Happy New Year!
Happy Secular New Year
From the Middle of Nowhere!
;)
Even though this is a civic rather than an astronomical or a religious holiday, I wish you all health, wealth, peace, joy, and plain old fun in 2016!
By a Thread
Half a Moon Ago
The past few weeks have been filled with fog, which is great as an indication of timely snowfall, but not so much if you want to photograph the Moon. Since December's full Moon has been obscured by such snow-filled clouds, I bring you a fairy-tale-like Moon from earlier in the month.
Silent Night
The night of Western Christmas Eve was so fittingly still that when I attempted to film a timelapse of the wintry landscape at dusk without the decorations below, I could not see any movement at all, save for some barely detectable snowflakes coming down.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate at this time from the happiest of reindeer...err...slightly unimpressed basset in a funny hat! ;)
Silver
Sometimes, early winter mornings are overwhelmed by silver and blue. It is those moments that you realize that even commercial Christmas-season decorations and color palettes are inspired by nature.
In motion, this surreal silver world looks like this:
And this macro image—as above, so below—is a testament to when you're inspired by Japanese sakura or plum trees in early spring, but all you have is snow!
Tracks and Treks
Lights: Natural and Otherwise
Some people obsess with taking bathroom-mirror selfies. I obsess with taking smartphone street light shots at sundown!