Alan, of the Big Picture Web site, part of the Boston Globe, has started a fascinating Advent Calendar. He writes: As we head into the traditional western Holiday Season, I’d like to present this Hubble Space Telescope imagery Advent Calendar. Every day, for the next 25 days, a new photo will be revealed here from… Continue reading The best of Hubble, for Advent
Tag: Photography
The visitors depart
I was sorry to see my guests leave this morning, but we had a great time together – including a last-minute photo shoot for the benefit of our readers. For job-related reasons, most of us don’t normally publish pictures showing our faces: so we hit on a compromise. The picture shows Xavier, Ambulance Driver, Lawdog,… Continue reading The visitors depart
The world on a very small scale
Nikon is running their annual ‘Small World’ competition once again. It’s for microphotography – the capture of the microscopic details of our world on camera. I’m an enthusiastic amateur photographer, and this sort of thing fascinates me. I’ve never attempted microphotography – the equipment involved is very expensive, just for a start! – but it… Continue reading The world on a very small scale
Some amazing photographs
An article in the Daily Mail led me to the Web site of Wally Pacholka. He specializes in taking photographs of well-known American landscapes at night, highlighting the stars. I’m amazed! He has some spectacularly beautiful prints available. Here’s a small selection. Click the pictures for a larger view – they’re worth it. False Kiva… Continue reading Some amazing photographs