Photography – Page 2

ISS Flyover August 28, 2012

By chad August 29, 2012Photography, SpaceNo Comments

These pictures were taken during a flyover of the International Space Station on August 28, 2012. The one lesson learned from this set is that next time I want to take a series and stack them together for a picture that has the space station crossing the whole sky.

Rapeseed Fields – Belvidere, Tennessee

By chad June 7, 2012PhotographyNo Comments

I took these two pictures back in April. These are Rapeseed fields in Belvidere, Tennessee. Rapeseed can be used for various things such as Canola oil and biodiesel. [singlepic id=2136 w=400 h=300 float=left] [singlepic id=2137 w=400 h=300 float=left]

The Moon, Venus, and Jupiter February 25, 2012

By chad February 26, 2012PhotographyNo Comments

I took these photos last night (February 25, 2012). Most are of the Moon, Venus, and Jupiter last night. The exceptions are the first is a pic, which was taken just after sunset, and the third pic, which was taken at the same time as the other pictures just more…

2011 In Pictures

By chad January 2, 2012Featured, Photography, UncategorizedNo Comments

These are a sampling of pictures I have taken this year. I selected them based on how representative they were of the month I took them in. January [nggallery id=47] This was the most snow I can remember. 6.5" to 7" total depending on where I measured. Duke and Daisy…

October 18, 2011 Lightning

By chad October 22, 2011PhotographyNo Comments

Took this lightning photo as storms moved through the area this week. [singlepic id=2066 w=450]

August 23/24, 2011 Star Trails

By chad August 24, 2011PhotographyNo 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

By chad August 22, 2011PhotographyNo 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…

August 7, 2011 Lightning

By chad August 7, 2011PhotographyNo 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

By chad June 15, 2011Photography1 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…

Connecting a Nikon D5000 to a Telescope

By chad April 8, 2011Photography, 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) -…