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Day 20

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

A Sunrise to go along with yesterday’s Moonrise: (1/90s f/22.0 ISO125 40mm -1 stop Canon 7D) Of course, last night’s Moon was still up, too… (1/2000s f/8.0 ISO1250 300mm -4.5 stops 7D) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 19

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Moonrise over the Highwoods. (1/6s f/8.0 ISO640 400mm Canon 7D) (1/20s f/8.0 ISO640 400mm 7D) (1/20s f/8.0 ISO640 400mm 7D) (1/15s f/8.0 ISO640 400mm 7D) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Another January Bonus!

Thursday, January 16, 2014

The full Moon rising over Missoula Thursday evening. (1/250s f/6.7 ISO500 300mm Canon 7D) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 15

Thursday, January 16, 2014

An interesting Moon and Cloud photo from last weekend. (1/1600s f/5.0 ISO100 28.9mm (35mm eq:135mm) -1.7 stops Nikon Coolpix P7100) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 362

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Well, I think I got off on the days somewhere…This should be Day 361, the 27th.  Oh well. A nice start to the day: Sunrise at Fife. (1/750s f/8.0 ISO320 300mm -4.5 stops Canon 7D) (1/90s f/8.0 ISO320 17mm -1.5 stops 7D) (1/180s f/8.0 ISO320 29mm -2.5 stops 7D) 29 years of running down the […]

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Day 359: Merry Christmas! Part 1…

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

An early Christmas Moon taken from in front of our house about 6:45am this morning. (1/350s f/8.0 ISO125 400mm Canon 7D) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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The Good Earth

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

45 years ago tonight, three men were as far away from the good Earth as any men had ever been, or have been to this date.  A chance moment and a view out a window during a capsule maneuver led to one of the most famous and iconic photographs in history, if not for all […]

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A Moonrise Special!

Thursday, December 19, 2013

It was cold (really cold!) and the sky was clear.  I was able to catch the Moonrise over the Highwoods.  Note the lack of clarity: the cold sky, especially by the horizon, is unsettled air and not particularly good to photograph through.  The bottom is just cut off by the skyline. A few minutes later […]

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Day 350: Cap’t Andy’s Sunset Dinner Cruise, Part 6!

Thursday, December 5, 2013

The Evening Star is up there if you click on the photo. (All Canon 7D) The Chef smoozes with the passengers. Port Allen. The Dailylife Wife is still on the bridge.  Pretty much the best view. Watching the Port come closer. There is that Evening Star again! *** *** The line to the Tip Jar! […]

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Day 349: Cap’t Andy’s Sunset Dinner Cruise, Part 5

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Whew!  These Cap’t Andy posts always seem to need a lot of photos!  Well, I am not stopping now! Cap’t Rick, our Skipper on this voyage, was having his birthday cruise.  So his wife came along for the ride.  They spend two weeks every winter in Big Fork on Flathead Lake. (All Canon 7D) He […]

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