Arleigh
in Motion
Powder Mills Park, February 8, 2008
Arleigh loves chasing a ball, and for a 7 year old dog, he still has some great speed and focus. I wanted to capture his motion in some stop action photos. It's amazing that his legs don't get tangled and trip him up.
MacLeod,
Arleigh, Monty & Triple H
Powder Mills Park, February 8, 2008
We celebrated Triple H's 8th birthday with a trip to the park. After tossing the ball for about a half hour to tire them out, I attempted to position all four for a birthday portrait. Of course, the only one looking at me is Arleigh, who rarely takes his eyes off of me.
Perseid
Meteor in Cygnus Milky Way
August 14, 2007 — Ionia, NY
3 straight nights of viewing the Perseid Meteor Shower under mostly gorgeous skies provided a wonderful visual show, but only one meteor capture out of dozens of exposures.
This 90-second exposure was captured at 17mm, ISO 1600, F4.5.
Venus
& Saturn / Jupiter
& Scorpius
July 2, 2007 — Pittsford, NY
Venus and Saturn together were settling behind the trees. This 4-second exposure was captured at 30mm, ISO 400, F4.0.
Jupiter sat brilliantly above Antares in Scorpius, as shown in this 10-second exposure, 17mm, ISO 400, F4.0. Unknown satellite captured in the upper right of this photograph.
Iridium
Flare
July 2, 2007 — Pittsford, NY
A mag -8 Iridium Flare travelling through Cygnus. Canon 20D, ISO 400, 17mm, F4.0, 30-Seconds.
An Iridium Flare is the result of sunlight reflecting off of a highly-polished antenna on one of the fleet of Iridium Satellites to a specific point on Earth. Iridium Flares can be predicted to the second, allowing a photographer to set up and wait. View a tutorial on photographing Iridium Flares.
International
Space Station / Space Shuttle Flyover
June 20, 2007 — Pittsford, NY
Having separated for its return trip to Earth the day before, STS-117 (Space Shuttle Atlantis) was still in orbit behind the ISS tonight. There were two passes. The first was high in the sky, but just after sunset and difficult to photograph (17-40L, 10 seconds). Moving left to right, Shuttle trailing ISS. Photos: 1, 2, 3.
Then at 10:54PM, the two crossed right to left near the horizon. More photos (25 sec.): 1, 2.
Virgo
Cluster Wide Angle
April 22, 2007 — Ionia, NY
The Virgo Cluster is a cluster of up to 2,000 galaxies approximately 59 million light years away. This is the nearest big cluster of galaxies, the largest proven structure in our intergalactic neighborhood, and the most remote cosmic objects with a physical connection to our own small group of galaxies, the Local Group. Image highlights 41 galaxies. 39 1-1/2-minute exposures, Canon 20D, 70-200L IS at 150mm, F2.8, ISO 800. Camera mounted on Kenko Skymemo. Version without galaxies circled | Smaller version | Rollover Grid
M51
Wide Angle
April 19, 2007 — Ionia, NY
M51, a face-on spiral galaxy near the Big Dipper. Linked to a smaller companion galaxy, NGC 5195. Also see M63 (Sunflower Galaxy) to the upper right. Seven 2-minute exposures, Canon 20D, 70-200L IS at 125mm, F2.8, ISO 800. Camera mounted on Kenko Skymemo.
M81
& M82 Wide Angle
April 19, 2007 — Ionia, NY
M82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy, is an irregular magnitude 8.8 galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major. M82 is estimated to be 12 million light-years distant. Scrutiny of variable stars in M81 has yielded one of the best determined distances for an external galaxy - 11.8 million light-years. Three 30-second exposures, Canon 20D, 70-200L IS at 105mm, F2.8, ISO 1600. Camera mounted on Kenko Skymemo.
Cropped closeup of M81 & M82 also showing Galaxies NGC3077 at top, NGC2976 Bottom Left Corner.
Big
Dipper Wide Angle
April 19, 2007 — Ionia, NY
The Big Dipper is part of the Constellation Ursa Major. One 4-minute exposures, Canon 20D, 17-40L at 17mm, F4.0, ISO 800. Processed in Images Plus and Photoshop. Camera mounted on Kenko Skymemo.
Venus/Moon
Conjunction
April 19, 2007 — Ionia, NY
After the sun had set, we had an opportunity to photograph a conjunction of Venus, the Moon and M45. I took my photos during twilight so I didn't capture M45.Clamshell Dome Observatory at the Ionia Observatory lit with camera flash.
