Friday, June 8th, 2012

DOH! Lesson Learned!

Sun star on the Blue Ridge Parkway

So, how did it go with YOUR pictures of the Venus transit? Mine? Don’t ask! In my post on Sunday, I said I was going to try something a little different and photograph the transit just as I do when shooting sunstars. I had this vision of a tiny black spec on the face of the Read more... you know you want to.

Sunday, June 3rd, 2012

Photographing the Transit of Venus

Sunstar over New River in West Virginia

By now, most of you have heard about the transit of Venus that will occur on Tuesday or Wednesday. (If you haven’t, I’d like to come and visit you sometime. I enjoy spelunking!) Venus transits are among the rarest of celestial events, occurring in pairs eight years apart, but with the pairs separated by over Read more... you know you want to.