Delphinids - That elusive Meteor Shower I went to shoot the Deliphids and all I got was this :) Coming in from office, stumbled upon the article - that talked the the elusive Delphids Meteors. When NASA said it was elusive, I should have agreed. Instead I decide to drive up 2 hours, to sleep under the stars. I just awaited a bit too long for the peak of the meteor (forecasted around 3:30 - 4:30 AM) and missed to realize that the sun would start to lit up the horizon quiet early during summer… The meteors were indeed quiet elusive. Given this was mid of work week, it was a good straight 36 hours without sleep, but was well worth the experience ! Just in case you were wondering, this was just a regular star trail shot processed with Comet effect. Am working on an article explaining the same. For now do check out - Getting Started with Starscapes here.
Meanwhile at a Trail in Oregon I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in tune once more - John Burroughs
Stop Running and Start Seeing The moment you stop running , you start seeing … A drizzling afternoon is definitely a best time to shoot flowers. The overcast weather diffuses the light, but there is still enough light to shoot @ f5.6. The rain saturates and pops out the color. Below shot from The Chicago Botanical Garden is from one such afternoon. This is right out of the camera except for the copping. The background was from the distant cherry blossoms :)
