Uploads from Jeffrey Sullivan

Uploads from Jeffrey Sullivan http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/ Wed, 22 May 2013 10:50:20 -0700 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:50:20 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1113/buddyicons/23183960@N00.jpg?1288062823#23183960@N00 Uploads from Jeffrey Sullivan http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/ Topaz Ranch Estates Fire May 22 2012 http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8787765322/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jeffreysullivan/">Jeffrey Sullivan</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8787765322/" title="Topaz Ranch Estates Fire May 22 2012"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8393/8787765322_bf247db2cf_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Topaz Ranch Estates Fire May 22 2012" /></a></p> <p>Pants and animals have adapted themselves perfectly to periodic fires, and the return of nitrogen to the soil. Wildflowers bloom really well from the enriched soil, and many species of pine trees have their seeds germinate in the cleared area. Many human cultures simply move out of the way of fires and return when the renewal has occurred, some even set fires to bring on the enhanced productivity of mixed forest/grassland habitats. In a culture obsessed with ownership of stuff, even the land itself (a concept foreign to some human cultures), the world around us and its natural cycles are viewed as separate from us, and posing a threat. Applied on a global scale, our refusal to acknowledge being in and part of the ecosystem which supports us makes it difficult to acknowledge the changes we're making to it.<br /> <br /> We've had at least 5 major fires in the area in the past 2 years. I've just created a "News" set to collect photos from local wildfires and other events:<br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/sets/72157633603272962/">www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/sets/72157633603272...</a><br /> <br /> This is from a year ago today, the Topaz Ranch Estates Fire May 22, 2012, in Gardnerville, Douglas County, Nevada. That's only about 2 miles north; I looked out the window, and there was a massive plume of smoke in the sky.</p> Wed, 22 May 2013 10:50:20 -0700 2012-05-22T20:55:52-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Jeffrey Sullivan) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8787765322 Topaz Ranch Estates Fire May 22 2012 <p>Pants and animals have adapted themselves perfectly to periodic fires, and the return of nitrogen to the soil. Wildflowers bloom really well from the enriched soil, and many species of pine trees have their seeds germinate in the cleared area. Many human cultures simply move out of the way of fires and return when the renewal has occurred, some even set fires to bring on the enhanced productivity of mixed forest/grassland habitats. In a culture obsessed with ownership of stuff, even the land itself (a concept foreign to some human cultures), the world around us and its natural cycles are viewed as separate from us, and posing a threat. Applied on a global scale, our refusal to acknowledge being in and part of the ecosystem which supports us makes it difficult to acknowledge the changes we're making to it.<br /> <br /> We've had at least 5 major fires in the area in the past 2 years. I've just created a "News" set to collect photos from local wildfires and other events:<br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/sets/72157633603272962/">www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/sets/72157633603272...</a><br /> <br /> This is from a year ago today, the Topaz Ranch Estates Fire May 22, 2012, in Gardnerville, Douglas County, Nevada. That's only about 2 miles north; I looked out the window, and there was a massive plume of smoke in the sky.</p> Jeffrey Sullivan ranch county copyright usa news jeff canon fire 22 photos nevada may nv sullivan douglas tre 2012 wildfire estates topaz landsape 2011 wwwmyphotoguidescom 5dmarkiii compyright Entering Fire Season! http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8781040385/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jeffreysullivan/">Jeffrey Sullivan</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8781040385/" title="Entering Fire Season!"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3700/8781040385_fc754291c5_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Entering Fire Season!" /></a></p> <p>With the light winter this year we're going to have an early and dangerous fire season. This is from the Carter Springs Fire September 21, 2012, Gardnerville, Nevada, Douglas County.<br /> <br /> We've had at least 5 major fires in the area in the past 2 years. I've just created a "News" set to collect photos from local wildfires and other events:<br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/sets/72157633603272962/">www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/sets/72157633603272...</a></p> Wed, 22 May 2013 10:41:36 -0700 2012-09-21T19:30:15-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Jeffrey Sullivan) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8781040385 Entering Fire Season! <p>With the light winter this year we're going to have an early and dangerous fire season. This is from the Carter Springs Fire September 21, 2012, Gardnerville, Nevada, Douglas County.<br /> <br /> We've had at least 5 major fires in the area in the past 2 years. I've just created a "News" set to collect photos from local wildfires and other events:<br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/sets/72157633603272962/">www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/sets/72157633603272...</a></p> Jeffrey Sullivan copyright usa news jeff nature night forest canon landscape fire photo all 21 nevada sierra september rights sullivan eastern reserved 2012 wildfire 2011 wwwmyphotoguidescom 5dmarkiii garnerfille Mono Lake Sunrise Clouds and Reflection http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8757308866/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jeffreysullivan/">Jeffrey Sullivan</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8757308866/" title="Mono Lake Sunrise Clouds and Reflection"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2858/8757308866_7a1535e587_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Mono Lake Sunrise Clouds and Reflection" /></a></p> <p>I was shooting a time-lapse on this morning when the card filled (I had forgotten to format it), then a short while later the battery died. When it rains, it pours!