Mogollon Rim and Woods Canyon Lake
May 18, 2014
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Good news! I have my camera back, and it was a relatively inexpensive repair ($125 for a clean and a new LCD screen). Very happy to have my camera back! I also have a new astro-lens to play with - Rokinon 24mm F1.4 Wide Angle Lens. This is a huge aperture that brings in a ton of light for the night photography.
In part to play with my new lens and...
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Good Night, Bad Night
April 22, 2014
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Last night my boyfriend and I decided to make a last minute trip up north to see what can be seen of the Lyrid meteor shower that was reaching its peak that evening. We arrived there at full dark and explored the Woods Canyon Lake area to see if we could find a good view of the night sky.
We found a meadow that allowed a decent view and setup to s...
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Blood Moon
April 15, 2014
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Last night we experienced a full lunar eclipse that produced a 'Blood Moon'. Basically as the moon was eclipsed by the earth's shadow it slowly turns red and then stays that way for a couple hours.
After some investigation about what was involved, my boyfriend and I packed up the car and headed out to see what I could capture from the event. After...
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New Lens - Back into Macro Photography
April 11, 2014
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I decided to splurge this week and purchase a macro lens I have been looking at for the past couple years. I found I really loved macro photography when I had my Canon A650, so this was a great way to explore back into this world with my DSLR camera.
One of the first pictures I took with the new lens was this one:
I then went to a good friend's...
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Trip to Chickasaw Park
April 02, 2014
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Last year I had some time to go visit some family in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. My aunt was kind enough to show us a cool place called the Chickasaw National Recreation Area. Its a nice little piece of forest that was a lot of fun to visit and well worth the drive. While we were there I was able to snap a couple good shots to remember it by. These ar...
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