Comet
Swan
October 30, 2006 — Ionia, NY
Comet Swan in Hercules, 94,757,700 miles from Earth. One 45 second exposure, Canon 20D, 70-200L IS, F3.2, ISO 800. Processed in Photoshop. Camera mounted on Kenko Skymemo
Wide Angle Including M13 in Lower Right; Heavily Processed Closeup Showing Tail.
Storm
Over the Gulf
September 9, 2006 — Longboat Key, FL
This shows how changeable the weather can be at this time of year. Just before another expectedly beautiful sunset, a violent storm rolled over the Gulf from the East. This was my first attempt at shooting lightning. I shot timed exposures of 2-10 seconds (longer as the day got later) at F/16, 17mm.
Sunset
Over the Gulf
September 6, 2006 — Longboat Key, FL
Yes it was a business trip, but there was still an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful sight of a late summer sunset over the Gulf of Mexico.Taken from a 2nd floor balcony.
Dazzle's
First Swim
May 28, 2006 — Canandaigua, NY
Well it wasn't exactly planned. Dazzle was keeping a prudent distance from the waves. But some horseplay on the dock resulted in a hip check by Monty, and Dazzle flew off the side into the water. She swam a powerful doggy paddle until I reached and grabbed her. A wet Dazzle is a tiny Dazzle!
Solar
Prominence
April 9, 2006 — Pittsford, NY
You wouldn't know we're at solar minimum by reviewing the activity on the sun this last week. Canon 20D.
Photographed through a Coronado SolarMax 60 Hydrogen-Alpha Filter. | Solar Gallery
3/4
Moon
April 8, 2006 — Pittsford, NY
This is a full disk shot of the moon, with the terminator near 3/4. Canon 20D and Televue Pronto 70mm Refractor. ISO 400, 1/100 second.
Solar
Prominence Animation
April 2, 2006 — Pittsford, NY
A large prominence appeared on the sun, rare as we approach Solar Minimum (the least active part of the solar cycle). This is a 6 hour animation of the sun in the hydrogen alpha wavelength. Here is a closeup animation of the large prominence. Canon 20D.
Photographed through a Coronado SolarMax 60 Hydrogen-Alpha Filter. | Solar Gallery
Solar
Prominences in H-Alpha
September 7, 2005 — Pittsford, NY
A beautiful loop prominence appeared on the sun today. This photo doesn't do justice to the wispy fine detail in the multiple intertwined loops. Canon 20D.
Photographed through a Coronado SolarMax 60 Hydrogen-Alpha Filter. | Solar Gallery
Arleigh
and Monty
Canandaigua, NY — August 28, 2005
Arleigh 5 years, playing his favorite game with a field hockey ball in the water. Another shot swimming, and a wet portrait shot.
Monty after a swim, and guarding Carole. | Dog Gallery
Milky
Way in Sagitarrius
August 24, 2005— Ionia, NY
Taken before moisture ruined the skies, the Milky Way was a beautiful naked eye object this night. One 3-minute esposure, Canon 20D, 17-40L at 17mm F4.0, ISO 400. Processed in Photoshop. Camera mounted on Kenko Skymemo
Milky
Way in Cygnus
August 24, 2005— Ionia, NY
Taken at the end of a moist night, my UV filter had already been dewed over and was removed, and dew was encroaching on my lens. One 3-minute esposure, Canon 20D, 17-40L at 17mm F4.0, ISO 400. Processed in Photoshop. Camera mounted on Kenko Skymemo
Aurora
and Big Dipper
August 24, 2005— Ionia, NY
A sunspot explosion two days earlier caused a minor auroral display while I was photographing at the observatory. Silhouetted in the foreground are the small dome, and a faint red glow from within the rolloff observatory.
Monty
Pittsford, NY — June 24, 2005
Monty playing in my mom's garden. Monty 8 weeks old.
From the same day, Monty running in the flowers, and looking at a frog (here's the frog, and another).
Monty
and Cooper
Waynewood Farms, Elma, NY — June 19, 2005
The day I brought Monty home, this photo was taken with his littermate Cooper. Monty is on top, beating the stuffing out of Cooper.
Orion
January 28, 2005— Ionia, NY
Taken on a zero-degree night in 2 ft. of snow on the concrete pads at Ionia. Composite of 29 3-minute shots. Canon 20D, 17-40mm L lens at 24mm and f/5.0. Camera mounted on my new Kenko Skymemo camera mount from Hutech.
Full field of view -- no cropping; Rollover version showing constellation. | Scenic Gallery
