Lunar Corona
this link to learn more about why this ring around the moon occurs.
sky
Snow on Tree
This is a long exposure, causing the snow to blur in the street light. April snow brings may flowers?
Sort of a rainbow…
I’m not sure what the technical term for this rainbow-type thing is. I looked at an atmospheric optics web site and came to the conclusion that it could be a sundog / parhelien . There’s more info on the site about how they are formed, how often, etc. I took the photo at around 5:20 …
Ominous Sky
I was in uptown Butte in the parking lot behind the MAC Center when a storm hit the flats. I was trying to capture lightning, but it seemed like the lightning was always wherever my camera was not pointed! But I did get these interesting photos of the sky. They’re long exposures so the movement …
Sky
I took this photo of the sky on the old highway to Whitehall. It was just before sunset.
Star Trails
30 seconds vs. 3 minutes I’ve been wanting to try star trails for some time now. Here was a quick test, the only two shots I took. The first photo is a 30 second exposure, the second is three minutes…I didn’t have untime to pack yet, and didn’t have a chance to dig my camera …
Heading out of town
I left Butte yesterday for Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho for a wedding I’m taking photos for. I ended up on the road late, and didn’t have time for a Butte photo, but did take this photo just past Anaconda. I got into Coeur d’Alene late last night and didn’t have internet access until today, so …