Note that the stars are visible right down to the horizon…
Another Taurid Meteor
Posted in 5DMII, Astrophotography, Long exposures on November 21, 2017 by budbranchA Teeny Taurid Meteor
Posted in Uncategorized on November 19, 2017 by budbranch
Top right quadrant Orion. Top center red giant Betelgeuse. Left center Sirius (brightest star in the sky). Between Orion’s belt and Sirius, a tiny meteor.
Star trails:
Another Satellite Glint
Posted in 5DMII, Astrophotography, Long exposures on November 10, 2017 by budbranch
This a 40 second exposure. I had 5 minutes of warning to set up, before this Iridium satellite crossed over. I use “Sky Guide” on my iPhone.
Wide-Angle Jamming
Posted in Camera-On-A-Stick, Gopro Hero5, Wide Angle on November 5, 2017 by budbranch
Camera Chaos
FaraHNHeight Fine Art Gallery
Thank you FaraHNHeight Fine Art Gallery for hosting a nice acoustic jam!
Iridium Flare
Posted in 5DMII, Astrophotography, Long exposures on November 3, 2017 by budbranch
More info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_flare
A Pretty Little Orionid Meteor
Posted in 5DMII, Astrophotography, interval exposure, Long exposures on October 23, 2017 by budbranch
Update: I Broke My Darn Leg One Year Ago!
Posted in Available Light, Cellphone camera, Handheld on October 20, 2017 by budbranchDear blog followers –
It’s been one year since I broke my femur – you can see the progress of my healing in this image:
I’m 95% healed, back on all my daily activities (including yoga!). The ortho doc said that if I have any trouble doing anything, I should just try harder!
Here is my original blog post, for your reading pleasure:
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. He 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, enjoy the video too:
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
Comet Hunting
Posted in 5DMII, Astrophotography, Long exposures, Wide Angle on October 12, 2017 by budbranch
The Andromeda Galaxy is apparent in the bottom photo, right of center, in the middle…
No comet yet…
All Gopro, All the Time
Posted in Gopro Hero5, Wide Angle on October 10, 2017 by budbranchDJ and Elizabeth came and stayed with us – we went EVERYWHERE and had a blast!
Julie and I drove to Durango for some Cowboy Poetry, and took in the Million Dollar Highway too…
Bud Branch 