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A Good Friday

Each year on Good Friday, I get up in time to arrive at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge to watch the Sun rise.  It was around the freezing mark in temperature and, while the morning looked promising, clouds soon took … Continue reading

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Too Much Blue

Last weekend I attempted to get the Moon set the morning after I took the Gibbous Moon.  Clouds came in which totally obscured the moon.  As long as I was up, I waited for the morning light near an old … Continue reading

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View 173: Moon Done Right

Last month I showed you how I tracked and photographed the Super Moon.  I was not very happy with the attempt.  One of the reasons why I wanted to take the Night Photography eClass.  This week’s assignment was to photograph … Continue reading

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Blue Hour Facts

Here are some facts about this Blue Hour phenomenon: It is not an hour long but more like 15 to 25 minutes. Happens twice a day.  Once before sunrise and after sunset. Best seen 90 degrees from the Sun’s location. … Continue reading

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Blue at Walt Disney World

  Temple of Heaven, originally uploaded by Scott Thomas Photography. Before I learned how to predict when the Blue Hour would happen.  I would capture it by accident.  When I set up for a classic night photo of the scaled … Continue reading

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