August 23/24, 2011 Star Trails

August 24, 2011Posted inPhotographyNo Comments
I took this photo tonight.  I used the same technique as I did in the previous post.  This one is about a 50 minute one.  For some reason my SLR powers off after about that long.  I will need to find out how to turn that off before making longer…

August 21, 2011 Star Trails

August 22, 2011Posted inPhotographyNo Comments
I took these photos last night with my Nikon D5000.  I set it to take repeated 30 second exposures.  I then overlaid the images using a command line bash script and Image Magick.  The first is about 25 minutes worth of photos, the second is about 50 minutes worth. [singlepic…

Solomons, Maryland Trip

August 19, 2011Posted inPhotography, UncategorizedNo Comments
Back at the beginning of August, I took my first flight to Baltimore, Maryland for a trip down to Solomons, MD.  The flight up there was a little bumpy.  I didn't know "average" turbulence could be so rough. Its quite a drive from Baltimore to Solomons.  I was kind of…

August 7, 2011 Lightning

August 7, 2011Posted inPhotographyNo Comments
I took these photos tonight as thunderstorms moved over Coffee County/Franklin County Tennessee. These are the best two: [thumb id=1867,1868]   Here are some others that I captured. [thumb id=1860,1862]   Other lightning photos: My Lightning Gallery

June 15, 2011 Lightning

June 15, 2011Posted inPhotography1 Comment
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…

April 27, 2011 Storms

April 30, 2011Posted inPhotography, UncategorizedNo Comments
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…

Connecting a Nikon D5000 to a Telescope

April 8, 2011Posted inPhotography, Technology4 Comments
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) -…