</p> Mon, 20 May 2013 01:06:20 -0700 2010-06-04T05:31:06-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Jeffrey Sullivan) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8757308866 Mono Lake Sunrise Clouds and Reflection <p>I was shooting a time-lapse on this morning when the card filled (I had forgotten to format it), then a short while later the battery died. When it rains, it pours!</p> Jeffrey Sullivan california copyright usa lake nature june canon landscape mono photo united lee states monolake 2010 vining easternsierra 40d jeffsullivan Lenticular Cloud over Three Sisters http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8752616234/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jeffreysullivan/">Jeffrey Sullivan</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8752616234/" title="Lenticular Cloud over Three Sisters"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8397/8752616234_0debb2b45c_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Lenticular Cloud over Three Sisters" /></a></p> <p>Looking across Topaz Lake on the California / Nevada border a couple of nights ago, there were some huge "Sierra Wave" lenticular clouds forming.  <br /> <br /> Fortunately I put two cameras out to shoot time-lapse sequences, because for at least part of the time with one of them I forgot to switch the lens into manual focus.  That's really ironic, since for landscape I most often use a wide lens and use it in manual focus, but because I was using f/8 at a long focal length, I wanted the camera to focus more accurately than my eyes could.  So when I went back out to check the cameras, it had gotten dark enough that one of them was hunting for focus, and missing shots in the sequence as a result. That's what I get I suppose, for departing from my normal workflow.<br /> <br /> The Three Sisters mark the California/Nevada border.  The North Sister on the left is in Nevada, the South Sister on the right is in California, and the Middle Sister straddles the two states, with its peak lying just into California.</p> Sat, 18 May 2013 20:05:01 -0700 2013-05-18T20:05:01-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Jeffrey Sullivan) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8752616234 Lenticular Cloud over Three Sisters <p>Looking across Topaz Lake on the California / Nevada border a couple of nights ago, there were some huge "Sierra Wave" lenticular clouds forming.  <br /> <br /> Fortunately I put two cameras out to shoot time-lapse sequences, because for at least part of the time with one of them I forgot to switch the lens into manual focus.  That's really ironic, since for landscape I most often use a wide lens and use it in manual focus, but because I was using f/8 at a long focal length, I wanted the camera to focus more accurately than my eyes could.  So when I went back out to check the cameras, it had gotten dark enough that one of them was hunting for focus, and missing shots in the sequence as a result. That's what I get I suppose, for departing from my normal workflow.<br /> <br /> The Three Sisters mark the California/Nevada border.  The North Sister on the left is in Nevada, the South Sister on the right is in California, and the Middle Sister straddles the two states, with its peak lying just into California.</p> Jeffrey Sullivan california county copyright cloud storm jeff nature weather clouds canon landscape photography mono photo mark iii nevada may sierra 5d sullivan douglas eastern lenticular 2013 fotostat Rainbow in a Sun Ray http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8747374699/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jeffreysullivan/">Jeffrey Sullivan</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8747374699/" title="Rainbow in a Sun Ray"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8136/8747374699_d441b46571_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Rainbow in a Sun Ray" /></a></p> <p>Last night I caught a sun ray rainbow, just before sunset, at Topaz Lake on the Nevada/California border.  <br /> <br /> You may have noticed that rainbows move as the sun moves.  White light contains all of the colors of the rainbow, and the rainbows we see are simply that light separated out into various wavelengths, which we perceive as colors.  This doesn't happen like it does with a prism, where the rainbow comes out the back side of the prism and that color-separated light is projected onto something.  Instead, raindrops do separate the colors of light through refraction, but instead of it escaping out the back, that light is reflected back out of the raindrop at a 42 to 43 degree angle.  So everywhere you see rainbow color is a raindrop, and if you draw lines back from that rain drop to yourself and to the light source, those lines meet in roughly a 43 degree angle.<br /> <br /> Someone standing a mile north of you may see a rainbow, but their rainbow will be coming from a different set of rain drops making a 43 degree angle back to the sun, and their rain drops at that angle will also trace a "rainbow-shaped" arc in the sky.  This is why you can see rainbows while you drive, and they will appear to move and follow you (at that same angle to the sunlight) as you drive.<br /> <br /> So as a photographer, if you don't like where the rainbow is, move!  As long as you don't move so much that "your" rainbow doesn't fall off the end of the column of water it's coming from and disappear into dry air, you should be able to place the rainbow where you want it.  Similarly, if you see the sun striking a column of water and the sun seems to be close to the right angle, simply move until you catch that 43 degree angle and can see and photograph the rainbow you anticipated that it was making.</p> Fri, 17 May 2013 11:57:44 -0700 2013-05-17T11:57:44-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Jeffrey Sullivan) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8747374699 Rainbow in a Sun Ray <p>Last night I caught a sun ray rainbow, just before sunset, at Topaz Lake on the Nevada/California border.  <br /> <br /> You may have noticed that rainbows move as the sun moves.  White light contains all of the colors of the rainbow, and the rainbows we see are simply that light separated out into various wavelengths, which we perceive as colors.  This doesn't happen like it does with a prism, where the rainbow comes out the back side of the prism and that color-separated light is projected onto something.  