Uploads from Steven Christenson, with geodata

Uploads from Steven Christenson, with geodata http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/ Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:44:32 -0700 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:44:32 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2104/buddyicons/9761798@N03.jpg?1203830043#9761798@N03 Uploads from Steven Christenson, with geodata http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/ Dream Highway [C_071601] http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8690774834/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/steventheamusing/">Steven Christenson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8690774834/" title="Dream Highway [C_071601]"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8263/8690774834_a49c4bde95_m.jpg" width="240" height="150" alt="Dream Highway [C_071601]" /></a></p> <p>Just about everyone who has been to Big Sur has a photo of the Bixby Bridge. Before the bridge was built and opened in 1932 the trek down Hwy 1 required more than a dozen miles of inland driving down the unpaved and often impassable Old Coast Road. Here you see the bridge in moonlight.<br /> <br /> The Bixby Bridge is featured in many commercials because the setting is so awesome. I've featured the bridge before, see below.<br /> <br /> I did alter this in a way I'll bet nobody will notice (besides healing out some telephone wires, that is). Jupiter was in the shot, but it had an awful purple chromatic aberration so I cloned it out using a bright star.<br /> <br /> *In <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8690774834/in/explore-2013-04-28">EXPLORE, April 28, 2013</a>* #277<br /> <br /> © Copyright 2013, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://facebook.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">500px</a><br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:44:32 -0700 2013-04-20T22:28:22-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steven Christenson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8690774834 36.373111 -121.904479 36.373111 -121.904479 2462371 Dream Highway [C_071601] <p>Just about everyone who has been to Big Sur has a photo of the Bixby Bridge. Before the bridge was built and opened in 1932 the trek down Hwy 1 required more than a dozen miles of inland driving down the unpaved and often impassable Old Coast Road. Here you see the bridge in moonlight.<br /> <br /> The Bixby Bridge is featured in many commercials because the setting is so awesome. I've featured the bridge before, see below.<br /> <br /> I did alter this in a way I'll bet nobody will notice (besides healing out some telephone wires, that is). Jupiter was in the shot, but it had an awful purple chromatic aberration so I cloned it out using a bright star.<br /> <br /> *In <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8690774834/in/explore-2013-04-28">EXPLORE, April 28, 2013</a>* #277<br /> <br /> © Copyright 2013, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://facebook.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">500px</a><br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Steven Christenson ocean california longexposure bridge night stars 1 coast surf waves pacific bigsur hwy moonlight westcoast bixby stevenchristenson starcircleacademycom Hatteras Lighthouse Moonrise [5_065475] http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8342991600/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/steventheamusing/">Steven Christenson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8342991600/" title="Hatteras Lighthouse Moonrise [5_065475]"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8215/8342991600_acffbd11a9_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Hatteras Lighthouse Moonrise [5_065475]" /></a></p> <p>One of my "hobbies" is calculating where to stand to catch the moon rising or setting behind familiar landmarks. Tall landmarks make the task simpler - most of the time, that is.<br /> <br /> This one was on a whim when I noticed the weather was going to be cooperative and I happened to be visiting family on the East Coast.<br /> <br /> My thanks to the rangers who not only tolerated my presence, but encouraged it. It proved very tricky trying to find a place where the thicket of swamp and vegetation didn't obscure this lighthouse while facing in the right direction. There are two other light houses on the Outer Banks that make easier targets... but its all in the challenge.<br /> <br /> Want to figure out how to calculate the right spot? Join me for a <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com/events/93645242/" rel="nofollow">Webinar on Catching the Moon</a>. Or just join an <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com/messages/boards/thread/24355452" rel="nofollow">Interest List</a> for this or other webinars.<br /> <br /> <br /> © Copyright 2013, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Circle-Academy/159587750724493" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.com/StarCircleAcade/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.com/StarCircleAcademy" rel="nofollow">500px</a><br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:31:43 -0800 2012-12-27T15:00:32-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steven Christenson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8342991600 35.250455 -75.528795 35.250455 -75.528795 2372725 Hatteras Lighthouse Moonrise [5_065475] <p>One of my "hobbies" is calculating where to stand to catch the moon rising or setting behind familiar landmarks. Tall landmarks make the task simpler - most of the time, that is.<br /> <br /> This one was on a whim when I noticed the weather was going to be cooperative and I happened to be visiting family on the East Coast.<br /> <br /> My thanks to the rangers who not only tolerated my presence, but encouraged it. It proved very tricky trying to find a place where the thicket of swamp and vegetation didn't obscure this lighthouse while facing in the right direction. There are two other light houses on the Outer Banks that make easier targets... but its all in the challenge.<br /> <br /> Want to figure out how to calculate the right spot? Join me for a <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com/events/93645242/" rel="nofollow">Webinar on Catching the Moon</a>. Or just join an <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com/messages/boards/thread/24355452" rel="nofollow">Interest List</a> for this or other webinars.<br /> <br /> <br /> © Copyright 2013, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Circle-Academy/159587750724493" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.com/StarCircleAcade/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.com/StarCircleAcademy" rel="nofollow">500px</a><br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Steven Christenson lighthouse northcarolina hatteras outerbanks obx capehatteras stevenchristenson starcircleacademycom Hatteras Lighthouse http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8322391842/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/steventheamusing/">Steven Christenson</a> posted a video:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8322391842/" title="Hatteras Lighthouse"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8075/8322391842_c1f9cab4c8_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Hatteras Lighthouse" /></a></p> <p>A six frame animation capturing the rotating beacon of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse one of the most famous lighthouses on the East Coast (of the Outer Banks of North Carolina). <a href="http://www.carolinalights.com/north-carolina-lighthouses/cape-hatteras-lighthouse" rel="nofollow">This lighthouse</a> is on National Park land: the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/caha/index.htm" rel="nofollow">Cape Hatteras National Seashore</a>.<br /> <br /> It is famous in part because it was moved with great effort from its risky location nearer to the ocean to its present location. The lighthouse was was built in 1802 and stands 208 feet tall making it the tallest brick lighthouse in the world.<br /> <br /> It's pretty awesome to stand at the base of this behemoth in the moonlight. It is possible (during visitors hours) to climb the 257 steps to the top. As it was, there were many more visitors in the cold windy location when I was there, including a photographer from Western North Carolina, and several couples taking moonlight strolls.<br /> <br /> All I was trying to do with this photo is capture the twin beams of light that radiate from the lighthouse. I used 5000 ISO and 1 second exposures. While I could have taken a longer timelapse (and not have the clouds keep backing up), I just wanted to prove to myself it was possible to capture the moving light just as I've captured the 24 beams of light that eminate from the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/5243883513/">Pigeon Point Lighthouse</a>. The difference, of course, is that the Pigeon Point lighthouse was stationary at the time.