This is a technique Xcel Energy has not used (at least in our area). This Fox News link shows how it’s done.
And here’s the recording I made (about 2 miles away). Xcel Energy Implosion Swaging. The whole house shook!
This is a technique Xcel Energy has not used (at least in our area). This Fox News link shows how it’s done.
And here’s the recording I made (about 2 miles away). Xcel Energy Implosion Swaging. The whole house shook!
So how do you shoot the moon – assuming you want something other than the moon? If I set the camera up so I can see the branches of trees, I get something like this:
So, is this an underexposed shot of the sun or an overexposed shot of the moon?
If I expose for the branches, I get this:
- and if I expose so I can see the detail in the moon, I get this:
Now I can’t see the branches. What I really want is the moon from the second shot and the branches from the first:
I used the freeware program Helicon Filter to accomplish this. Doesn’t really look natural, but it was kind of fun. What I really should have done is waited another 30 minutes for the “blue hour”, when the sky is lighter and this would look more natural. Unfortunately, started getting clouds before then. Here’s the last shot I could manage before the clouds took over:
See why it’s called the “blue hour”? You can just barely see the effects of the rising sun on the foreground. This also happens at sunset. Here’s one just a little too late, but you get the idea. 3 vertical photos stitched using Hugin.
Kind of a muted, pleasantly layered sunset tonight. I tried a couple of different approaches; here’s one.
- and another, as a horizontal panoramic:
And finally, as a vertical panoramic (I’ve never tried this before):
I think I like the 1st one best.
Very nice, sunny day today. Spectacular clouds – missed some of the nicer ones
.
Started out with a simple two shot (vertical) panoramic landscape.
Composition isn’t great, need something on the right. I added another frame.
Finally, added a fourth frame. The clouds cooperated to produce this layout (click for full panoramic). I think this is the best one.
Kind of a pretty sky at sundown, so I tried a few shots. Unfortunately, I left the ISO at 400 a couple of days ago and didn’t notice it until I was done. Have to check each time!
Here’s a few ”’barnyard” photos:
Olympus e620, 14-42 lens @15mm, ISO 400, f10, 1/1000s
Ellie hams it up for the camera.
But I think they’re ready to go in now. 46°F today – had to trench the paddock (Stonehollow Creek
– or maybe treatment plant).
I stumbled across a link for the “blue hour” (www.bluehoursite.com). Apparently, shortly after sunset (or the reverse for sunrise) is the time to photograph buildings (a la Terry Redlin paintings (eaglecreekgallery.com). I think I’ve accidentally done this a few times. I added an app to my cellphone that calculates the times. Have to find the right application for the technique now.
Warming up fast, so I tried a few photos from the upstairs windows. West-facing windows were not very interesting, primarily due to poor (far) background. Same issue with south windows. The north windows yielded some interesting patterns.
This one reminds me of a pterodactyl (upper right corner).
I’ve got half a dozen today that are quite acceptable. Low standards, I guess.