Instead, raindrops do separate the colors of light through refraction, but instead of it escaping out the back, that light is reflected back out of the raindrop at a 42 to 43 degree angle.  So everywhere you see rainbow color is a raindrop, and if you draw lines back from that rain drop to yourself and to the light source, those lines meet in roughly a 43 degree angle.<br /> <br /> Someone standing a mile north of you may see a rainbow, but their rainbow will be coming from a different set of rain drops making a 43 degree angle back to the sun, and their rain drops at that angle will also trace a "rainbow-shaped" arc in the sky.  This is why you can see rainbows while you drive, and they will appear to move and follow you (at that same angle to the sunlight) as you drive.<br /> <br /> So as a photographer, if you don't like where the rainbow is, move!  As long as you don't move so much that "your" rainbow doesn't fall off the end of the column of water it's coming from and disappear into dry air, you should be able to place the rainbow where you want it.  Similarly, if you see the sun striking a column of water and the sun seems to be close to the right angle, simply move until you catch that 43 degree angle and can see and photograph the rainbow you anticipated that it was making.</p> Jeffrey Sullivan california light copyright usa sun lake art jeff nature canon landscape photography photo rainbow ray mark united iii nevada fine may 5d states sullivan topaz douglascounty monocounty 2013 fotostat Lenticular Clouds at Sunset Last Night http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8745580068/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jeffreysullivan/">Jeffrey Sullivan</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8745580068/" title="Lenticular Clouds at Sunset Last Night"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7291/8745580068_75d6edc55d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Lenticular Clouds at Sunset Last Night" /></a></p> <p>Even when I'm not out actively pursuing photographs, sometimes they arrive at my doorstep anyway.</p> Thu, 16 May 2013 13:50:03 -0700 2013-05-16T13:50:03-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Jeffrey Sullivan) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8745580068 Lenticular Clouds at Sunset Last Night <p>Even when I'm not out actively pursuing photographs, sometimes they arrive at my doorstep anyway.</p> Jeffrey Sullivan california county sunset copyright usa lake storm jeff nature weather clouds sisters canon landscape photography mono three photo day mark united iii nevada may sierra 5d states sullivan douglas eastern range lenticular sweetwater topaz gardnerville 2013 fotostat Golden Hour at Bodie http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8743599699/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jeffreysullivan/">Jeffrey Sullivan</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8743599699/" title="Golden Hour at Bodie"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7285/8743599699_0942bed699_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Golden Hour at Bodie" /></a></p> <p>Last year I had the privilege of being able to bring several groups of photographers into America's best preserved ghost town, Bodie State Historic Park, at night, and one time we returned before dawn the next morning for access to the interiors of the buildings as well.<br /> <br /> On this night we arrived to see storm clouds and isolated columns of rain on the horizon, but the sun was low so it was shooting golden light under the dark clouds. We did have a few minutes when the rain passed over us, but that only improved the conditions, giving us rainbows and wet rusty cars to shoot. The clouds soon cleared up so we could shoot the Milky Way and star trials over Bodie's landmarks.<br /> <br /> I'll be leading both types of workshops again this year, so if photography at sunset, sunrise and pursuing night shots in a ghost town sounds like fun to you, drop me a Flickrmail and I can provide you with more details.<br /> <br /> <br /> This image was featured in Flickr's Explore, highest position: #199 on Friday, May 17, 2013<br /> <br /> You can see which of your photos have been in Explore using Scout (simply insert your user ID in the space provided at this link: <a href="http://bighugelabs.com/scout.php?username=23183960@N00&combined=1" rel="nofollow">bighugelabs.com/scout.php?username=23183960@N00&combi...</a></p> Thu, 16 May 2013 07:51:43 -0700 2012-09-22T17:53:07-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Jeffrey Sullivan) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8743599699 Golden Hour at Bodie <p>Last year I had the privilege of being able to bring several groups of photographers into America's best preserved ghost town, Bodie State Historic Park, at night, and one time we returned before dawn the next morning for access to the interiors of the buildings as well.<br /> <br /> On this night we arrived to see storm clouds and isolated columns of rain on the horizon, but the sun was low so it was shooting golden light under the dark clouds. We did have a few minutes when the rain passed over us, but that only improved the conditions, giving us rainbows and wet rusty cars to shoot. The clouds soon cleared up so we could shoot the Milky Way and star trials over Bodie's landmarks.<br /> <br /> I'll be leading both types of workshops again this year, so if photography at sunset, sunrise and pursuing night shots in a ghost town sounds like fun to you, drop me a Flickrmail and I can provide you with more details.<br /> <br /> <br /> This image was featured in Flickr's Explore, highest position: #199 on Friday, May 17, 2013<br /> <br /> You can see which of your photos have been in Explore using Scout (simply insert your user ID in the space provided at this link: <a href="http://bighugelabs.com/scout.php?username=23183960@N00&combined=1" rel="nofollow">bighugelabs.com/scout.php?username=23183960@N00&combi...