<br /> <br /> <br /> © Copyright 2012, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Circle-Academy/159587750724493" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.com/StarCircleAcade/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.com/StarCircleAcademy" rel="nofollow">500px</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 08:02:13 -0800 2012-12-29T08:02:13-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steven Christenson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8322391842 35.250192 -75.528774 35.250192 -75.528774 2372725 Hatteras Lighthouse <p>A six frame animation capturing the rotating beacon of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse one of the most famous lighthouses on the East Coast (of the Outer Banks of North Carolina). <a href="http://www.carolinalights.com/north-carolina-lighthouses/cape-hatteras-lighthouse" rel="nofollow">This lighthouse</a> is on National Park land: the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/caha/index.htm" rel="nofollow">Cape Hatteras National Seashore</a>.<br /> <br /> It is famous in part because it was moved with great effort from its risky location nearer to the ocean to its present location. The lighthouse was was built in 1802 and stands 208 feet tall making it the tallest brick lighthouse in the world.<br /> <br /> It's pretty awesome to stand at the base of this behemoth in the moonlight. It is possible (during visitors hours) to climb the 257 steps to the top. As it was, there were many more visitors in the cold windy location when I was there, including a photographer from Western North Carolina, and several couples taking moonlight strolls.<br /> <br /> All I was trying to do with this photo is capture the twin beams of light that radiate from the lighthouse. I used 5000 ISO and 1 second exposures. While I could have taken a longer timelapse (and not have the clouds keep backing up), I just wanted to prove to myself it was possible to capture the moving light just as I've captured the 24 beams of light that eminate from the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/5243883513/">Pigeon Point Lighthouse</a>. The difference, of course, is that the Pigeon Point lighthouse was stationary at the time.<br /> <br /> <br /> © Copyright 2012, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Circle-Academy/159587750724493" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.com/StarCircleAcade/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.com/StarCircleAcademy" rel="nofollow">500px</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Steven Christenson Most of the Graffiti Removal Gang [i_1090] http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8114144231/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/steventheamusing/">Steven Christenson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8114144231/" title="Most of the Graffiti Removal Gang [i_1090]"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8463/8114144231_41f018c42f_m.jpg" width="240" height="179" alt="Most of the Graffiti Removal Gang [i_1090]" /></a></p> <p>If you catch someone spraying or writing graffiti, please snap a picture and send it to me. Here are 18 people (or so) who will be unhappy to know about such vandalism since they invested much of their day getting rid of the spray paint, marker and trash destroying this otherwise scenic and lovely park in the East Bay.<br /> <br /> Unlike my normal restrictions, you are free to use these photos if you are included in them or were a member of the volunteer crew.<br /> <br /> THANK YOU!</p> Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:53:22 -0700 2012-10-20T11:29:33-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steven Christenson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8114144231 37.512666 -121.881334 37.512666 -121.881334 2407405 Most of the Graffiti Removal Gang [i_1090] <p>If you catch someone spraying or writing graffiti, please snap a picture and send it to me. Here are 18 people (or so) who will be unhappy to know about such vandalism since they invested much of their day getting rid of the spray paint, marker and trash destroying this otherwise scenic and lovely park in the East Bay.<br /> <br /> Unlike my normal restrictions, you are free to use these photos if you are included in them or were a member of the volunteer crew.<br /> <br /> THANK YOU!</p> Steven Christenson california graffiti rocks volunteers cleanup fremont crew summit mission heroes removal missionpeak scrubbing iphone abatement eastbayparks ebparks ebparksok missionpeakpreserve http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en Grace and Ted Scrub [i_1088] http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8114144083/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/steventheamusing/">Steven Christenson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8114144083/" title="Grace and Ted Scrub [i_1088]"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8325/8114144083_6c7675173e_m.jpg" width="240" height="179" alt="Grace and Ted Scrub [i_1088]" /></a></p> <p>If you catch someone spraying or writing graffiti, please snap a picture and send it to me. Here are 18 people (or so) who will be unhappy to know about such vandalism since they invested much of their day getting rid of the spray paint, marker and trash destroying this otherwise scenic and lovely park in the East Bay.<br /> <br /> Unlike my normal restrictions, you are free to use these photos if you are included in them or were a member of the volunteer crew.<br /> <br /> THANK YOU!</p> Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:53:20 -0700 2012-10-20T11:12:18-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steven Christenson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8114144083 37.5125 -121.880834 37.5125 -121.880834 2407405 Grace and Ted Scrub [i_1088] <p>If you catch someone spraying or writing graffiti, please snap a picture and send it to me. Here are 18 people (or so) who will be unhappy to know about such vandalism since they invested much of their day getting rid of the spray paint, marker and trash destroying this otherwise scenic and lovely park in the East Bay.<br /> <br /> Unlike my normal restrictions, you are free to use these photos if you are included in them or were a member of the volunteer crew.<br /> <br /> THANK YOU!</p> Steven Christenson california graffiti rocks volunteers cleanup fremont crew summit mission heroes removal missionpeak scrubbing iphone abatement eastbayparks ebparks ebparksok missionpeakpreserve http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en Jaz, Jason and others Remove the Gunk [i_1086] http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8114143779/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/steventheamusing/">Steven Christenson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8114143779/" title="Jaz, Jason and others Remove the Gunk [i_1086]"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8045/8114143779_8a393425a4_m.jpg" width="240" height="179" alt="Jaz, Jason and others Remove the Gunk [i_1086]" /></a></p> <p>If you catch someone spraying or writing graffiti, please snap a picture and send it to me. Here are 18 people (or so) who will be unhappy to know about such vandalism since they invested much of their day getting rid of the spray paint, marker and trash destroying this otherwise scenic and lovely park in the East Bay.<br /> <br /> Unlike my normal restrictions, you are free to use these photos if you are included in them or were a member of the volunteer crew.<br /> <br /> THANK YOU!</p> Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:53:13 -0700 2012-10-20T11:07:17-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steven Christenson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8114143779 37.5125 -121.881667 37.5125 -121.881667 2407405 Jaz, Jason and others Remove the Gunk [i_1086] <p>If you catch someone spraying or writing graffiti, please snap a picture and send it to me. Here are 18 people (or so) who will be unhappy to know about such vandalism since they invested much of their day getting rid of the spray paint, marker and trash destroying this otherwise scenic and lovely park in the East Bay.<br /> <br /> Unlike my normal restrictions, you are free to use these photos if you are included in them or were a member of the volunteer crew.<br /> <br /> THANK YOU!</p> Steven Christenson california graffiti rocks volunteers cleanup fremont crew summit mission heroes removal missionpeak scrubbing iphone abatement eastbayparks ebparks ebparksok missionpeakpreserve http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en Brilliant Meteor Leaves a Trail http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8107418524/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/steventheamusing/">Steven Christenson</a> posted a video:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8107418524/" title="Brilliant Meteor Leaves a Trail"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8185/8107418524_0b27339349_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Brilliant Meteor Leaves a Trail" /></a></p> <p>Last night (ok, early in the morning) on October 20th I left my camera and Polarie running while I dozed in the car. Looking through the frames I found a peculiar "squiggle" which I feared was flare or gunk on my sensor.<br /> <br /> As I went back more frames I discovered it was A METEOR! This meteor left a persistent trail in the atmosphere that lingered for over 13 minutes.