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Familiar surroundings – A power consist that included a pair of ex-Soo Line EMD GP30s is leading an eastbound Wisconsin Central extra past the old Soo Line depot in Waukesha, Wisconsin on February 11th, 1989.
An area that those two GP30s would have rolled through a countless number of times since they were delivered new to the Soo Line back in 1963. ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©
On the beginning miles of a westward trek through the Rockies, the California Zephyr snakes around a curve and into the 1st tunnel along the Moffat route. Despite being on campus in Boulder for nearly 2.5 months, this was the 1st train I shot since leaving Cincinnati. I can't wait to explore more of this incredibly picturesque route, DRGW’s mainline through the Rockies!
This is a 2 pane mosaic of NGC7000. After the bad framing of the previous image, I decided to take a second pane to fully cover the mexico part of the nebula.
-- EQUIPMENT ---------------------------
Camera: Altair Hypercam 26M
Filterwheel: Starlight Xpress (7 x 36 mm)
Filters: Astronomik Ha +OIII 6nm
Telescope: APM 107/700 w. TS Flattener (700mm f/ 6.5)
Mount: Astro-Physics 1100GTO
Tripod: Berlebach Planet small
Guiding: Starlight Xpress OAG with Lodestar X2
Software
Capturing: Sequence Generator Pro
Guiding: PHD2
Processing: Pixinsight
-- Details -----------------------------------
Date: July 3rd 2022 + August 3rd 2022
Location: My backyard
Temp Camera: -20°C
Gain: 100
Pixel size: 3.8 μm
Pixel scale: 1.1 Arcseconds per pixel
-- Exposures ------------------------------
Pane 1 (left):
Ha: 9 x 10 min
OIII: 8 x 10 min
Pane 2 (right):
Ha: 11 x 10 min
OIII: 8 x 10 min
Total integration time: 6 hours.
View in lightbox, then plus, on full screen and definitely in the dark!
Taken in situ and with 100% natural lighting, albeit very poor :-(
I've often noticed that these very tiny flowers seem to glow, like lanterns, in the dark. So I decided to try and capture this phenomenon for posterity's sake by taking a photo of one in the dark. - Don't say it!!!
Well, it wasn't exactly pitch-dark but as the original photo (new tab) shows, my little camera couldn't quite cope with the vibrant-colour challenge imposed on it by the poor lighting conditions; the use of a flash being out of the question, of course :-(
So I had to muster up all my talent, charm and cunning to restore the little flower to its former glory while, at the same time, making the background as nocturnal-looking as possible, without using Photoshop. I then cropped it and, using Gimp, added my first ever homemade smoky texture to enhance the glowing effect¹, I hope!
I also hope that my little Christmassy gift will brighten your day. It was, of course, meant for Christmas but, alas, it was not to be² :-(
Don't hesitate to come back for a boost whenever your day is a little on the dull side!
I hope you had a lovely Christmas and that your New Year will be full of little surprises; nice ones, of course, like mine! ;-)
Please select full screen (F11) and view my little gift in lightbox. Then, while still on full screen, check out the following photos; but mind the prickles, you’ll be very close indeed! ;-)
Life in ‘the bush’ (new tab)
Life in ‘the bush’ up very close indeed (new tab)
And try this for size! (new tab) They are rather tiny, aren't they?
Tools of the trade! (new tab) Shh!!! Mum's the word!
Take care and thanks for coming,
Colin … ;-)
¹ The glow of a lighted candle will only illuminate its immediate
surroundings leaving everything else in total darkness. It was this
effect that I was seeking!
² it was not to be = la vie en a décidé autrement
References :
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulex_europaeus (new tab)
www.wildlifetrusts.org/species/gorse (new tab)
WARNING :
With your brightness too high, you could remain dazzled for life! ;-)
Scroll down the page a bit to see more pictures.
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The best way to view my photostream is to select lightbox, while on full screen, and flip through it by clicking on the arrow to the right of each picture in turn. You can also zoom in on some of the pictures, (about half); this one, for example. This is how I view your pictures!
Camera: Canon 1100D astro modified
Scope: Askar FMA180Pro
Mount: SW AZ-GTi EQ mode
Filter RGB: Optolong CLS
Expo RGB: 77 x 300s (6.5h) + Dark, Flat, Bias
Controlled by AsiAir Mini
Processed in PixInsight and Photoshop LR
2023.07.11 - 2023.07.16, Varpalota & Törökkoppány, Hungary
Enjoying the Weather POO cat sitting on the deck rail observing his surroundings, he loves outdoors and spends as much time there as he can. It makes him happy, he patrols the grounds of about 4 houses and the woods next to me, he does what he wants and my nearby neighbors treat him like there own, a spoiled rotten wannabe Ferrel cat!
The sun has completely cleared the low clouds of the morning and fully illuminated the scene. This nice broadside of DAIR SD40-2 3026 really shows how well the colors complement the surroundings. Nicely done DAIR. 8.30.21
niederaussem 03/2010
listening to paul kalkbrenner - sky and sand (radio edit)
THANX for EXPLORING me
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ThanX a lot my flickr friends for your visits, faves, notes and comments!
But please ask someone else if you have to decide if coal-fired power stations are good for our nature and how much carbonic acid gas is contaminating our environment every moment... I'm just a ignoramus. Sorry & GreetZ
www.welt.de/politik/article863611/Deutschland_hat_die_sch...
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11.03.2011 - please have a look here: www.noalcarbone.ch/typo3/index.php?id=3172
Photography is a system of visual editing. At bottom, it is a matter of surrounding with a frame a portion of one's cone of vision, while standing in the right place at the right time. Like chess, or writing, it is a matter of choosing from among given possibilities, but in the case of photography the number of possibilities is not finite but infinite ~John Szarkowski
35005 rolls into the beautifully restored Ropley Station on the Mid Hants Railway during a Matt Allen/Warwick Falconer charter.
Ein weiterer Moment am selben nasskalten Nachmittag. Der Eisvogel sitzt ruhig auf einem weiteren Ansitz und scheint die Umgebung aufmerksam zu beobachten. Die verzweigten Äste direkt über dem Wasser, bieten ihm einen perfekten Ansitz für die Jagd.
Another moment on the same cold and rainy afternoon. The kingfisher sits calmly on another perch, attentively observing its surroundings. The intertwined branches directly above the water provide a perfect vantage point for hunting.