</a></p> Jeffrey Sullivan california park copyright usa abandoned jeff nature night canon landscape photography photo state decay historic september workshop ghosttown bodie sullivan bridgeport 2012 easternsierra bodiestatehistoricpark 5dmarkiii Cloudy La Jolla Evening http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8742169344/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jeffreysullivan/">Jeffrey Sullivan</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8742169344/" title="Cloudy La Jolla Evening"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7291/8742169344_dcc696de68_m.jpg" width="192" height="240" alt="Cloudy La Jolla Evening" /></a></p> <p>Here's another shot from La Jolla in April. Some of the locals were complaining about the weather. It was a lot more comfortable than the blizzard I had left behind in the Eastern Sierra, so I thought it was great! The cloud cover was nice too, adding texture compared to alternatives like blue sky or fog.<br /> <br /> This image was featured in Flickr's Explore, highest position: #68 on May 16, 2013<br /> <br /> You can see which of your photos have been in Explore using Scout (simply insert your user ID in the space provided at this link: <a href="http://bighugelabs.com/scout.php?username=23183960@N00&combined=1" rel="nofollow">bighugelabs.com/scout.php?username=23183960@N00&combi...</a></p> Wed, 15 May 2013 11:16:33 -0700 2013-04-15T18:21:22-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Jeffrey Sullivan) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8742169344 Cloudy La Jolla Evening <p>Here's another shot from La Jolla in April. Some of the locals were complaining about the weather. It was a lot more comfortable than the blizzard I had left behind in the Eastern Sierra, so I thought it was great! The cloud cover was nice too, adding texture compared to alternatives like blue sky or fog.<br /> <br /> This image was featured in Flickr's Explore, highest position: #68 on May 16, 2013<br /> <br /> You can see which of your photos have been in Explore using Scout (simply insert your user ID in the space provided at this link: <a href="http://bighugelabs.com/scout.php?username=23183960@N00&combined=1" rel="nofollow">bighugelabs.com/scout.php?username=23183960@N00&combi...</a></p> Jeffrey Sullivan california travel copyright usa nature canon landscape photography photo unitedstates lajolla southern photowalk april 2013 jeffsullivan 5dmarkiii Milky Way Reflecting, and Eta Aquarid Meteor? http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8734634107/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jeffreysullivan/">Jeffrey Sullivan</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8734634107/" title="Milky Way Reflecting, and Eta Aquarid Meteor?"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7303/8734634107_e78f3b08de_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Milky Way Reflecting, and Eta Aquarid Meteor?" /></a></p> <p>A few days ago I suggested that photographers go out in the early morning hours, look east, and look for meteors from the Eta Aquarid meteor shower. All week we've had storms here, so I wasn't able to look for it myself. Yesterday morning, I finally had my chance. I did capture many meteors, but mainly as the apparent source, or radiant point, of the meteor shower rose above the horizon starting around 2:40 am. <br /> <br /> Then reviewing my shots I saw this one earlier, around 12:23 am. Was it an Eta Aquarid? Meteors could come shooting up over the horizon a couple of hours before the radiant point in the constellation Aquarius rose, but I think that was going to occur more centered in this picture. So the trail of an Eta Aquarid meteor should be pointing down and to the left, towards a point below the center, almost 90 degrees from this one's path. So although this one appears to the observing camera to be roughly in the sky where many of the meteors did show up 2 to 3 hours later, it doesn't appear to be from the Eta Aquarid meteor shower. Random meteors happen.<br /> <br /> Well, Eta Aquarid meteor or not, this meteor's timing was great, streaking through the Milky Way while the lake was calm enough to provide an only slightly blurry reflection of it. It's interesting to notice that the star reflections blur towards the camera as slight waves come towards shore in this long exposure, but the path of the meteor is more erratic because it doesn't stay still as waves make the reflecting surface also move. Too often you'll see a photo with a perfect mirror reflection of the stars. Can an entire lake be a perfectly flat mirror for the 30 seconds typically required to capture a star shot like this? A small puddle perhaps, and a reflection in a lake looks mirror smooth for a short sunset exposure, but over the course of a long exposure, lake surfaces move. I haven't seen a real lake provide a Photoshop-like mirror surface for a long dark sky exposure, but I hope I live long enough to see that night.<br /> <br /> This image was featured in Flickr's Explore, highest position: #97 on May 14, 2013<br /> <br /> You can see which of your photos have been in Explore using Scout (simply insert your user ID in the space provided at this link: <a href="http://bighugelabs.com/scout.php?username=23183960@N00&combined=1" rel="nofollow">bighugelabs.com/scout.php?username=23183960@N00&combi...</a></p> Mon, 13 May 2013 08:20:36 -0700 2013-05-11T00:35:22-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Jeffrey Sullivan) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8734634107 Milky Way Reflecting, and Eta Aquarid Meteor? <p>A few days ago I suggested that photographers go out in the early morning hours, look east, and look for meteors from the Eta Aquarid meteor shower. All week we've had storms here, so I wasn't able to look for it myself. Yesterday morning, I finally had my chance. I did capture many meteors, but mainly as the apparent source, or radiant point, of the meteor shower rose above the horizon starting around 2:40 am. <br /> <br /> Then reviewing my shots I saw this one earlier, around 12:23 am. Was it an Eta Aquarid? Meteors could come shooting up over the horizon a couple of hours before the radiant point in the constellation Aquarius rose, but I think that was going to occur more centered in this picture. So the trail of an Eta Aquarid meteor should be pointing down and to the left, towards a point below the center, almost 90 degrees from this one's path. So although this one appears to the observing camera to be roughly in the sky where many of the meteors did show up 2 to 3 hours later, it doesn't appear to be from the Eta Aquarid meteor shower. Random meteors happen.