<br /> <br /> Meteor appears in the frame at 5:51 AM, PDT and the trail is still visible at 6:04:12 AM.<br /> <br /> Each frame was shot at 20 seconds, ISO 2000, f/2.8, 22mm on a Canon 5D Mark II with a Canon 16-35 f/2.8 L lens. The sky was tracked with a Polarie device I recently purchased.<br /> <br /> <br /> NOTES: The bright "star" in the upper right is the planet Jupiter and Orion's Belt is in the lower right.. See the image below to locate these and the constellation Gemini. Oh, and that's part of Taurus to the right of Jupiter.<br /> <br /> I'm NOT certain that this is an Orionid! The trail seems to start right at the radiant point but if you look carefully, the streak clearly extends past it. I'm not sure how "point like" the radiant should be, however. It's possibly an Arietid (from the constellation Aries).<br /> <br /> © Copyright 2012, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Circle-Academy/159587750724493" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.com/StarCircleAcade/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.com/StarCircleAcademy" rel="nofollow">500px</a><br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:29:11 -0700 2012-10-20T20:29:11-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steven Christenson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8107418524 37.608077 -121.873141 37.608077 -121.873141 2502280 Brilliant Meteor Leaves a Trail <p>Last night (ok, early in the morning) on October 20th I left my camera and Polarie running while I dozed in the car. Looking through the frames I found a peculiar "squiggle" which I feared was flare or gunk on my sensor.<br /> <br /> As I went back more frames I discovered it was A METEOR! This meteor left a persistent trail in the atmosphere that lingered for over 13 minutes.<br /> <br /> Meteor appears in the frame at 5:51 AM, PDT and the trail is still visible at 6:04:12 AM.<br /> <br /> Each frame was shot at 20 seconds, ISO 2000, f/2.8, 22mm on a Canon 5D Mark II with a Canon 16-35 f/2.8 L lens. The sky was tracked with a Polarie device I recently purchased.<br /> <br /> <br /> NOTES: The bright "star" in the upper right is the planet Jupiter and Orion's Belt is in the lower right.. See the image below to locate these and the constellation Gemini. Oh, and that's part of Taurus to the right of Jupiter.<br /> <br /> I'm NOT certain that this is an Orionid! The trail seems to start right at the radiant point but if you look carefully, the streak clearly extends past it. I'm not sure how "point like" the radiant should be, however. It's possibly an Arietid (from the constellation Aries).<br /> <br /> © Copyright 2012, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Circle-Academy/159587750724493" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.com/StarCircleAcade/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.com/StarCircleAcademy" rel="nofollow">500px</a><br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Steven Christenson california tail trail orion meteor persistent sunol arietid stevenchristenson Crawling Chaos [I_1058] http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8072329656/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/steventheamusing/">Steven Christenson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8072329656/" title="Crawling Chaos [I_1058]"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8178/8072329656_574910e9d1_m.jpg" width="192" height="240" alt="Crawling Chaos [I_1058]" /></a></p> <p>Met this (large) fellow as he crawled across the road while I was on the way down from Mission Peak. Its body is almost 3 inches long. <br /> <br /> People below have identified it as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_cricket" rel="nofollow">Jerusalem Cricket</a> (which is not a true cricket). Apparently they can create a painful bite and emit a foul smell. But it seemed to ignore me even though my iPhone was literally 2 inches above it to take the photo.<br /> <br /> Photo by iPhone, so not the best clarity.<br /> <br /> © Copyright 2012, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Circle-Academy/159587750724493" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.com/StarCircleAcade/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.com/StarCircleAcademy" rel="nofollow">500px</a><br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:42:42 -0700 2012-10-09T07:32:40-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steven Christenson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8072329656 37.521666 -121.893167 37.521666 -121.893167 2452354 Crawling Chaos [I_1058] <p>Met this (large) fellow as he crawled across the road while I was on the way down from Mission Peak. Its body is almost 3 inches long. <br /> <br /> People below have identified it as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_cricket" rel="nofollow">Jerusalem Cricket</a> (which is not a true cricket). Apparently they can create a painful bite and emit a foul smell. But it seemed to ignore me even though my iPhone was literally 2 inches above it to take the photo.<br /> <br /> Photo by iPhone, so not the best clarity.<br /> <br /> © Copyright 2012, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Circle-Academy/159587750724493" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.com/StarCircleAcade/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.com/StarCircleAcademy" rel="nofollow">500px</a><br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Steven Christenson black bug insect amber body jerusalem tan large peak fremont cricket mission crawling orthoptera striped gravel missionpeak jerusalemcricket 2inch stenopelmatusfuscus stenopelmatus eastbayregionalpark ebparks ebparksok missionpeakpreserve Mission Peak Gambol [I_0981ps] http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8047755342/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/steventheamusing/">Steven Christenson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8047755342/" title="Mission Peak Gambol [I_0981ps]"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8040/8047755342_74c4c9689c_m.jpg" width="240" height="136" alt="Mission Peak Gambol [I_0981ps]" /></a></p> <p>This could also be titled "Home by Another Way" since I elected to head back to the trailhead via a section of the YSC trail. I had to cut short my summit attempt because of severe blistering on my heels (due to the wrong footwear). Photo was taken with my iPhone 4.<br /> <br /> I guess you could argue that my gamble to use sneakers instead of hiking boots turned my <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gambol" rel="nofollow">gambol</a> into painful shuffling of the feet.<br /> <br /> The tequila sunrise colors (purple and pink) appear every morning and evening opposite the sun. The colors are called "the belt of venus" because the planet Venus can often be found near this band which is actually the shadow of the earth in our local atmosphere.<br /> <br /> © Copyright 2012, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Circle-Academy/159587750724493" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.com/StarCircleAcade/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.com/StarCircleAcademy" rel="nofollow">500px</a><br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Tue, 02 Oct 2012 10:25:23 -0700 2012-10-02T07:03:06-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steven Christenson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8047755342 37.526666 -121.903334 37.526666 -121.903334 2452354 Mission Peak Gambol [I_0981ps] <p>This could also be titled "Home by Another Way" since I elected to head back to the trailhead via a section of the YSC trail. I had to cut short my summit attempt because of severe blistering on my heels (due to the wrong footwear). Photo was taken with my iPhone 4.<br /> <br /> I guess you could argue that my gamble to use sneakers instead of hiking boots turned my <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gambol" rel="nofollow">gambol</a> into painful shuffling of the feet.<br /> <br /> The tequila sunrise colors (purple and pink) appear every morning and evening opposite the sun. The colors are called "the belt of venus" because the planet Venus can often be found near this band which is actually the shadow of the earth in our local atmosphere.<br /> <br /> © Copyright 2012, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Circle-Academy/159587750724493" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.com/StarCircleAcade/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.com/StarCircleAcademy" rel="nofollow">500px</a><br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Steven Christenson california grass sunrise oakland fremont hills lakeelizabeth sanfranciscobay baseballfield solarpanels tenniscourts beltofvenus missionboulevard coyotehills missionpeak mttamalpais eastbayregionalpark hightensionwires ohlonecollege ebparks iphone4 stevenchristenson ebparksok missionpeakpreserve ysctrail Lost in Yosemite [C_033706] Runner Up - Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2012 http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/5980119622/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/steventheamusing/">Steven Christenson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/5980119622/" title="Lost in Yosemite [C_033706] Runner Up - Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2012"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6025/5980119622_7cdef7a2fb_m.jpg" width="240" height="191" alt="Lost in Yosemite [C_033706] Runner Up - Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2012" /></a></p> <p>NOTE: If you'd like to purchase this image, I've set up a website: <a href="http://ordering.starcircleacademy.com/p869127444/e43b44c9a" rel="nofollow">ordering.starcircleacademy.com</a><br /> <br /> I hope there is a happy ending to this story. What you see are two hikers standing on the far shore of the Merced river just beyond the end of the bridge that crosses above Nevada Fall. It's a man and his niece. The photo was taken at 11:05 pm, July 24, 2011. