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Solar Electric System We have had a solar electric system installed which allows us to reduce our carbon footprint and also save money.
Categories: Conservation
How to Make a DSLR Pinhole Camera Early in 2024 I started on a project to make a DSLR pinhole camera and compare the resulting images. This post describes my design and procedures in detail.
Categories: How To
Hatteras – Ocracoke Ferry In October 2021 we rode the Hatteras - Ocracoke Ferry and saw many birds, a gorgeous sunset, and a nearly full moon over the Pamlico Sound
Categories: Full Moon, Scenes And Vistas, Sunrises & Sunsets, Wildlife
Houseleek (aka Hen and Chicks) Flowers One of our houseleek (hen and chicks) plants bloomed and I captured photos of these seldom seen flowers.
Categories: Flowers, Plants, Trees
Norfolk and Western Class J Steam Locomotive #611 We photographed Norfolk & Western No. 611 Class J steam engine pulling the Shenandoah Valley Limited excursion train near Ferrol, VA. The Class J has a 4-8-4 wheel arrangement, known as a 'Northern' type engine.
Categories: Railroad
ESPN College GameDay at JMU We photographed ESPN equipment on JMU's Quad prior to the ESPN College GameDay broadcast.
Categories: Street Photography
Chocolate-Covered Pretzels After a holiday gathering my grandson and I photographed tiny sprinkles on a chocolate chip.
Categories: Focus Stacking, Macro
Birdhouse and Flowers A black-eyed susan vine around a pole supporting a bluebird house in our backyard.
Categories: Flowers, Plants, Trees
Evening Primrose We have enjoyed watching new Common Evening Primrose blossoms quickly open each evening.
Categories: Flowers, Plants, Trees
Boxerwood Nature Center & Woodland Gardens This April we visited Boxerwood Nature Center & Woodland Gardens in Lexington, VA. We had never visited this volunteer-mananged informal arboretum before and we enjoyed the variety of plants and spring flowers.
Categories: Flowers, Plants, Trees
Street Photography After a Snow After a recent snow and attending a zoom webinar on street photography, I took a camera when Beverly and I walked in our neighborhood.
Categories: Street Photography, Uncategorized
Water Drops from Melting Ice I noticed water drops on the garage door from melting ice on the garage door windows. I quickly took some pictures.
Categories: Water, Ice, And Snow
Iridescent Clouds One afternoon in late December we saw clouds which showed multiple colors which changed as we watched. I have since learned that this formation of colors in clouds, known as irisation, is relatively rare.
Categories: Clouds
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