<br /> <br /> Well, Eta Aquarid meteor or not, this meteor's timing was great, streaking through the Milky Way while the lake was calm enough to provide an only slightly blurry reflection of it. It's interesting to notice that the star reflections blur towards the camera as slight waves come towards shore in this long exposure, but the path of the meteor is more erratic because it doesn't stay still as waves make the reflecting surface also move. Too often you'll see a photo with a perfect mirror reflection of the stars. Can an entire lake be a perfectly flat mirror for the 30 seconds typically required to capture a star shot like this? A small puddle perhaps, and a reflection in a lake looks mirror smooth for a short sunset exposure, but over the course of a long exposure, lake surfaces move. I haven't seen a real lake provide a Photoshop-like mirror surface for a long dark sky exposure, but I hope I live long enough to see that night.<br /> <br /> This image was featured in Flickr's Explore, highest position: #97 on May 14, 2013<br /> <br /> You can see which of your photos have been in Explore using Scout (simply insert your user ID in the space provided at this link: <a href="http://bighugelabs.com/scout.php?username=23183960@N00&combined=1" rel="nofollow">bighugelabs.com/scout.php?username=23183960@N00&combi...</a></p> Jeffrey Sullivan california county copyright lake reflection jeff night canon way landscape photography mono photo timelapse mark iii nevada may astrophotography 5d sullivan douglas milky topaz gardnerville 2013 Sunset storm over Wellington, Nevada http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8729931838/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jeffreysullivan/">Jeffrey Sullivan</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8729931838/" title="Sunset storm over Wellington, Nevada"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7428/8729931838_1d02a38219_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Sunset storm over Wellington, Nevada" /></a></p> <p>Sunset two nights ago. The camera is facing east, opposite the setting sun. The sunset orange to blue color transition is called the "Belt of Venus". As the sun sets in the west the shadow of the earth rises in the west, with the warm light of sun on one side and the shadow lit only by local scattered blue sky light. It's pretty common and consistent here, so perhaps it's more visible with the transition projecting onto our dusty air (especially down at Mono Lake where there tends to be a high concentration of ultra-fine dust).<br /> <br /> Venus is one of the first things you can see as twilight comes. It's also a planet that you see towards the sun, so if Venus is in the sky at all as twilight progresses, it's always towards the opposite horizon from this event named after it.<br /> <br /> This image was featured in Flickr's Explore, highest position: #297 on Sunday, May 12, 2013<br /> <br /> You can see which of your photos have been in Explore using Scout (simply insert your user ID in the space provided at this link: <a href="http://bighugelabs.com/scout.php?username=23183960@N00&combined=1" rel="nofollow">bighugelabs.com/scout.php?username=23183960@N00&combi...</a></p> Sat, 11 May 2013 13:52:39 -0700 2013-05-09T20:01:13-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Jeffrey Sullivan) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8729931838 Sunset storm over Wellington, Nevada <p>Sunset two nights ago. The camera is facing east, opposite the setting sun. The sunset orange to blue color transition is called the "Belt of Venus". As the sun sets in the west the shadow of the earth rises in the west, with the warm light of sun on one side and the shadow lit only by local scattered blue sky light. It's pretty common and consistent here, so perhaps it's more visible with the transition projecting onto our dusty air (especially down at Mono Lake where there tends to be a high concentration of ultra-fine dust).<br /> <br /> Venus is one of the first things you can see as twilight comes. It's also a planet that you see towards the sun, so if Venus is in the sky at all as twilight progresses, it's always towards the opposite horizon from this event named after it.<br /> <br /> This image was featured in Flickr's Explore, highest position: #297 on Sunday, May 12, 2013<br /> <br /> You can see which of your photos have been in Explore using Scout (simply insert your user ID in the space provided at this link: <a href="http://bighugelabs.com/scout.php?username=23183960@N00&combined=1" rel="nofollow">bighugelabs.com/scout.php?username=23183960@N00&combi...</a></p> Jeffrey Sullivan california sunset copyright usa nature weather canon landscape photography photo day cloudy nevada may smith valley wellington sierranevada topaz monitorpass 2013 jeffsullivan 5dmarkiii Lightning under the Stars http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8722617540/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jeffreysullivan/">Jeffrey Sullivan</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8722617540/" title="Lightning under the Stars"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7381/8722617540_12f3de00e2_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Lightning under the Stars" /></a></p> <p>The lightning storms largely haven't quite materialized over the last few days as forecast, so I have to look back to photos from last year to refresh my memory of them. This star trails image featuring 45 individual shots is a 16 x 9 shape because I included the same images I used to make my HD time-lapse video of this event.<br /> <br /> The stars of course were never "in front of the cloud", the stars were simply there before the cloud moved there in later shots of the series. <br /> <br /> None of my shots from this night are in a "print ready" state yet. I've been too busy working on my California book project, and this storm was just over the border in Nevada.</p> Wed, 08 May 2013 21:35:06 -0700 2012-07-01T09:18:49-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Jeffrey Sullivan) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8722617540 Lightning under the Stars <p>The lightning storms largely haven't quite materialized over the last few days as forecast, so I have to look back to photos from last year to refresh my memory of them. This star trails image featuring 45 individual shots is a 16 x 9 shape because I included the same images I used to make my HD time-lapse video of this event.<br /> <br /> The stars of course were never "in front of the cloud", the stars were simply there before the cloud moved there in later shots of the series. <br /> <br /> None of my shots from this night are in a "print ready" state yet. I've been too busy working on my California book project, and this storm was just over the border in Nevada.