Photographing the moon, particularly the full moon can be difficult. The challenge arises from the moon’s brilliance. To capture the moon without over-exposing (and washing it out), the shutter speed must be short (<1/100 sec). At high speed, in low light or darkness, it’s not possible to capture anything but the moon. The remainder of the…
Author: shotsbyp
Badger Spring Wash
Today I went for a hike with the Terravita Trekkers, our community hiking club. It was my first outing with the group, with 13 other hikers in attendance. Our destination for the day was the Badger Spring Wash Trail, located in the Agua Fria National Monument, north of Phoenix. A National Monument is a protected area that is similar to a National Park, but can be…
Hawaiian Favourites
We’ve recently returned from a trip to Hawaii, the “Big Island” where we visited with friends, Nancy and Dave Foreman. We had a great time, mixing golf with tourism and of course, some photography. Maybe more than “some” photography, perhaps! I took 650 pictures and although I haven’t completed the sorting, I’m confident I’ve found…
What Is This?
A very unusual picture. Abstract in nature, but a real scene. This is a photograph of lava flow from the Kīlauea volcano on the Island of Hawai’i. The volcano is currently active and the most active of the five volcanoes that together form the island of Hawai’i. Located along the southern shore of the island, the volcano is between 300,000 and 600,000 years…
My Favourites for 2015
This past year has been a good one for photography. I was able to take photographs at a number of locations in Canada, the United States and Europe. I was a pretty active blogger as well, registering 68 posts in the course of the year. Those posts attracted 4,300 visits from 1,800 visitors, representing 46…