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Tag Archives: night photography
Startrail Photography
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
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Night of Astrophotography
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
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The Supermoon arrived on time :-).
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
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The Great Orion Nebula
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
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Night Lights of Old Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
A bit chilly on the fingers but fun nonetheless to walk around the darkened streets of Old Montreal looking for interesting night scenes to photograph.
Daytona Beach/Daytona Beach Shores, Florida
We had started the day in Cape Canaveral, traveled to Merritt Island to revisit some of its areas of interest and then backtracked to The northern suburbs of Orlando where I played a few hours of badminton. With weather conditions … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged accommodation, badminton, bicycle, Big DOg Motorcycles, Bruce Rossmeyer's Daytona Harley Davidson, cape canaveral, cycling, Daytona Beach Motorcycles, daytona beach shores, daytona beach shores florida, ducatis, ferris wheel, Florida, Harley Davidson, Harley Davidson Motorcycles, Harley Motorcycle, harleys, image, Indian Motorcycle, memories, Motorcycle, motorcycle dealers, neon lights, neon signs, night photography, nightfall, photo, photograph, speedway, triumphs
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Christmas Lights, Cortland, New York
Christmas Lights, Cortland, New York I was traveling in Upper New York State’s finger lake district for a couple of days. At night, I wandered around a bit looking for lights to photograph. These ones I found on a hillside … Continue reading
Posted in New York State, USA
Tagged Christmas Lights, Cortland, lights, New York State, night, night photography, Radiation Oncology Building of Cortland, seasonal, x-mas, Xmas
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Horseheads, New York
Horseheads, New York I had never been to Horseheads, New York and was intrigued by the name. We joined up with friends to travel to Horseheads, New York for supper at Simon’s, a Japanese-style restaurant where the meal is prepared … Continue reading
Posted in New York State, USA
Tagged Chemung Canal, Christmas, Horseheads, lights, New York State, night, night photography, Simon's
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Christmas Lights, Ottawa, Ontario
Christmas Lights, Ottawa, Ontario A quick drive around Ottawa will show that it too has some well lit homes for the holidays. This one was found at 3839 6th Street in Ottawa South just off Bank Street.
Posted in Astrophotography, Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged 3839 6th street, 6th street, astrophotography, celebration, Christmas, Christmas Lights, clear skies, constellation, constellation orion, decorations, holidays, lights, night photography, orion belt, ottawa ontario, ottawa south, several houses, stars, Taffy Lane, x-mas, Xmas
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Lunar Eclipse, December 21, 2010
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
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