</p> Jeffrey Sullivan california copyright storm jeff nature weather night clouds canon landscape photography star photo timelapse mark iii nevada trails stormy april 5d lightning sullivan bridgeport sweetwater 2012 Circular Logic http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8718959610/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jeffreysullivan/">Jeffrey Sullivan</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8718959610/" title="Circular Logic"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7354/8718959610_339479dd24_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Circular Logic" /></a></p> <p>A shot from the photowalk in La Jolla in April. Some of the locals were complaining about the weather. It was a lot more comfortable than the blizzard I had left behind in the Eastern Sierra, so I thought it was great! The cloud cover was nice too, adding texture compared to some alternatives like blue sky or fog.<br /> <br /> This image was featured in Flickr's Explore, highest position: #113 on Sunday, May 7, 2013<br /> <br /> You can see which of your photos have been in Explore using Scout (simply insert your user ID in the space provided at this link: <a href="http://bighugelabs.com/scout.php?username=23183960@N00&combined=1" rel="nofollow">bighugelabs.com/scout.php?username=23183960@N00&combi...</a></p> Tue, 07 May 2013 14:29:05 -0700 2013-04-15T18:06:33-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Jeffrey Sullivan) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8718959610 Circular Logic <p>A shot from the photowalk in La Jolla in April. Some of the locals were complaining about the weather. It was a lot more comfortable than the blizzard I had left behind in the Eastern Sierra, so I thought it was great! The cloud cover was nice too, adding texture compared to some alternatives like blue sky or fog.<br /> <br /> This image was featured in Flickr's Explore, highest position: #113 on Sunday, May 7, 2013<br /> <br /> You can see which of your photos have been in Explore using Scout (simply insert your user ID in the space provided at this link: <a href="http://bighugelabs.com/scout.php?username=23183960@N00&combined=1" rel="nofollow">bighugelabs.com/scout.php?username=23183960@N00&combi...</a></p> Jeffrey Sullivan california blue copyright usa seascape jeff nature weather rock clouds canon landscape photography evening la photo day cloudy dusk circles patterns united overcast formation southern hour photowalk april states geology sullivan jolla potholes 2013 5dmarkiii Stormy Sunset from Monitor Pass Last Night http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8710344965/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jeffreysullivan/">Jeffrey Sullivan</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8710344965/" title="Stormy Sunset from Monitor Pass Last Night"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8420/8710344965_01b0366eb8_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Stormy Sunset from Monitor Pass Last Night" /></a></p> <p>Sunset before the intermittent lightning and thunder last night... the temperature dropped to 38 degrees here at sunset, and it was snowing intermittently as I captured this image. <br /> <br /> Overnight, occasional thunder and lighting passed by. Scattered thunderstorms remain in the forecast for the next 5 days, with partly cloudy skies continuing for another 3-4 days after that. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Mono Lake, so there could be a fresh dusting of snow on the Sierra Nevada in places as isolated storms form and pass over. <br /> <br /> The weather forecast for Lee Vining alongside Mono Lake has possible snow in the forecast for Tuesday, so the Web cams may show some interesting conditions for California photographers looking for somewhere to shoot later this week.</p> Sun, 05 May 2013 11:15:58 -0700 2013-05-04T19:36:36-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Jeffrey Sullivan) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8710344965 Stormy Sunset from Monitor Pass Last Night <p>Sunset before the intermittent lightning and thunder last night... the temperature dropped to 38 degrees here at sunset, and it was snowing intermittently as I captured this image. <br /> <br /> Overnight, occasional thunder and lighting passed by. Scattered thunderstorms remain in the forecast for the next 5 days, with partly cloudy skies continuing for another 3-4 days after that. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Mono Lake, so there could be a fresh dusting of snow on the Sierra Nevada in places as isolated storms form and pass over. <br /> <br /> The weather forecast for Lee Vining alongside Mono Lake has possible snow in the forecast for Tuesday, so the Web cams may show some interesting conditions for California photographers looking for somewhere to shoot later this week.</p> Jeffrey Sullivan california sunset copyright usa storm jeff nature clouds canon landscape photography photo timelapse cloudy nevada pass may sierra monitor sullivan hdr topaz 2013 5dmarkiii Honey Bee Populations Crash in California http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8708241164/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jeffreysullivan/">Jeffrey Sullivan</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8708241164/" title="Honey Bee Populations Crash in California"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8552/8708241164_0dd1e3ec41_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Honey Bee Populations Crash in California" /></a></p> <p><b>Mystery Malady Kills More Bees, Heightening Worry on Farms</b> - NY Times, March 28, 2013<br /> <i>In a show of concern, the Environmental Protection Agency recently sent its acting assistant administrator for chemical safety and two top chemical experts here, to the San Joaquin Valley of California, for discussions.</i><br /> <br /> <i>In the valley, where 1.6 million hives of bees just finished pollinating an endless expanse of almond groves, commercial beekeepers who only recently were losing a third of their bees to the disorder say the past year has brought far greater losses.</i><br /> <br /> <b>Honey may hold the sticky solution to bee colony collapse</b> LA Times, April 29, 2013<br /> <i>Honeybees that live off the same sweetener found in soft drinks could be more vulnerable to the microbial enemies and pesticides believed to be linked to catastrophic collapse of honeybee colonies worldwide, a new study suggests.