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.meetup.com/NightPhotography/events/17187021/" rel="nofollow">5 of us were undertaking a night hike to Half Dome</a>. We found this pair at the John Muir/Mist Trail junction near Nevada Fall. They were cold and tired. The man was carrying a single dim penlight flashlight. And he asked us how far it was to the valley floor. <br /> <br /> Taking a look at their footwear - the man wore sneakers, the woman had hiking shoes - I told them their options were the rough, wet, steep Mist Trail at 2.5 miles or the longer, less difficult John Muir Trail for about 4.0 miles. They seemed to balk at hearing either figure.<br /> <br /> That's when we learned that they had started hiking at 3:00 PM from the Toulomne Meadows trail on a whim and "just kept on going". It's not clear they had a plan. It is <b>21 miles from Toulomne to Happy Isle</b> at the valley floor. Though the trail is mostly downhill, it is a LONG way to go. They had no map and they had just the one dim penlight flashlight - no backup.<br /> <br /> I asked them if they had food and water - they said they were fine. Since they were both dressed in shorts, I asked them if they had any additional clothing for warmth - they said they had sweatshirts. I asked them if they had additional batteries (he did) or a second flashlight (they didn't). I gave them my LED keychain flashlight. In about 2 and a half hours the moon would give some additional light, but hopefully they would be down by then.<br /> <br /> When the man asked me about directions on the John Muir trail, I told him I hadn't been down it in a long while, but I believed there was only one right turn at an intersection and that would take them below the Vernal Fall.<br /> <br /> I was trying to dissuade them from taking the Mist Trail. We had just come up over that path and I knew that they'd get soaked AND there were several footing problems along the trail as well as some turns that are easy to miss in the dark - I know because we had missed them on the way up!<br /> <br /> I offered that we were headed on our way to the Nevada Fall to take some photos (a half truth) and that they could come along with us to the bridge. At the precipice of Nevada fall the rushing water at our feet created cold, damp wind. The pair crossed the bridge and stood for a long time on the far side while we set up and took photos of the scene. The fall was roaring in what would have otherwise been a still, peaceful starry scene. The pair stood for so long I wondered what was going on. Eventually they continued onward down the trail... only to turn around and head back mere minutes later. Apparently they were spooked by a large buck on the trail that wouldn't move. We had come across a small buck on the Mist Trail on our way up.<br /> <br /> Crossing back over the bridge meant they must take the Mist Trail. I offered to escort them back to where we had at first encountered them. I left my companions behind so they coud do more shooting. From the fall edge there is a wide open scramble across flat granite. In the daytime it can be difficult to find your way, but finding the trail at night led me down a few momentary wrong turns. At last we arrived after two tenths of a mile back at the trail head and I asked them again if they needed anything. They said no, thanked me for the flashlight and started down what I know is gnarly footing and arduous going. I struggled with myself over what the best course of action was. Perhaps I had made a mistake and should have just called off our Half Dome hike and escorted them down. On the other hand, they at least had some supplies and had already managed 19 miles on their own and appeared to be in good shape despite obvious fear and worry on the face of the young woman.<br /> <br /> After the hikers had disappeared down the path I waited for my companions to return. Eventually I saw flashlights and headlamps headed my way. Then I noticed the lights veering off in the wrong direction at a point where the trail should come straight toward me.... so I left my pack on the bench and ran to them. I managed to corral my group and we got back on the right path headed onward and upward.<br /> <br /> It worries me that the wayward pair may have run into similar trouble with no one there to set them back on the path. I just hope they made it without injury and will be much better prepared next time.<br /> <br /> Meanwhile: <b>Please PREPARE well</b> before you do any wilderness hiking. And I pray this pair made it back safely.<br /> <br /> <b>Interested in Photographing the Milky Way?</b> I've written <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/?s=milky+way" rel="nofollow">several articles on the subject</a>. Let me know how it works out for you.<br /> <br /> © Copyright 2011, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <a href="http://BayAreaNightPhoto.com" rel="nofollow">Bay Area Night Photography</a><br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:07:26 -0700 2011-07-24T23:09:23-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steven Christenson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5980119622 37.72487 -119.533079 37.72487 -119.533079 26342866 Lost in Yosemite [C_033706] Runner Up - Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2012 <p>NOTE: If you'd like to purchase this image, I've set up a website: <a href="http://ordering.starcircleacademy.com/p869127444/e43b44c9a" rel="nofollow">ordering.starcircleacademy.com</a><br /> <br /> I hope there is a happy ending to this story. What you see are two hikers standing on the far shore of the Merced river just beyond the end of the bridge that crosses above Nevada Fall. It's a man and his niece. The photo was taken at 11:05 pm, July 24, 2011. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.meetup.com/NightPhotography/events/17187021/" rel="nofollow">5 of us were undertaking a night hike to Half Dome</a>. We found this pair at the John Muir/Mist Trail junction near Nevada Fall. They were cold and tired. The man was carrying a single dim penlight flashlight. And he asked us how far it was to the valley floor. <br /> <br /> Taking a look at their footwear - the man wore sneakers, the woman had hiking shoes - I told them their options were the rough, wet, steep Mist Trail at 2.5 miles or the longer, less difficult John Muir Trail for about 4.0 miles. They seemed to balk at hearing either figure.<br /> <br /> That's when we learned that they had started hiking at 3:00 PM from the Toulomne Meadows trail on a whim and "just kept on going". It's not clear they had a plan. It is <b>21 miles from Toulomne to Happy Isle</b> at the valley floor. Though the trail is mostly downhill, it is a LONG way to go. They had no map and they had just the one dim penlight flashlight - no backup.<br /> <br /> I asked them if they had food and water - they said they were fine. Since they were both dressed in shorts, I asked them if they had any additional clothing for warmth - they said they had sweatshirts. I asked them if they had additional batteries (he did) or a second flashlight (they didn't). I gave them my LED keychain flashlight. In about 2 and a half hours the moon would give some additional light, but hopefully they would be down by then.<br /> <br /> When the man asked me about directions on the John Muir trail, I told him I hadn't been down it in a long while, but I believed there was only one right turn at an intersection and that would take them below the Vernal Fall.<br /> <br /> I was trying to dissuade them from taking the Mist Trail. We had just come up over that path and I knew that they'd get soaked AND there were several footing problems along the trail as well as some turns that are easy to miss in the dark - I know because we had missed them on the way up!<br /> <br /> I offered that we were headed on our way to the Nevada Fall to take some photos (a half truth) and that they could come along with us to the bridge. At the precipice of Nevada fall the rushing water at our feet created cold, damp wind. The pair crossed the bridge and stood for a long time on the far side while we set up and took photos of the scene. The fall was roaring in what would have otherwise been a still, peaceful starry scene. The pair stood for so long I wondered what was going on. Eventually they continued onward down the trail... only to turn around and head back mere minutes later. Apparently they were spooked by a large buck on the trail that wouldn't move. We had come across a small buck on the Mist Trail on our way up.