Archive for March, 2007

Dee Plane Boss, Dee Plane!

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Airbus landed their new A380 at LAX yesterday, with gray cloudy skies and almost no passengers, about 15 minutes after a full plane landed in New York.
I was able to take a few minutes off of work, and stand on the roof, trying to shoot some photos
First, here’s a United 747 for comparison

Then the Airbus [...]

APO 200-500mm F2.8 EX DG - SIGMA CORPORATION

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

Ooooh, I want one! The Sigma Corporation announced a new lens this week at one of the annual photo shows, a APO 200-500mm F2.8 EX DG monster.
Look at the far right, there’s the camera!
I think that’d be a nice fit in my backpack while camping. I can’t imagine the cost though, it probably falls in [...]

Moon Rise and other night time shots

Sunday, March 4th, 2007

Moon Rise over the White Mountains. A little bit of orange/red can still be seen from the eclipse the night before. Maybe. Maybe it’s just the atmosphere. I used a bit of fill flash to lighten up the surroundings.

A few minutes later, a little zoomed out.

It took me a few minutes to get the [...]

Night time in Mammoth

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

I’ve been playing around with long exposure times on my camera. I took these two last night.

Unfortunately, this shot of Mt. Lincoln is a bit unfocused. The road and surrounding snow is in focus, but the mountain it self isn’t. Still, it looks almost like day light out there!

This is the cabin at Mammoth, [...]

Total Lunar Eclipse Tonight

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

There’s a total lunar eclipse tonight, that will be kinda sorta visible from the West Coast of the US. I’m up in Mammoth right now, with clear skies and low wind, so hopefully there will be some good picture taking opportunities!
Oh, and the snow looks good too, today.