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Manassas National Battlefield Park, Virginia
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The Past: the Stone House (1848)
The Present: the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, 20 December 2020
The Future: the Park Ranger who unbeknownst to me is about to chase me out of the park…
The Great Conjunction hasn’t happened in almost 400 years, since 1623; Jupiter and Saturn aligned in the night sky to form a single bright point on December 21, 2020. A similar event over 2000 years ago is thought by some historians to be the Star of Bethlehem that led the wise men to the Infant Jesus.
What you see here was supposed to be a practice shot the night before but wound up being my best photo of this little adventure.
I have been planning this photo since I found out about the celestial event taking place…it will not happen again until 2080. I have wanted to try my hand at landscape astrophotography for a while, and this event was perfect for a first time. The Stone House is such a wonderful and iconic historic building and its relatively remote location was ideal for the angle needed to see the conjunction (between 220˚ and 240˚).
The Stone House served as an impromptu field hospital for not just one, but two massive battles of the American Civil War: the first major battle of the war First Manassas (Bull Run according to the North, July 21, 1861), and it’s even more tragic follow up Second Manassas (Second Bull Run, August 28 - 30, 1862). The grounds around it were fought over in both battles and several artillery shells are still lodged in its walls. While it sits just under a mile away from the main battlefield, it is part of Manassas National Battlefield Park.
Well preserved and photogenic, the Stone House is very easy to visit with its own parking lot outside the main National Park area and a convenient location…too convenient as it turned out. The car light trails from the nearby intersection proved to give off too much light pollution.
I had just taken this shot, only my second of the night, and was in the process of adjusting to another shot due to the light pollution present when a Park Ranger showed up, lights blaring on her patrol car. She chased out two other photographers from the parking lot, but I foolishly hoped she would ignore me. No such luck.
“The park closed an hour ago sir,” she said through her patrol car window. She followed me out of the parking lot, flashing lights still on.
And the Great Conjunction dropped behind a cloud by the time I found another location. And the following nights were full cloud cover. Lucky I got this shot! PhotoPills and StarWalk 2 for planning, and Capture One for post processing.
Selected for FLICKR Explore December 22, 2020, # 81.
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Last night's storm (actual colors of the clouds)
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Lost Dog Wash Trail, McDowell Mountains Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, AZ, USA. Thompson Peak in the distance, with all the MW towers. I should consider myself very lucky to live 2 miles from this incredibly beautiful preserve. Anyway, we’ve had unusually warm January this year, hottest since 1895!!!, I heard. It was 80F today … which is 27C for the metric folks.
Reflejos urbanos y un “selfie” en la entrada a una barbería...
Urban reflexes and a "selfie" at the entrance to a barbershop…
Aguada, Puerto Rico
Fujifilm XPRO-2
Fujinon XF 27mm f/2.8 R WR
La même cascade que précédemment mais sous un autre angle.
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The same waterfall as before but from a different angle.
Edition "low-key" de la cascade la plus en amont.
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Low-key edition of the most upstream waterfall.
Minneapolis after dark reflecting in the Mississippi River and possible UFO (well, I don't know what it is, so it's unidentified :)
Justina Lee Brown & Band - 07.08.2025 - Blues Power Night - NYC-Musikmarathon Mattighofen / Voglpark
Besetzung:
Justina Lee Brown: vocals;
Carlo Menet: guitar;
Jordy Mayasi: drums;
Lou Cruz: bass;
Biondini - Godard - Niggli - Musik Salon - 23.11.2025 - Jazzit Musik Club Salzburg
Besetzung:
Luciano Biondini: accordeon;
Michel Godard: tuba, bass, serpent;
Lucas Niggli: drums;
29. Juli 2025
So macht fotografieren Spaß: um halb neun mit dem Fahrrad die Mosel runter gefahren. 15 Minuten meine Drohne steigen lassen. Zurück radeln. Fotos importieren. Fertig!
De retour après une petite pause !
Vue nocturne sur la cathédrale romane Santa Maria Matricolare (au centre derrière le pont), l'église San Giorgio in Braida (à la droite de l'image) et le fameux pont de pierre (Ponte Pietra).
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Back after a short break!
Night view of the Romanesque cathedral of Santa Maria Matricolare (in the centre behind the bridge), the church of San Giorgio in Braida (on the right of the picture) and the famous stone bridge (Ponte Pietra).
Woke up a 5 am to ice covering my van but it warmed up to 23 C. during the day. Sunrise at 6:30 am in the Nicola Valley just outside Merritt BC. The fog in the distance is over the Nicola River.
Reached 84 on Explore
3rd Avenue Bridge in background. Airplane and Big Dipper too!
3 long exposures merged HDR in Capture One.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Toujours autour du lac de Bienne, j'ai remarqué ce qui ressemble à un pavé immergé. Et cette fois, pas besoin de mettre les pieds dans l'eau pour prendre cette photo !
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Still around Lake Biel, I noticed what looks like a submerged pavement. And this time, no need to put one's feet in the water to take this picture!
When I saw this scene I wanted to have some interest in the foreground but the deep forest created an exposure that turned the foreground into silhouette. When I walked back a bit I came to clearing on the right which gave sufficient light to keep the foreground out of silhouette. Haywood Lake Trail in Mission.
E-3, 14-54