Kind of striking, how the snow lights up the far canyon wall. Note Orion, the Pleiades, and Canis Major.
Taos Canyon, Bright Moonlight
Posted in Sony A7III, Wide Angle on March 12, 2020 by budbranchSuper Moon
Posted in Available Light, Handheld, Sony A7III on March 9, 2020 by budbranchObligatory Moon photo!
1/1,000sec, f/4.0, ISO800 200mm
Taos County Pre-Primary Convention was MOBBED!
Posted in Gopro Hero5 on February 22, 2020 by budbranch
Day of the Dead, tarantula season out west…
Posted in Gopro Hero5, Wide Angle on February 6, 2020 by budbranch
Abiquiu Lake After Sundown
Posted in Astrophotography, Composite, Sony A7III, Wide Angle on November 22, 2019 by budbranch
A composite of 50+ 25sec exposures stacked. 14mm lens distorts what is nearly circular motion around the Pole star.
Mercury transiting the Sun 11-11-19
Posted in Astrophotography, Solar, Sony A7III on November 11, 2019 by budbranchNot to be seen again from North America until 2032, planet Mercury is passing between Earth and the Sun this morning – see the tiny black spot above and right of center? Not a naked-eye event! A filter is required to stop potentially harmful solar radiation, (note my setup).
70-200mm @ 200, f/13 ISO 200, 1/8,000th sec w/solar filter
