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Day 195

Sunday, July 13, 2014

This is the sunrise yesterday, following the Super Moon.  It was pretty bright… (1/8000s f/8.0 ISO320 214mm -3 stops Canon 7D) An early Robin enjoying the sunrise, too. (1/750s f/6.7 ISO320 300mm -1/2 stop 7D) One of those artsy, out-of-focus-foreground photographs. (1/125s f/16.0 ISO320 277mm 7D) Two pelicans. (1/1500s f/8.0 ISO320 300mm -1.5 stops 7D) […]

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Day 194

Sunday, July 13, 2014

A selection of the Super Moon rising last night. Fife in the setting sun. The sky has some haze thanks to Canadian forrst fires.  Hence some of the orange on the Moon. (1/60s f/8.0 ISO200 79mm -1/2 stop Canon 7D) A Super Moon is when the Moon is closest to the Earth when it is […]

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Day 169

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Last night (the 20th or 171st Day, not the 169th Day…) we had a pretty substantial rain storm.  I went out so take some lightning photos and found this very intense double rainbow! This is three photos combined into a panorama in PS Elements, uncropped. ( (1/45s f/4.0 ISO500 17mm Canon 7D) This is that […]

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Day 102

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

If you can’t get out to see Mars (or just can’t see it through the clouds!) here it is.  The closest, brightest approach in several years. (1/500s f/5.6 ISO2500 300mm Canon 7D) Here it is at 400%… For comparison, here is the Moon at the same time. (1/500s f/19.0 ISO2500 300mm -4.5 stops 7D) Mars […]

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Day 77

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

How about one more brief glimpse of that Moonset over the weekend?  Okay! (1/4s f/5.6 ISO640 300mm -2 stops Canon 7D; a one photo panorama!) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 75 Bonus!

Sunday, March 16, 2014

I really liked this one of the Moonset today, too! (1/90s f/8.0 ISO640 300mm Canon 7D) ~Curtis in //onTana! {!-{>

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Day 75: Moonset in Seven Easy Pieces

Sunday, March 16, 2014

A very nice Moonset this morning! (1/90s f/8.0 ISO640 300mm Canon 7D) (1/180s f/5.6 ISO640 300mm 7D) (1/180s f/5.6 ISO640 300mm 7D) (1/180s f/5.6 ISO640 300mm 7D) (1/90s f/8.0 ISO640 300mm 7D) (1/60s f/6.7 ISO640 300mm 7D) (1/60s f/6.7 ISO640 300mm 7D) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 45

Saturday, February 15, 2014

I was able to catch the Moon going down behind some clouds… (1/45s f/8.0 ISO320 400mm Canon 7D) ~Curtis in /\/\/onTana! {!-{>

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Day 42

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Looking over the Rainbow Dam Trestle… (1/1000s f/5.6 ISO125 300mm Canon 7D) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 21

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

This is a repost from Day 290, 2009.  I took this down near Corvallis, Montana, and I was adjusting it for a photo in a class on low light photography I am giving to the camera club.  A simple levels adjustment and this is way better than what I posted before! (30s f/4.5 ISO800 17mm […]

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