<br /> <br /> Crossing back over the bridge meant they must take the Mist Trail. I offered to escort them back to where we had at first encountered them. I left my companions behind so they coud do more shooting. From the fall edge there is a wide open scramble across flat granite. In the daytime it can be difficult to find your way, but finding the trail at night led me down a few momentary wrong turns. At last we arrived after two tenths of a mile back at the trail head and I asked them again if they needed anything. They said no, thanked me for the flashlight and started down what I know is gnarly footing and arduous going. I struggled with myself over what the best course of action was. Perhaps I had made a mistake and should have just called off our Half Dome hike and escorted them down. On the other hand, they at least had some supplies and had already managed 19 miles on their own and appeared to be in good shape despite obvious fear and worry on the face of the young woman.<br /> <br /> After the hikers had disappeared down the path I waited for my companions to return. Eventually I saw flashlights and headlamps headed my way. Then I noticed the lights veering off in the wrong direction at a point where the trail should come straight toward me.... so I left my pack on the bench and ran to them. I managed to corral my group and we got back on the right path headed onward and upward.<br /> <br /> It worries me that the wayward pair may have run into similar trouble with no one there to set them back on the path. I just hope they made it without injury and will be much better prepared next time.<br /> <br /> Meanwhile: <b>Please PREPARE well</b> before you do any wilderness hiking. And I pray this pair made it back safely.<br /> <br /> <b>Interested in Photographing the Milky Way?</b> I've written <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/?s=milky+way" rel="nofollow">several articles on the subject</a>. Let me know how it works out for you.<br /> <br /> © Copyright 2011, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <a href="http://BayAreaNightPhoto.com" rel="nofollow">Bay Area Night Photography</a><br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Steven Christenson california nightphotography yosemite halfdome yosemitenationalpark milkyway potm nevadafall earthandspace losthikers peopleandspace stevenchristenson starcircleacademycom lostinyosemite ptom201107 competition:astrophoto=2012 Photon Worshippers **Winner Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2010 - People and Space ** http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/4211118172/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/steventheamusing/">Steven Christenson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/4211118172/" title="Photon Worshippers **Winner Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2010 - People and Space **"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2444/4211118172_c53b78f285_m.jpg" width="240" height="150" alt="Photon Worshippers **Winner Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2010 - People and Space **" /></a></p> <p>For more information, see <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-2010/" rel="nofollow">my Blog</a>.<br /> <br /> A few weeks out of the year the setting sun is in the correct position to shine directly through this portal in a large rock formation at Pfeiffer Beach in Big Sur, California. It has become very popular with photographers - but not many are brave enough (foolish enough?) to climb the tall cliffs behind the formation to see this marvelous sight. The opportunity occurs when the sun approaches it's southern most point for the year and the weather also cooperates.<br /> <br /> In the large image a serendipitous lens flare lies right over the opening of the Pfeiffer Portal. It was NOT surprising to find 25 photographers here (18 visible in this picture)... it's a popular place. So I went for a different shot. I considered NOT exhibiting this image since I'm sure someone will copy it. <b>There are safe ways to get to this location - but starting from the beach is NOT one of them. Please don't try that!</b><br /> <br /> Also serendipitously, the red in the cliffs in front of me really lit up in the setting sun. I didn't crank up the saturation - it just worked out this way. Now that I've been back I understand how the illuminated rusty orange cliffs became so intensely colored. The glowing cliff is not lit by direct sunlight - you are seeing the shadowed side - but by sunlight reflected from the portion of the cliff below where this image is. Take yellow/orange light from the setting sun bounce it off a rusty colored cliff and illuminate another rust looking surface and that is what you get.<br /> <br /> Looks much better <a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2444/4211118172_3467306497_o.jpg" rel="nofollow">larger</a>. You might also want a closer look at the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/4210353019/in/photostream/">Solar Keyhole</a> or a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/4211123726/in/photostream/">close up shot</a> of the enormous rock. Heck, you might also be interested in seeing one of the three star trails: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/4216703380/in/photostream/">west view</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/4296903356/in/set-72157622939206409/"> low west view</a>, or <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/4210363783/in/set-72157622939206409/">view to the south</a> from this location on the same night. Or maybe just a single <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/4211125208/in/photostream/">night shot</a> or a shot with <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/4210361283/in/photostream/">this rock and the moon</a>.<br /> <br /> By the way, I completely forgot to photograph the purple sand that can be found here. Yep, purple! You can see it in the bottom foreground behind all of the onlookers.<br /> <br /> 07/20/2010: This image was short listed by the Royal Observatory for the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/astrophoto/pool/with/4211118172/">Astronomy Photographer of the Year</a>. Crossing my fingers, hoping to win!<br /> <br /> 09/02/2010: This image was featured in the UK Times article about the Astronomy Photographer of the Year.<br /> <br /> <b>09/09/2010: This image won in the category "<a href="http://www.nmm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year/winners/people-and-space/" rel="nofollow">People and Space</a>" in the <a href="http://www.nmm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year/winners/" rel="nofollow">Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2010</a></b> competition. A team from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/14742767" rel="nofollow">Buzz Films, Ltd.</a> put together an <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/14742767" rel="nofollow">interview with me</a> that you might find interesting.<br /> <br /> 11/29/2010: This image and an <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2010/11/abc7-news/" rel="nofollow">interview of me</a> was shown on ABC7, San Francisco, California.<br /> 05/18/2011: <a href="" rel="nofollow">KQED featured me</a> on a segment of QUEST (Your Photos on Quest)<br /> <br /> About this image: This is an HDR image - that is, it is a composite of 3 separate photos taken at different settings. One specifically for the sky/sun. One for the middle ground, and one for the foreground. The range of f/stops was about 7. Images were combined in Photoshop using HDR Techniques described in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=024081259X/bearhomecom/" rel="nofollow">The Photoshop Darkroom</a> book by <a href="http://www.meetup.com/Harold-Davis" rel="nofollow">Harold Davis</a><br /> <br /> © Copyright 2009, <b>Steven Christenson</b><br /> All Rights Reserved.<br /> <br /> NOTE: These photos were taken at an event of the <a href="http://BayAreaNightPhoto.com" rel="nofollow">Night Photography</a> group.</p> Wed, 19 Sep 2012 05:37:08 -0700 2009-12-23T16:48:39-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steven Christenson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4211118172 36.238436 -121.81647 36.238436 -121.81647 2364159 Photon Worshippers **Winner Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2010 - People and Space ** <p>For more information, see <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-2010/" rel="nofollow">my Blog</a>.<br /> <br /> A few weeks out of the year the setting sun is in the correct position to shine directly through this portal in a large rock formation at Pfeiffer Beach in Big Sur, California. It has become very popular with photographers - but not many are brave enough (foolish enough?) to climb the tall cliffs behind the formation to see this marvelous sight. The opportunity occurs when the sun approaches it's southern most point for the year and the weather also cooperates.