Dronie
Better Call Bud
Sanji
UNM mural at dawn
Taos in May
Posted in Aerial, Architectural, DJI Mavic 2 Pro, Gopro Hero5, HDR on May 15, 2023 by budbranch
Lunar eclipse on election day
Posted in Astrophotography, Sony A7III on November 8, 2022 by budbranchCan you help someone vote today?
Hello Again!
Posted in Available Light, Camera-On-A-Stick, Composite, Gopro Hero5, HDR, sky, Sony A7III, Wide Angle on October 11, 2022 by budbranchI have been negligent about posting to my blog – here’s an attempt to catch-up!
The Arcane Ramblers
New mural at Sol Food
M & K
Longmire’s casa
Walking rain, Valle Grande
Outhouse selfie
Glam Trash
Glam Trash
Glam Trash
Glam Trash
Glam Trash
Glam Trash floor shot
SOS MTO!
Paseo
Paseo
Excellent trio
Grandson
Shot from the floor, by voice command!
Monsoon performance
John Dunn dog life
Plaza show
Cat lover
Dirty Dog
New shelter
Construction crew
The Arcane Ramblers
Whale tail
Calving glacier in AK
Roe your VOTE!
Applejack Jam!
Tom and me
Tim O’brien
Omar and Happiness
Weekly jam
Working vehicle
Artist friend
Grandkids!
Granddaughter getting her performance on
Taos Canyon Casa
Experimental composite
Gone to Soccoro, Via Espanola
Posted in Available Light, Gopro Hero5, Sony RX100-VII on February 2, 2022 by budbranch
A murmuration of blackbirds or starlings at Bosque Del Apache
Comet Leonard
Posted in Astrophotography, Deep Sky Stacker on December 10, 2021 by budbranchMy first serious effort at stacking images: 44 30sec exposures
Comet Leonard – brighter, more tail…
Posted in Astrophotography, Long exposures on December 5, 2021 by budbranchA single tracked frame, 30sec 300mm ISO6400
Comet Leonard is HERE!
Posted in Astrophotography, Long exposures, sky, Sony A7III on December 3, 2021 by budbranch
30-sec tracked exposure 200mm. Passing globular cluster M3Â
Checking In: I Broke My Darn Leg *UPDATE*
Posted in Available Light, Cellphone camera, Handheld on September 7, 2021 by budbranchA few years ago, I broke my leg while mountain biking near Garcia Park. My biking partner went for help (downhill), while I waited. And waited.
After a while, I was right happy to hear a couple of ATVs coming down the trail – it was two brothers, who helped make me comfortable and warm – one stayed with me while the other rode UP to trail to cell coverage, and activated EMS. I was eventually evacuated to SF, and never knew much about my rescuers, until yesterday! Tim Hasson and I were gigging at Sol Food in Seco:
During a break, a diner introduced himself and asked “Did you break your leg up in Garcia Park?”. It was Bill Bansberg – one of the brothers!!
He said they had always wondered how things turned out – it was great to close the loop with them!
Here is my original post from 5 years ago:
Dear blog followers –
A friend offered a friendly ride on a borrowed mtn bike last week – the brakes failed on downhill, I bailed off and tumbled, and cleanly broke my right femur. It didn’t penetrate the skin, nor (most importantly) cut my femeral artery. Pure luck.
2:25PM We were by ourselves, out of cell coverage, 14 miles from the bottom. My bike partner bundled me up and headed downhill for help. 10 minutes later, two brothers on ATVs came down from above. One gave me his coat and stayed with me, the other went back uphill to find cell coverage and activate EMS. 3:10 The other brother returned, reporting that EMS was on the way. It took a couple more hours to get me IV-d, medicated, and transported two miles down the trail, where a medivac chopper could land in a meadow and fly me out.
I was in the ER in Santa Fe by 6:00PM – they did surgery ASAP: aligned the bones, drilled out the core, and installed an internal continuous rod, screwed everything together and stapled me up! I was in my room by 3AM.
Four days in hospital (St Vincent Med Center), now five days at home, healing nicely. Thanks for your interest – here are a few pics:
Selfie, 2 minutes in…
Clean femur break
Evacuation helicopter
Helicopter nurse
ER angel
Immediately post surgery
All repaired!
Julie showing us how to use a walker
Three days post surgery
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