Photos: Week of September 16th 2007
Here’s a sampling of the photos I took last week. As usual, there are many more at my Flickr site. We start with a flock of wild turkeys near Kanopolis. :: Next, two … Read more
Hobbies
Long Exposures at the Kansas State Fair
While visiting the Kansas State Fair I took some long exposure photos that were inspired by a recent Thomas Hawke led photowalk at the Santa Monica Pier. There is an amusement park at … Read more
Canon 40D Images
My new digital SLR, a Canon 40D, arrived on Friday, and after work I headed down to Maxwell State Park to take a few photos. My results were nothing special, and the bison … Read more
4th of July Storm Clouds
In the better late than never category, here are a few photos of the storm of July 4th that caused the Lindsborg fireworks to be delayed by one day. These were taken just … Read more
August Moon
Below are the results of one of my early attempts at lunar photography via a technique known as eyepiece projection. Similar to afocal imaging, eyepiece projection is aided by a small piece of … Read more
Full Moon Over Lindsborg
Even if it hadn’t been too cloudy for stargazing last Saturday, the full moon would have presented difficulties. That didn’t stop us from having a picnic on Coronado Heights, and as it turned … Read more
Chocolate Chip and Pecan Cookies
Motivated by the desire to make something with pecans and chocolate, I ended up making this recipe last weekend. These cookies are really very good! They taste somewhat like regular chocolate chip cookies, … Read more