<br /> <br /> In the large image a serendipitous lens flare lies right over the opening of the Pfeiffer Portal. It was NOT surprising to find 25 photographers here (18 visible in this picture)... it's a popular place. So I went for a different shot. I considered NOT exhibiting this image since I'm sure someone will copy it. <b>There are safe ways to get to this location - but starting from the beach is NOT one of them. Please don't try that!</b><br /> <br /> Also serendipitously, the red in the cliffs in front of me really lit up in the setting sun. I didn't crank up the saturation - it just worked out this way. Now that I've been back I understand how the illuminated rusty orange cliffs became so intensely colored. The glowing cliff is not lit by direct sunlight - you are seeing the shadowed side - but by sunlight reflected from the portion of the cliff below where this image is. Take yellow/orange light from the setting sun bounce it off a rusty colored cliff and illuminate another rust looking surface and that is what you get.<br /> <br /> Looks much better <a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2444/4211118172_3467306497_o.jpg" rel="nofollow">larger</a>. You might also want a closer look at the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/4210353019/in/photostream/">Solar Keyhole</a> or a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/4211123726/in/photostream/">close up shot</a> of the enormous rock. Heck, you might also be interested in seeing one of the three star trails: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/4216703380/in/photostream/">west view</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/4296903356/in/set-72157622939206409/"> low west view</a>, or <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/4210363783/in/set-72157622939206409/">view to the south</a> from this location on the same night. Or maybe just a single <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/4211125208/in/photostream/">night shot</a> or a shot with <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/4210361283/in/photostream/">this rock and the moon</a>.<br /> <br /> By the way, I completely forgot to photograph the purple sand that can be found here. Yep, purple! You can see it in the bottom foreground behind all of the onlookers.<br /> <br /> 07/20/2010: This image was short listed by the Royal Observatory for the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/astrophoto/pool/with/4211118172/">Astronomy Photographer of the Year</a>. Crossing my fingers, hoping to win!<br /> <br /> 09/02/2010: This image was featured in the UK Times article about the Astronomy Photographer of the Year.<br /> <br /> <b>09/09/2010: This image won in the category "<a href="http://www.nmm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year/winners/people-and-space/" rel="nofollow">People and Space</a>" in the <a href="http://www.nmm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year/winners/" rel="nofollow">Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2010</a></b> competition. A team from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/14742767" rel="nofollow">Buzz Films, Ltd.</a> put together an <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/14742767" rel="nofollow">interview with me</a> that you might find interesting.<br /> <br /> 11/29/2010: This image and an <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2010/11/abc7-news/" rel="nofollow">interview of me</a> was shown on ABC7, San Francisco, California.<br /> 05/18/2011: <a href="" rel="nofollow">KQED featured me</a> on a segment of QUEST (Your Photos on Quest)<br /> <br /> About this image: This is an HDR image - that is, it is a composite of 3 separate photos taken at different settings. One specifically for the sky/sun. One for the middle ground, and one for the foreground. The range of f/stops was about 7. Images were combined in Photoshop using HDR Techniques described in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=024081259X/bearhomecom/" rel="nofollow">The Photoshop Darkroom</a> book by <a href="http://www.meetup.com/Harold-Davis" rel="nofollow">Harold Davis</a><br /> <br /> © Copyright 2009, <b>Steven Christenson</b><br /> All Rights Reserved.<br /> <br /> NOTE: These photos were taken at an event of the <a href="http://BayAreaNightPhoto.com" rel="nofollow">Night Photography</a> group.</p> Steven Christenson california nightphotography arch meetup bigsur pacificocean portal pacificcoast pfeifferstatebeach oursolarsystem Astrometrydotnet:status=failed peopleandspace bestnewcomer competition:astrophoto=2010 Astrometrydotnet:id=alpha20100164153213 astro:gmt=20091224t124800 astro:subject=sunsetthroughportalinoffshorerock Tourist [5_079742] http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8424704704/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/steventheamusing/">Steven Christenson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8424704704/" title="Tourist [5_079742]"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8195/8424704704_5dbcef5ef5_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Tourist [5_079742]" /></a></p> <p>Every tourist taking night photos has a shot like this. Even natives take this shot which can be found near Pier 14 on the Embarcadero. The full moon does give it that extra twist, though. Here the spikes (<a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/04/starbursts/" rel="nofollow">diffraction spikes</a>) are due to stopping down the lens to f/13. No filter is needed to produce the spikes either on the moon or all of the lights on the Bay Bridge.<br /> <br /> Oh, and there is no need to light the pilings either... nearby streetlights do that.<br /> <br /> If you're curious about the ambitious plans for lighting this bridge, take a look <a href="http://thebaylights.org/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> © Copyright 2013, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://facebook.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">500px</a><br /> <br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:13:36 -0800 2013-01-27T21:23:10-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steven Christenson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8424704704 37.791845 -122.389905 37.791845 -122.389905 2487956 Tourist [5_079742] <p>Every tourist taking night photos has a shot like this. Even natives take this shot which can be found near Pier 14 on the Embarcadero. The full moon does give it that extra twist, though. Here the spikes (<a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/04/starbursts/" rel="nofollow">diffraction spikes</a>) are due to stopping down the lens to f/13. No filter is needed to produce the spikes either on the moon or all of the lights on the Bay Bridge.<br /> <br /> Oh, and there is no need to light the pilings either... nearby streetlights do that.<br /> <br /> If you're curious about the ambitious plans for lighting this bridge, take a look <a href="http://thebaylights.org/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> © Copyright 2013, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://facebook.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">500px</a><br /> <br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Steven Christenson sanfrancisco moon fullmoon baybridge 16mm 30seconds theusual f13 Hatteras to You http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8371091319/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/steventheamusing/">Steven Christenson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8371091319/" title="Hatteras to You"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8079/8371091319_4f224ac2bd_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Hatteras to You" /></a></p> <p><br /> <br /> © Copyright 2013, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Circle-Academy/159587750724493" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.com/StarCircleAcade/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.com/StarCircleAcademy" rel="nofollow">500px</a><br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:42:56 -0800 2012-12-28T19:48:52-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steven Christenson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8371091319 35.250476 -75.528821 35.250476 -75.528821 2372725 Hatteras to You <p><br /> <br /> © Copyright 2013, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Circle-Academy/159587750724493" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.com/StarCircleAcade/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.com/StarCircleAcademy" rel="nofollow">500px</a><br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Steven Christenson lighthouse brick night clouds circle stars north trails northcarolina streaks outerbanks stacked obx capehatteras polaris northstar cassiopea hatterasisland capehatterasnationalseashore stevenchristenson starcircleacademycom tallestbricklighthouse Stars and Stripes [5_065561-626li] http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8371092755/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/steventheamusing/">Steven Christenson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8371092755/" title="Stars and Stripes [5_065561-626li]"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8357/8371092755_77c9249b7e_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Stars and Stripes [5_065561-626li]" /></a></p> <p>Bonus point and kudos to whomever can identify the direction in which this photo was taken.