February 2016

Venus at dawn

Venus at dawn

Was in Tassie this weekend and decided to get up at 4am like a crazy person. Just before dawn I managed to capture a number of shots with Mercury and Venus near the horizon and the core of the Milky Way Galaxy overhead. When I look at these shots I feel a sense of galactic vertigo! Gallery of more shots from the Tassie trip after the jump. (more…)

An Electrifying Summer

An Electrifying Summer

It was an epic night on February 1. After a scorching 35 degree day, severe thunderstorms broke out in the afternoon. Combined with the light of sunset it made for an awe inspiring display of nature’s fury. Unfortunately I didn’t have my camera with me at sunset, but I came out later in the evening to follow the fireworks display nature put on in the evening. I filmed a quick timelapse of the scene which you can check out after the jump. (more…)