Night Photography

I bought a book on photographing the night sky and I went out to my friend's house outside of town to take some photos last night. I think they came out great for the first attempt. The sky was clear and it was beautiful.  Here are a couple of my favorites:

Minnesota, September 2014

I had a fun vacation in Minnesota Last week. Although the highlight of my trip was seeing my friend Sara Renner in concert and having lunch with her on Saturday, we saw some beautiful sights. The drive along the North Shore of Lake Superior was beautiful. It was cold up there but the beautiful scenery made up for that! If you click on each photo, it will open up a larger version.

Gooseberry Falls

Split Rock Lighthouse

Split Rock Lighthouse

Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Sara Renner & Chryss Altamirano

Sara Renner with Tim Zorne (on drums), Chryss Altamirano, 

Tonia Hughes, Jeffrey Bailey, Norm Blagman, & Deevo

Cathedral of St. Paul

Stained Glass Window, Cathedral of St. Paul

Altar, Cathedral of St. Paul

Pipe Organ, Cathedral of St. Paul

Minnehaha Falls Park, Minneapolis, MN

Minnehaha Falls, Minneapolis, MN

Supermoon September 2014

Thought I'd share a photo of the almost full "supermoon" that I took on Sunday. It was nice and clear Sunday night so I took pictures then. We've had some cloudy days since then so at least I got something even though it's not quite a full moon. Close enough! I took this with a 1.4x teleconverter along with my 500mm zoom lens.

My cute kitties

I thought it was time to share a couple more photos of my little kitties. They love taking naps with me on the sofa. Are they relaxed, or what????