<br /> <br /> Some of the light on this magnificent Cape Hatteras lighthouse is from another photographer who was light painting. Not sure why since the moon was quite full.<br /> <br /> By the way this is the tallest brick lighthouse in the world and it is pretty awesome to stand at the base of it peering up. Not to mention the fairly awesome paint job. I'm thinking I should have shot from the opposite side so that the stars and stripes would go in the same direction.<br /> <br /> © Copyright 2013, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Circle-Academy/159587750724493" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.com/StarCircleAcade/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.com/StarCircleAcademy" rel="nofollow">500px</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:43:26 -0800 2012-12-28T19:29:22-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steven Christenson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8371092755 35.250501 -75.528778 35.250501 -75.528778 2372725 Stars and Stripes [5_065561-626li] <p>Bonus point and kudos to whomever can identify the direction in which this photo was taken.<br /> <br /> Some of the light on this magnificent Cape Hatteras lighthouse is from another photographer who was light painting. Not sure why since the moon was quite full.<br /> <br /> By the way this is the tallest brick lighthouse in the world and it is pretty awesome to stand at the base of it peering up. Not to mention the fairly awesome paint job. I'm thinking I should have shot from the opposite side so that the stars and stripes would go in the same direction.<br /> <br /> © Copyright 2013, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Circle-Academy/159587750724493" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.com/StarCircleAcade/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.com/StarCircleAcademy" rel="nofollow">500px</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Steven Christenson lighthouse brick night clouds circle stars north trails northcarolina streaks outerbanks starsandstripes stacked obx capehatteras polaris northstar cassiopea hatterasisland capehatterasnationalseashore stevenchristenson starcircleacademycom tallestbricklighthouse Goodbye Mr. Moon [5_065871] http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8351762009/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/steventheamusing/">Steven Christenson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8351762009/" title="Goodbye Mr. Moon [5_065871]"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8237/8351762009_6dee3f7a03_m.jpg" width="215" height="240" alt="Goodbye Mr. Moon [5_065871]" /></a></p> <p>As I was driving down to capture moonrise behind the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, I noticed that the Bodie Lighthouse on Pea Island is located on the sound (not the ocean side) of the Outer Banks making it possible to catch the moon setting near the Bodie lighthouse. In fact, it's a much better target for reasons I'll be describing in my "<a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com/events/67211382/" rel="nofollow">Catching the Moon</a>" Webinar. (The next webinar is <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com/events/93645242/" rel="nofollow">January 9th, 2013</a>, deadline for registration is January 7th).<br /> <br /> Many people see an orange or yellow or pink moon in a shot and assume it's the sun, but, of course it's not. The moon undergoes a transformation as it sinks into the atmosphere much like the sun does. Here my effort was to expose properly for the lighthouse which allowed the moons features to become lost. I thought the game was up when the moon hit the clouds, but in fact, it came out the bottom before disappearing into the horizon.<br /> <br /> In this single exposure you can see how the soon-to-rise sun pink coloration flavored the horizontal white bands of this impressive light house. Fortunately I made it to the light house in the wee hours in time to get <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8330917763/in/photostream/">almost an hours worth of star trails</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> © Copyright 2013, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Circle-Academy/159587750724493" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.com/StarCircleAcade/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.com/StarCircleAcademy" rel="nofollow">500px</a><br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:17:24 -0800 2012-12-28T04:50:23-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steven Christenson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8351762009 35.818498 -75.563295 35.818498 -75.563295 2347605 Goodbye Mr. Moon [5_065871] <p>As I was driving down to capture moonrise behind the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, I noticed that the Bodie Lighthouse on Pea Island is located on the sound (not the ocean side) of the Outer Banks making it possible to catch the moon setting near the Bodie lighthouse. In fact, it's a much better target for reasons I'll be describing in my "<a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com/events/67211382/" rel="nofollow">Catching the Moon</a>" Webinar. (The next webinar is <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com/events/93645242/" rel="nofollow">January 9th, 2013</a>, deadline for registration is January 7th).<br /> <br /> Many people see an orange or yellow or pink moon in a shot and assume it's the sun, but, of course it's not. The moon undergoes a transformation as it sinks into the atmosphere much like the sun does. Here my effort was to expose properly for the lighthouse which allowed the moons features to become lost. I thought the game was up when the moon hit the clouds, but in fact, it came out the bottom before disappearing into the horizon.<br /> <br /> In this single exposure you can see how the soon-to-rise sun pink coloration flavored the horizontal white bands of this impressive light house. Fortunately I made it to the light house in the wee hours in time to get <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8330917763/in/photostream/">almost an hours worth of star trails</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> © Copyright 2013, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Circle-Academy/159587750724493" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.com/StarCircleAcade/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.com/StarCircleAcademy" rel="nofollow">500px</a><br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Steven Christenson park moon lighthouse clouds sunrise nc nps stripes sca northcarolina bands national bodie outerbanks moonset obx alignment capehatterasnationalseashore stevenchristenson Beacon [C_069244-92] http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8330917763/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/steventheamusing/">Steven Christenson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8330917763/" title="Beacon [C_069244-92]"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8073/8330917763_9d94e84abd_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Beacon [C_069244-92]" /></a></p> <p>The Bodie Lighthouse on Pea Island, Outer Banks, North Carolina is bathed in moonlight. It was my good luck that a recent rain left a puddle to reflect some of the keepers quarters and fence. This is a 56 exposure stacked spanning about 40 minutes. The shots were taken well before dawn. In fact, about 12 hours earlier I caught the moon rising behind the Hatteras lighthouse and an hour later I caught the full moon setting behind this, the Bodie lighthouse.<br /> <br /> Our first webinar of the New Year is <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com/events/94178552/" rel="nofollow">Creating Star Trails on January 9, 2013 at 7:30 to 9:30 PM PST</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> © Copyright 2012, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Circle-Academy/159587750724493" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.com/StarCircleAcade/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.com/StarCircleAcademy" rel="nofollow">500px</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:25:29 -0800 2012-12-28T06:20:25-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steven Christenson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8330917763 35.818456 -75.563213 35.818456 -75.563213 2347592 Beacon [C_069244-92] <p>The Bodie Lighthouse on Pea Island, Outer Banks, North Carolina is bathed in moonlight. It was my good luck that a recent rain left a puddle to reflect some of the keepers quarters and fence. This is a 56 exposure stacked spanning about 40 minutes. The shots were taken well before dawn. In fact, about 12 hours earlier I caught the moon rising behind the Hatteras lighthouse and an hour later I caught the full moon setting behind this, the Bodie lighthouse.