</i><br /> <br /> <i>“If you’re feeding them high-fructose corn syrup, then pathogens may be more dangerous and pesticides can be more toxic,” said May Berenbaum, an entomologist at the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign, the lead author of the study.</i><br /> <br /> Take away the bees' high-fructose corn syrup sweetened soft drinks!</p> Sat, 04 May 2013 11:25:26 -0700 2011-04-04T12:38:20-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Jeffrey Sullivan) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8708241164 Honey Bee Populations Crash in California <p><b>Mystery Malady Kills More Bees, Heightening Worry on Farms</b> - NY Times, March 28, 2013<br /> <i>In a show of concern, the Environmental Protection Agency recently sent its acting assistant administrator for chemical safety and two top chemical experts here, to the San Joaquin Valley of California, for discussions.</i><br /> <br /> <i>In the valley, where 1.6 million hives of bees just finished pollinating an endless expanse of almond groves, commercial beekeepers who only recently were losing a third of their bees to the disorder say the past year has brought far greater losses.</i><br /> <br /> <b>Honey may hold the sticky solution to bee colony collapse</b> LA Times, April 29, 2013<br /> <i>Honeybees that live off the same sweetener found in soft drinks could be more vulnerable to the microbial enemies and pesticides believed to be linked to catastrophic collapse of honeybee colonies worldwide, a new study suggests.</i><br /> <br /> <i>“If you’re feeding them high-fructose corn syrup, then pathogens may be more dangerous and pesticides can be more toxic,” said May Berenbaum, an entomologist at the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign, the lead author of the study.</i><br /> <br /> Take away the bees' high-fructose corn syrup sweetened soft drinks!</p> Jeffrey Sullivan california ca flowers copyright usa jeff nature canon landscape photography photo day united sunny science bee southern honey poppy poppies lancaster april wildflowers states sullivan crisis goldfields 2011 Sunset Rain Clouds Over Mono Lake http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8701499047/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jeffreysullivan/">Jeffrey Sullivan</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8701499047/" title="Sunset Rain Clouds Over Mono Lake"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8131/8701499047_7199fd5217_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Sunset Rain Clouds Over Mono Lake" /></a></p> <p><b>Should I put a Giant Fake Moon in This?</b><br /> You know, the kind of fake moon that is 4X too large, in a position in the sky which it could never reach, it'll magically not create any moonshine on the water, and it'll be really, really dim and dingy because no one really goes outside at night and knows what the real moon looks like anyway.<br /> <br /> Of course no fake moon shot is complete without an overblown story about how the photographer had to creep past tigers, on a cliff, without ropes, with a broken leg, and stitch 8 gazillion photos together, each shot at 1,000,000mm zoom. There are photographers, and there are disingenuous people who act like parodies of photographers. There are some big time fibs being told on the Internet, and they're surprisingly easy to spot..<br /> <br /> Seriously though, I looked at the Mono Lake web cam and saw the clouds, arrived at this spot an hour later, took a few pictures, and went home. How hard was that? No hocus pocus, mumbo jumbo or tall tales required.<br /> <br /> Then again, the Milky Way might look really cool pasted all over the clouds...</p> Thu, 02 May 2013 10:11:21 -0700 2011-09-25T18:52:56-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Jeffrey Sullivan) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8701499047 Sunset Rain Clouds Over Mono Lake <p><b>Should I put a Giant Fake Moon in This?</b><br /> You know, the kind of fake moon that is 4X too large, in a position in the sky which it could never reach, it'll magically not create any moonshine on the water, and it'll be really, really dim and dingy because no one really goes outside at night and knows what the real moon looks like anyway.<br /> <br /> Of course no fake moon shot is complete without an overblown story about how the photographer had to creep past tigers, on a cliff, without ropes, with a broken leg, and stitch 8 gazillion photos together, each shot at 1,000,000mm zoom. There are photographers, and there are disingenuous people who act like parodies of photographers. There are some big time fibs being told on the Internet, and they're surprisingly easy to spot..<br /> <br /> Seriously though, I looked at the Mono Lake web cam and saw the clouds, arrived at this spot an hour later, took a few pictures, and went home. How hard was that? No hocus pocus, mumbo jumbo or tall tales required.<br /> <br /> Then again, the Milky Way might look really cool pasted all over the clouds...</p> Jeffrey Sullivan california sunset copyright usa lake nature rain weather canon landscape eos mono colorful conway nevada sierra september lee summit sullivan monolake eastern vining easternsierra 2011 monocounty jeffsullivan 5dmarkii Golden Gate Moonshine http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/4398139763/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jeffreysullivan/">Jeffrey Sullivan</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/4398139763/" title="Golden Gate Moonshine"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4004/4398139763_b81215840f_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Golden Gate Moonshine" /></a></p> <p>The light of the full moon shines on San Francisco Bay.<br /> <br /> Flickr photographers I shot with on this night included:<br /> <br /> MattGranz (Matt Granz): <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattgranz/">www.flickr.com/photos/mattgranz/</a><br /> 2Boys2Day (Jean Day) - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/2boys2day/">www.flickr.com/photos/2boys2day/</a><br /> <br /> To see my best work, visit the set <b> My Favorites</b>:<br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/sets/72157603822583160/show/">www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/sets/72157603822583...