Posted: August 21, 2008
by alan
Filed under: Linky, WOW!, photo, rant, space
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Never really understanding why; I just had always accepted that the SR-71 was the coolest flying machine that ever had been. It was a picture like this one that first clued me in that this was no ordinary aircraft - and that was probably early-1980s. It may be a while before anything this significant flys over. Hopefully we have some newer faster secrets not yet revealed.
Over the years I saw more pictures, and heard more stories - but nothing was quite as magical as Read the rest…
Posted: August 17, 2008
by alan
Filed under: amateur radio, photo, space
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Our good friend Mike made the journey to Alabama for the weekend.
Traveling all the way from Kingsport TN, Mikey drove over Thursday arriving in time for the RACES/ARES group’s annual picnic on Monte Sano. I took a vacation day to show Mike around town a bit, including the HOSC @ MSFC and the US Space and Rocket Center. We spent most of the day Saturday at the Huntsville Hamfest, and ran into several illustrious ham-radio buddies who were also in attendance. A very enjoyable weekend Mike, thanks for coming to see us ..!..
/;^)
Posted: August 9, 2008
by alan
Filed under: photo
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Before leaving the summer/beach theme, I’ll share one more favorite.
I’m always amazed at how powerful is nature to produce such dramatic visions of simple ‘ordinary’ events - like a typical sunrise at the beach. No amount of pixel-twisting, palette-wrenching, post-production finesse could rival the natural beauty of a shot like this. I rarely even adjust brightness or contrast as I like the vision to speak for itself. The excitement is in finding a shot like this, that is actually more powerful than it was when standing there taking the picture.
Enjoy /;^)
Posted: July 19, 2008
by alan
Filed under: Uncategorized, weather
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I thought the site could use a refreshing picture, during these hot humid days of summer. This is a pair of sunrise surfers in the Atlantic, just off Pawleys Island. The water temperature there this time of day is actually a little warmer than the air temperature. The early sun turns the humid air into a slightly salty golden glow. You can almost taste the faint sea breeze from here.
Enjoy /;^)
