I was planning to photograph the solar eclipse on sunday, however I am reading you must use a solar filter. (My plan was to use a welding filter.) Hand held in front of my lenes. Now I am afraid this is not the proper protection for the camera sensor. Has anyone tried anything other than the recomended solar filter? I wasn't expecting to get my best shot ever, but wanted to try for something. As of right now I have cancelled my plans.
It has been several months since my last post and since I have been out photographing. Shame on me! I went to the Chinese New Year parade in San Francisco on 2/11/12. I had a great time. It was crowded and colorful. I wont say I got award winning shots but I had a good time trying. To see more of the photos look on page Chinese New Year 2012.       I want to add a few new pic's to my site. I did shoot star trails again. They are on film and not yet developed so that will take a few weeks. The Eastern Sierra has so much to offer, but weather and road conditions will make this my last trip of the year.      I tried star trails once again. This was a night of misstep after misstep. Just when I thought I had the technique figured out I messed up everything I touched. This is an hour shot on film. The pink line is an airplane. I hope I get a good one soon, it is getting cold out. I plan on trying again in a week so will post my progress. (or lack of.) 
I made a new page on my site called new work. I added 5 images from Mono Lake. I will move these to landscapes soon. I hope everyone enjoys.      I said I would post a picture of my first sucessful star trails. On this night it was a moon rise at 3 AM. so only had the stars and some light polution from Yosemite Valley. The shot was from Glacier Point. I used a flash light to light up the forground. I shot three different cameras. Two digital and one film. The best shot was from the film camera (shown below.)  Last week I made my third unsucessful attempt to shoot star trails. I learn a little with each failure. (One lesson is not to believe everything posted on the internet.) I hope to go out in about 10 nights for another try. If not this month then another. I will get an image I am proud to post.
Today I posted some of my pictures from SF Gay Pride. I put them on a special page because I had so many. I will leave this page up for awhile. (Maybe thru the summer.) I try to support gay rights as well as every minoritys rights to be treated equal. I think the world will be a better place when we all stop thinking our way is the only way.  In My Landscapes I switched out one of my Sand Dune images. I wasn't very happy with the one I had used so maybe this is better. Time will tell. I have to look at one of my images for several days before I can tell if I like it or not.  I have to say my newest image is from last summer. It was taken on Tioga Pass in Yosemite. I understand parts are now open to bikes but it will be weeks before it is open to cars or to 395 and Mono Lake.  | AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesOctober 2013 Categories |
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