</a></p> Thu, 02 May 2013 10:05:54 -0700 2010-02-27T20:24:11-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Jeffrey Sullivan) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4398139763 Golden Gate Moonshine <p>The light of the full moon shines on San Francisco Bay.<br /> <br /> Flickr photographers I shot with on this night included:<br /> <br /> MattGranz (Matt Granz): <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattgranz/">www.flickr.com/photos/mattgranz/</a><br /> 2Boys2Day (Jean Day) - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/2boys2day/">www.flickr.com/photos/2boys2day/</a><br /> <br /> To see my best work, visit the set <b> My Favorites</b>:<br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/sets/72157603822583160/show/">www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/sets/72157603822583...</a></p> Jeffrey Sullivan sanfrancisco california bridge sunset usa night canon photo goldengatebridge moonrise february hdr 2010 jeffsullivan copyright2010 La Jolla Twilight Storm http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8699843196/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jeffreysullivan/">Jeffrey Sullivan</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8699843196/" title="La Jolla Twilight Storm"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8129/8699843196_e71e5aac83_m.jpg" width="192" height="240" alt="La Jolla Twilight Storm" /></a></p> <p>I'm finally getting far enough through the photos from my trip around Southern California last month to get to the photos from the Malibu, Orange County and La Jolla photowalks towards the beginning of the trip.</p> Wed, 01 May 2013 11:24:42 -0700 2013-04-15T18:25:28-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Jeffrey Sullivan) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8699843196 La Jolla Twilight Storm <p>I'm finally getting far enough through the photos from my trip around Southern California last month to get to the photos from the Malibu, Orange County and La Jolla photowalks towards the beginning of the trip.</p> Jeffrey Sullivan california park blue copyright usa seascape jeff nature weather rock canon landscape photography eos coast la photo twilight long day waves boulevard cloudy mark united iii crack southern hour photowalk april 5d states sullivan jolla potholes 2013 San Jacinto National Wildlife Refuge http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8693335552/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jeffreysullivan/">Jeffrey Sullivan</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8693335552/" title="San Jacinto National Wildlife Refuge"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8402/8693335552_af3dfee7e4_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="San Jacinto National Wildlife Refuge" /></a></p> <p>A collection of broad, shallow ponds perfect for migrating duck and wading birds such as egrets. Some of the ponds are left dry, providing interesting foreground textures for photographers.</p> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:52:54 -0700 2013-04-19T15:43:29-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Jeffrey Sullivan) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8693335552 San Jacinto National Wildlife Refuge <p>A collection of broad, shallow ponds perfect for migrating duck and wading birds such as egrets. Some of the ponds are left dry, providing interesting foreground textures for photographers.</p> Jeffrey Sullivan california copyright usa hot bird jeff nature weather canon landscape photography photo san day riverside mud earth mark wildlife iii dry clear april 5d dried sullivan cracked jacinto refuge 2013 Tenaya Lake Sunset http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8687265738/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jeffreysullivan/">Jeffrey Sullivan</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8687265738/" title="Tenaya Lake Sunset"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8259/8687265738_789f6ce4bb_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Tenaya Lake Sunset" /></a></p> <p>Sunset reflected in Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park, on the opening day of Tioga Pass. In 2013 the pass is expected to open on May 11.</p> Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:52:57 -0700 2011-06-20T19:49:20-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Jeffrey Sullivan) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8687265738 Tenaya Lake Sunset <p>Sunset reflected in Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park, on the opening day of Tioga Pass. In 2013 the pass is expected to open on May 11.</p> Jeffrey Sullivan california road sunset sky copyright orange usa cloud lake reflection jeff nature weather june canon landscape photography photo skies cloudy mark united iii pass clear 5d yosemitenationalpark states sullivan partly tioga tenaya 2011 Malibu Beach Sunset http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8677218235/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jeffreysullivan/">Jeffrey Sullivan</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/8677218235/" title="Malibu Beach Sunset"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8526/8677218235_8ba694bc45_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Malibu Beach Sunset" /></a></p> <p>I had a great time shooting with Southern California photographers during photowalks in Malibu, Newport Beach and La Jolla earlier this month.<br /> <br /> This photo is from the Malibu photowalk. I picked up a lot of very fine dust on my sensor, probably pollen from changing lenses at the Carlsbad Flower Fields, so many of the shots form that point on will have to wait until I have more time to edit.</p> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:49:15 -0700 2013-04-11T18:57:36-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Jeffrey Sullivan) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8677218235 Malibu Beach Sunset <p>I had a great time shooting with Southern California photographers during photowalks in Malibu, Newport Beach and La Jolla earlier this month.<br /> <br /> This photo is from the Malibu photowalk. I picked up a lot of very fine dust on my sensor, probably pollen from changing lenses at the Carlsbad Flower Fields, so many of the shots form that point on will have to wait until I have more time to edit.</p> Jeffrey Sullivan ocean california park sunset copyright usa seascape beach jeff nature weather canon landscape photography coast photo day pacific cloudy mark iii malibu southern april 5d sullivan partly 2013