<br /> <br /> Our first webinar of the New Year is <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com/events/94178552/" rel="nofollow">Creating Star Trails on January 9, 2013 at 7:30 to 9:30 PM PST</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> © Copyright 2012, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Circle-Academy/159587750724493" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.com/StarCircleAcade/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.com/StarCircleAcademy" rel="nofollow">500px</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> All rights reserved. Curious what "all rights reserved means?" it means that without written permission you may not: copy, transmit, modify, use, print or display this image in any context other than as it appears in Flickr.</p> Steven Christenson lighthouse reflection night stars iso400 stripes sca trails northcarolina moonlight bodie streaks 16mm outerbanks circular obx polaris northstar f35 39seconds 56exposures stevenchristenson starcircleacademycom 610amto650am Tree in the Harbor [C_067190-2de] http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8303486783/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/steventheamusing/">Steven Christenson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8303486783/" title="Tree in the Harbor [C_067190-2de]"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8352/8303486783_09096a52a8_m.jpg" width="240" height="150" alt="Tree in the Harbor [C_067190-2de]" /></a></p> <p>And a nice sunset also!<br /> <br /> From my home(town) to yours: Merry Christmas, 2012!<br /> <br /> <br /> © Copyright 2012, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Circle-Academy/159587750724493" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.com/StarCircleAcade/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.com/StarCircleAcademy" rel="nofollow">500px</a></p> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:47:48 -0800 2012-12-22T14:46:12-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steven Christenson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8303486783 38.785066 -77.017014 38.785066 -77.017014 2431850 Tree in the Harbor [C_067190-2de] <p>And a nice sunset also!<br /> <br /> From my home(town) to yours: Merry Christmas, 2012!<br /> <br /> <br /> © Copyright 2012, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Circle-Academy/159587750724493" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.com/StarCircleAcade/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.com/StarCircleAcademy" rel="nofollow">500px</a></p> Steven Christenson christmas bridge sunset tree river harbor dock flag decoration maryland potomac pavilion masts hdr woodrowwilson oxonhill nationalharbor stevenchristenson photomatixlight Gaylord Resort [C_067353-5de] http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8303464611/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/steventheamusing/">Steven Christenson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8303464611/" title="Gaylord Resort [C_067353-5de]"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8354/8303464611_8ce55fc2c3_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Gaylord Resort [C_067353-5de]" /></a></p> <p>Gaylord Resort and Convention center in National Harbor near Washington, DC is festive for the holidays. There are massive ice sculptures, and of course a Christmas Tree the size of a Winnebago x 2. It was all impressively lit at night. The interior was quite warm, but I was spending most of my time in the chilly outdoor air so didn't relish having my lens or sensor become a dew collector and remained outside.<br /> <br /> From my home(town) to yours: Merry Christmas, 2012!<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> © Copyright 2012, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Circle-Academy/159587750724493" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.com/StarCircleAcade/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.com/StarCircleAcademy" rel="nofollow">500px</a></p> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:45:46 -0800 2012-12-22T18:09:01-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steven Christenson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8303464611 38.782021 -77.018452 38.782021 -77.018452 2431850 Gaylord Resort [C_067353-5de] <p>Gaylord Resort and Convention center in National Harbor near Washington, DC is festive for the holidays. There are massive ice sculptures, and of course a Christmas Tree the size of a Winnebago x 2. It was all impressively lit at night. The interior was quite warm, but I was spending most of my time in the chilly outdoor air so didn't relish having my lens or sensor become a dew collector and remained outside.<br /> <br /> From my home(town) to yours: Merry Christmas, 2012!<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> © Copyright 2012, <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/05/about-steven/" rel="nofollow">Steven Christenson</a><br /> <a href="http://starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">StarCircleAcademy.com</a><br /> <a href="http://blog.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a> || <a href="http://events.starcircleacademy.com" rel="nofollow">Events</a> || <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Circle-Academy/159587750724493" rel="nofollow">FaceBook</a> || <a href="http://twitter.com/StarCircleAcade/" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://500px.com/StarCircleAcademy" rel="nofollow">500px</a></p> Steven Christenson maryland center resort convention gaylord oxonhill stevenchristenson starcircleacademycom The Crew Hikes Up [i_1085] http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8114143591/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/steventheamusing/">Steven Christenson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8114143591/" title="The Crew Hikes Up [i_1085]"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8463/8114143591_3faa93f5d2_m.jpg" width="179" height="240" alt="The Crew Hikes Up [i_1085]" /></a></p> <p>If you catch someone spraying or writing graffiti, please snap a picture and send it to me. Here are 18 people (or so) who will be unhappy to know about such vandalism since they invested much of their day getting rid of the spray paint, marker and trash destroying this otherwise scenic and lovely park in the East Bay.<br /> <br /> Unlike my normal restrictions, you are free to use these photos if you are included in them or were a member of the volunteer crew.<br /> <br /> THANK YOU!</p> Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:53:09 -0700 2012-10-20T08:55:28-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steven Christenson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8114143591 37.511666 -121.894 37.511666 -121.894 2407405 The Crew Hikes Up [i_1085] <p>If you catch someone spraying or writing graffiti, please snap a picture and send it to me. Here are 18 people (or so) who will be unhappy to know about such vandalism since they invested much of their day getting rid of the spray paint, marker and trash destroying this otherwise scenic and lovely park in the East Bay.<br /> <br /> Unlike my normal restrictions, you are free to use these photos if you are included in them or were a member of the volunteer crew.<br /> <br /> THANK YOU!</p> Steven Christenson california graffiti rocks volunteers cleanup fremont crew summit mission heroes removal missionpeak scrubbing iphone abatement eastbayparks ebparks ebparksok missionpeakpreserve Rick - Anti Graffiti-ist [i_1087] http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8114143919/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/steventheamusing/">Steven Christenson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steventheamusing/8114143919/" title="Rick - Anti Graffiti-ist [i_1087]"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8324/8114143919_ff18d77577_m.jpg" width="192" height="240" alt="Rick - Anti Graffiti-ist [i_1087]" /></a></p> <p>If you catch someone spraying or writing graffiti, please snap a picture and send it to me. Here are 18 people (or so) who will be unhappy to know about such vandalism since they invested much of their day getting rid of the spray paint, marker and trash destroying this otherwise scenic and lovely park in the East Bay.<br /> <br /> Unlike my normal restrictions, you are free to use these photos if you are included in them or were a member of the volunteer crew.<br /> <br /> THANK YOU!</p> Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:53:16 -0700 2012-10-20T11:12:14-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Steven Christenson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8114143919 37.487 -121.928167 37.487 -121.928167 55859118 Rick - Anti Graffiti-ist [i_1087] <p>If you catch someone spraying or writing graffiti, please snap a picture and send it to me. Here are 18 people (or so) who will be unhappy to know about such vandalism since they invested much of their day getting rid of the spray paint, marker and trash destroying this otherwise scenic and lovely park in the East Bay.<br /> <br /> Unlike my normal restrictions, you are free to use these photos if you are included in them or were a member of the volunteer crew.<br /> <br /> THANK YOU!</p> Steven Christenson california graffiti rocks volunteers cleanup fremont crew summit mission heroes removal missionpeak scrubbing iphone abatement eastbayparks ebparks ebparksok missionpeakpreserve http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en