Back in July, I posted some photos from the balloon flight I took while visiting the Cappadocia region of Turkey. I’ve recently gone back over the many photos I took that morning and have decided to post some more. I begin with shot a crew readying a balloon for its launch. This balloon is just…
Author: shotsbyp
Some 2012 Highlights
This past year has been a good one for photography. I’ve taken a look back over the photos from the past 12 months and uncovered a few that did not get much attention when I first viewed them. They are deserving of some more profile than I’ve given them, so I’ve chosen to post a…
Star Trails
I’ve been intrigued by star trail photography for some time. What do I mean? Star trail photography is using a long exposure of a clear, starlit sky to produce streaks (trails) caused by the relative movement of the stars as the earth rotates. By aiming the camera at the North Star (Polaris), the pattern is…
Sports Action: NASCAR
This past Sunday was my annual NASCAR day in Phoenix. Along with friend Barry Stewart, I attended the Advocare 500, named for this year’s race sponsor. There are two NASCAR races each year at the Phoenix International Raceway, one in March, the other in November. I prefer the latter because it is the second last…
Back Porch Sunrise View
Sunrise comes a little late in Canmore these days, 8:41 am today (expecting earlier tomorrow after we set our clocks back). So you can understand that it is not unusual to be up before sunrise, even on a Saturday. I was downstairs for awhile and came up for a coffee at just about sunrise. I…