Star Trail photos, all taken in Cobden Ontario as Ottawa, Arnprior and Renfrew were clouded over. We had gone out hoping for auras which didn’t materialize, but ended up with several star trail … Continue reading →

Posted in Astrophotography, Ontario | Tagged astrophotography, auras, big dipper, caption, clouds, cobden, cobden ontario, drift method, fence posts, Manfrotto, minute exposures, night photography, north star, photography, polar scope, polaris, reference point, rush, star polaris, star trail, trail photos, tripod | Leave a comment

Earth Shine and the Waxing Crescent Moon

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Graeme

Earth Shine and the Moon The moon is once again making an appearance in the night sky. It is currently in the waxing crescent, and it’s a good opportunity to try and capture some earth-shine.

Posted in Astrophotography | Tagged appearance, brighter side, crescent, earth shine, earthshine, high contrast, horizon, impact craters, infrared, infrared camera, light on the moon, light source, lunar surface, Moon, night sky, saturn, sun, sunlight, surface of the moon, surface topology, waxing crescent moon | 1 Comment

Earth Hour at the Canada Museum of Science and Technology

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Graeme

Earth Hour at the Canada Museum of Science and Technology As part of the promotion of Earth Hour, the Canada Museum of Science and Technology opened the doors to the Helen Sawyer Hogg Observatory and their indoor planetarium. As well, … Continue reading →

Posted in Astrophotography, Home and About | Tagged astronomical images, astronomy applications, canada ottawa, glow sticks, helen sawyer hogg, indoor planetarium, iphone, Jim Watson, Mayor of Ottawa, museum of science, museum of science and technology, night sky, observatory telescope, ottawa centre, rasc, royal astronomical society, royal astronomical society of canada, science and technology, society information, star maps, world wildlife fund | Leave a comment

Night of Astrophotography

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Graeme

Night of Astrophotography Now that I have my new set-up and dark skies (moon is down and I’m at a remote location outside of Ottawa), I’m able to start to seriously test out the scope/mount abilities (sans Auto-Guiding). The above … Continue reading →

Posted in Almonte, Astrophotography | Tagged 100ED APO Refractor, alkaid, alnitak, astrophotography, big dipper, dark skies, flame nebula, galaxies, galaxy m101, galaxy m51, great orion nebula, HEQ5-pro, hi1, hit list, horse head nebula, M101, M51, Messier, ngc objects, NGC2024, NGC2237, NGC2238, NGC2244, NGC2246, NGC4263, NGC5198, NGC5422, NGC5473, NGC5474, NGC5477, NGC5485, NGC5486, NHC2239, night photography, night sky, nikon d90, periodic error, pinwheel galaxy, rosette nebula, Skywatcher, star cluster, stars, whirlpool, whirlpool galaxy, worm gear | 1 Comment

Other Astrophotography on the Night of the “Supermoon”

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Graeme

By now, you have probably seen your fair share of SuperMoon pictures. The moon was 30% brighterÂ and I was in Kanata at the time with the normal city glow reducing astronomical viewing.Â Therefore, the moon was just about all … Continue reading →

Posted in Astrophotography, Home and About | Tagged bodes nebula, bright moon, cascade, cloudy nights, Cloudy Nights Forum, faint stars, fair share, Full moon, Go-To, good measure, Kanata, kemble, Kemble's Cascade, kepler crater, larger moon, last moon, Lunar Crater, Messier #82, moon shot, moon titan, nebula, NGC1502, nights forum, open cluster, optical illusion, raccoons, racoons, saturn, spiral galaxy, stars in the night, stars in the night sky, supermoon, target, telescope | 1 Comment

The Great Orion Nebula

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Graeme

The Great Orion Nebula I’m just starting out in astrophotography so this is my official first Nebula photographed in any sort of clarity to accurately identify it. The Great Orion Nebula makes up part of Orion’s Sword (just below and … Continue reading →

Posted in Almonte, Astrophotography | Tagged astrophotography, IR infrared, nebula, night photography, Nikon, Noct-Nikkor 58mm f 1.2, Orion, Orion's Belt, stars | Leave a comment

Taking in a Sens Game – Ottawa Senators vs. Boston Bruins

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Graeme

Taking In a Sens Game – Ottawa Senators vs. Boston Bruins Tonight we took in a hockey game of our local NHL team, the Ottawa Senators. Located in Kanata on the west side of Ottawa is the coliseum-like stadium (which … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged 300s, action shots, birding binoculars, boston bruins, Chris Kelly, Chris Kelly Traded, coliseum, finding the money, game action, hockey, hockey game, image, intermission, kanata on, launcher, lucky lady, movie theatre, nhl, nhl team, nose bleed section, Ottawa Kanata Ontario photography, ottawa senators, photo, Scotiabank Place, small arm, star players, subway sandwiches, team mascot, video | 1 Comment

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