Photography

[Lori Dee]

You know, Jess, that there is a market for photos like these. For a while, my brother was traveling doing missionary work. He took a lot of photos of various things and opened an online photo stock store. It isn't making him rich, but he does okay.

The quality and subjects of your photography could be a big seller. You can even charge extra to blow them up and frame them. There are office buildings and waiting rooms that would love to have some of these pics.

We have other members here with a great eye and take wonderful photos too. Some would make great jigsaw puzzles!

[Jessica_Rose]

I took this sunrise photo near my dad's house last weekend. When I heard the boat approaching from the west (behind me), my first thought was that the wake would be a distracting component. However, I also knew there was a chance that the boat would add an element of interest if it stopped in the right place. Luckily, the angler stopped to fish near the bridge I was standing on.

Love always -- Jessica Rose

[ChrissyRyan]

I took this sunrise photo near my dad's house last weekend. When I heard the boat approaching from the west (behind me), my first thought was that the wake would be a distracting component. However, I also knew there was a chance that the boat would add an element of interest if it stopped in the right place. Luckily, the angler stopped to fish near the bridge I was standing on.

Love always -- Jessica Rose

Nice.

If only slightly brighter I could see the fisherman and the boat better.  Good shot.


Chrissy

[Jessica_Rose]

One of my dad's Magnolia trees.

Love always -- Jessica Rose

[ChrissyRyan]

One of my dad's Magnolia trees.

Love always -- Jessica Rose

Very pretty!

[Lori Dee]

Spooky Moon

[ChrissyRyan]

Spooky Moon

Nice!

[Jessica_Rose]

It looks like a ladybug, but it's an Asian lady beetle sitting on our window screen.

Love always -- Jess

[ChrissyRyan]

It looks like a ladybug, but it's an Asian lady beetle sitting on our window screen.

Love always -- Jess

That photo does not bug me Jess.  I like it.

Christine

[Jessica_Rose]

Some core memory from an IBM 360 mainframe computer. The 'donuts' are ferrite cores, each one represents one 'bit' of memory.

Love always -- Jess

[Lori Dee]

That's a great pic!

I remember the IBM 360. As big as a refrigerator.

[Northern Star Girl]

@Jessica_Rose  @Lori Dee
Here is an link/article describing the IBM360 with a lot of
very interesting photos and descriptions.
HUGS, Danielle

  https://www.righto.com/2019/04/a-look-at-ibm-s360-core-memory-in-1960s.html 🔗

[Lori Dee]

That's a great article.

Back in the day, the computer at NORAD in Cheyenne Mountain, CO filled an entire room. It used vacuum tube technology, and there was a technician there whose job was to drive around in a golf cart replacing burned-out vacuum tubes.

Ah, the times they are a-changing. 

[Jessica_Rose]

One of the plants we 'rescued' from my dad's house is blooming. It's a Bird of Paradise, and it has some of the most unique, colorful flowers I've ever seen.

Love always -- Jessica Rose

[D'Amalie]

Simple beauty.  Amazing when you look at the historical significance of the journey from jungles to our humble homes.

[Jessica_Rose]

I decided to try some astrophotography last night. We're still unpacking things, and I haven't found my tripods yet. I used a Canon R5-II and a Canon 85mm f1.2 lens to try capturing a photo of the Milky Way. Exposure: f1.2, 1/5sec, iso 32000 (handheld, no tripod).

Love always -- Jessica Rose

[Lori Dee]

Wow. Beautiful, Jessica!

Can you do longer exposures with the tripod. I know hand-held would blur it. But this turned out great!

[Jessica_Rose]

Thanks, @Lori Dee !

Handheld at low shutter speeds is just asking for blur. It also forced me to use a very high iso, which adds a lot of graininess. A tripod would let me use a much longer exposure, but if it's too long you will see star trails caused by the earths rotation. A good rule of thumb for lenses under 200mm is the 'rule of 500':

SS = 500 / (CF x FL)

Shutter speed = 500 / (sensor crop factor x focal length)

For my 85mm lens on a Canon R5 II, which uses a 'full-frame' sensor:

SS = 500 / (1 x 85) = 5.9 seconds

Like many 'rules of thumb', it's just a quick estimate to get you close. I always take several photos using slightly different exposures, then I pick the one I like best.

Love always -- Jessica Rose

[Lori Dee]

I never knew the math behind it, thanks.

When Haley's Comet came through our solar system last, I was determined to capture it on film. There were no digital cameras then. I had a tripod, and did the same thing: snapped several pics from 1 - 10 second exposures. Getting the film developed was interesting. The clerk kept telling me there was nothing on the film. When I explained they were stars, he made some adjustments and got them visible.

You can't see the comet the way NASA photos show it. I had to take two sets of pictures. One was about a month earlier as a "control" when the comet was not close enough. Both sets were focused on Taurus (the constellation, not the Ford). Then, comparing the control with the other set, you can barely make out an extra star in the photo.

I brought my daughter with me. She was four years old at the time. She may live long enough for Haley's Comet to appear twice in her lifetime. I doubt she will remember freezing on a mountaintop in the middle of the night, but she was there!