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April showers bring May flowers

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Ron

No question about it, Spring is coming. My snowdrops say so. Weather this morning started out with a few misty rain showers. It then reverted to Kodak’s “cloudy, bright” again. That didn’t stop a small clump of crocuses in my … Continue reading →

Posted in Home and About, Ottawa | Tagged crocus, flowers, images, Kanata, Ontario, Ottawa, pictures, purple, snowdrop, spring flower, springtime blossom | Leave a comment

Feeding The Deer – Old Quarry Trail

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Ron

Weather was nice today. Above freezing , sun shining and limited wind. A couple of days ago, I had decided to go out on the Beaver Trail with sunflower seeds in my pockets to feed the many Chickadees that frequent … Continue reading →

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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 Supermoon arrived on time :-).

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Ron

Standing by the side of the road waiting for the supermoon to rise. Graeme and I discussed where the moon would rise and decided that we might have a nice clear shot from the hill by the campground looking out … Continue reading →

Posted in Astrophotography, Home and About | Tagged big moon, bright moon, cameras, different perspective, Full moon, horizon, illusion, image, Kanata, lune, Moon, night photography, night shots, Ontario, orange glow, Ottawa, perspective, skyline, super-lune, supermoon, telephoto lens, traffic, wide angle | 3 Comments

Tonight is SuperMoon Night

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Ron

It’s a full moon tonight and so far the forecast is for a clear sky in our part of the world so Graeme is working hard to get his camera and telescope ready for the big event.

Posted in Astrophotography, Home and About | Tagged apogee furthest point, astronomical event, atmospheric effects, big moon, bright moon, celestial event, clear sky, closest point, closest to earth, earth, eastern horizon, Full moon, howl at the moon, Kanata, Moon, moon closest to earth, Ontario, optical illusion, orbit, perigean tides, perigee, perigee closest point, perigee full moon, perigee moon, rare night, supermoon, superstition, telescope, timber wolf, vampire, werewolf, wolf | 2 Comments

Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society (OVAS) Annual GIANT Auction – 2011

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Ron

Sunday, March 6TH, 2011 is the day of the Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society (OVAS) Annual GIANT Auction and I will be there hoping to get a good price for the twenty items that I will have up for auction. I … Continue reading →

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Chickadees and more Chickadees

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Ron

My brother flew in from Vancouver with his dog, Gilbert, last night for a visit with my father. After we stopped for a bit of lunch, my father suggested that he was up for a bit of a walk to … Continue reading →

Posted in Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails, Sarsaparilla Trail | Tagged Bell's Corners, bench, bird in the hand, brother, Chickadee, chickadees, Cockapoo, Greenbelt, Kanata, lunch, nuthatches, Ontario, Ottawa, Sarsaparilla Trail, seeds, smiles, sunflower seeds, Vancouver | Leave a comment

Old Quarry Trail, Kanata

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Ron

Old Quarry Trail, Kanata (Location) Nice temperatures and a perfect blue sky was all that I needed to head over to the Old Quarry Trail by the Hazeldean Mall with carrots in one pocket and sunflower seeds in the other … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Old Quarry Trail, Ontario, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails | Tagged carrots, children, copyright all rights reserved, Deer, Greenbelt, Greenbelt Trail, images, Kanata, Old Quarry Trail, Ontario, Ottawa, photos, pictures, RJHay, Ron Hay, trail, White-Tailed Deer | Leave a comment

Season’s Greetings

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Ron

Season’s Greetings Starting up a website. www.megapixeltravel.com, with my son, Graeme, was one of the major milestones for the year. Graeme had been prodding me to think about a blog format for my photo postings for quite some time so … Continue reading →

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Lunar Eclipse, December 21, 2010

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Ron

Tonight, we are supposed to be experiencing the first lunar eclipse that will fall on the Winter Solstice (start of winter in Northern Hemisphere) in 300+ years. At the moment, the sky is pretty cloudy where I live, so I … Continue reading →

Posted in Astrophotography, Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged eclipse, Kanata, lunar, Moon, night photography, Ontario, Ottawa, shadow, sun's shadow, winter solstice | Leave a comment

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