I created several composite images of the lightning photos I took the other day, since I took several photos each time I moved the tripod.
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19
Jun
2011
Photography
15
Jun
2011
June 15, 2011 Lightning
Tonight turned out to be one of the best nights I’ve had for lightning photography. I was able to place my camera outside under the new awning over the deck and take a ton of photos. Since this particular storm was so energetic, I was able to capture lightning in a majority of the photos I took. Here are a selection of the photos I took tonight.
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30
Apr
2011
April 27, 2011 Storms
On April 27, 2011, much of the South was experienced an outbreak of tornadic thunderstorms. CNN has compiled a list of possible tornado locations, you can find it here. During the storms, Franklin County lost all power and cell phone coverage. While Huntland took the brunt of the storm damage here in Franklin County, power was out for the rest of the county due to a large number of trees down as well as transmission line damage coming out of Alabama. They told people that it could be 3-4 days before they get power back and weeks till everything is back to normal. Hillsboro will be subject to rolling blackouts due to system load. My power was out for 24 hours almost to the dot before it came back online. One of the more eerie things to happen is the debris from Alabama falling out of the sky. People from Winchester, Estill Springs, Tullahoma, and Manchester have been finding light paper items that the storm picked up in Alabama including envelopes, bills, pages of books, and photos. A Facebook page has been setup so that people can share the items in an attempt to find the owners. You can find it here.
I did manage to take some photos of the storm after it lessened. I’ve posted them below.
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08
Apr
2011
Connecting a Nikon D5000 to a Telescope
I’ve recently posted photos (also re-posted below) that I’ve taken of the moon with my Nikon D5000 connected to my telescope. Here are the components that I used.
- Fotodiox T/T2 Lens Mount Adapter for Nikon D5000 – http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001G4LOFE
- Celestron Universal 1.25-inch Camera T-Adapter (This will work for many brands) – http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000665V6
- Total Cost: $41.65
Edit: For this to work, you will have to use manual mode (“M”).
Lunar Photography Attempt #1:
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Lunar Photography Attempt #2 (Supermoon):
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24
Dec
2010
Lunar Photography [First Attempt]
I finally got both parts to connect my D5000 to my telescope. Of all the photos I took, only one turned out. Here it is.
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25
Oct
2010
Fall Creek Falls October 23, 2010
Saturday was the second trip I’ve taken to Fall Creek Falls. Almost a year to the day of the last visit to see the leaves changing. This year was sort of a mixed bag. Only one of the primary falls had enough water. Leaves were a bit more scarce in areas but just as colorful. Overall, it was still a decent trip. Below are the pictures from this year, below them is a link to last year’s.
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Related: Fall Creek Falls October 25, 2009
18
Oct
2010
Normandy / Bedford Lake October 2010
Went out to Normandy and Bedford Lake to take photos this weekend. I’ve posted the photos that I took below.
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13
Oct
2010
October 12, 2010 Lightning Storm
An evening thunderstorm rolled through last night. While I did not setup the D5000, I did capture the following with my phone’s camera. You can see the youtube video of it here as well as still shots below.
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