If your pictures are not good enough you are not close enough! I experienced that first hand the week where I happened to attend the same theatre play from first row and later from the back. The first row pictures gave lots of keepers. Row 18 pictures whee doll and required lots of tweaks to come through. #theater #theaterphotography #musical #dontlookup #lookup #galaksen #værløse #copenhagen #fujixt4

this monday was anything but monochrome and minimalist
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#monochromemonday #minimalistmonday #urban #nogojiwanong #photography #blue #sky #clouds #lookup #peterborough #summervibes

Yesterday, I saw a local musical version of Don't Look Up. It was frightening how a four-year-old film, which might have seemed a bit exaggerated at the time, suddenly feels like it’s been overtaken by reality. Sure, it’s not the most uplifting story, but the takeaway I brought home is this: things might very well go to hell – but if they do, I want to be sitting at the table with family and friends, knowing we did what we could. #lookup

I går så jeg Værløse Galaksens musical udgave af Don't Look Up. Det var skræmmende, hvordan en fire år gammel film, der måske dengang virkede en smule karikeret, pludselig er blevet indhentet af virkeligheden. Jo, det er ikke den mest opløftende historie, men den morale, jeg tog med mig hjem, er, at det kan sagtens være, det hele går af helvedes til – men hvis det gør, vil jeg gerne sidde der ved bordet sammen med familie og venner og vide, at vi gjorde, hvad vi kunne. #lookup

#musical #musicalphotography #theater #theaterphotography #rawtherapee #fujixt4 #viltrox27mmf12

last one at the opera II


12/2021 | kiel
scanned and edited negative (agfacolor portrait 160)


#grainisgood #analogphotography #lamp #35mmfilm #kiel #staybrokeshootfilm #prakticamtl5 #analogfotografie #lookup #filmisnotdead #35mm

Cherry Blossoms in Bloom

Cherry blossoms bloom on a tree at the other end of my park every year, but I always forget to bring my camera to photograph it until this afternoon.

Apertureƒ/4CameraILCE-7RM5Focal length75mmISO100Shutter speed1/1250s

#blueSky #cherryBlossom #closeUp #floral #Flowers #LookUp #macro #Nature #Photo #Photography #pink #sakura #Sky #spring

back again...

#Sydney #AMPBuilding #Architecture #Asymmetry #CitySkyline #LookUp
#Photography #LeicaM11 #Summilux50ASPH

Well that’s a wrap! There’s still a couple weeks left of “Aurora” season up north, but I’ve skipped town in search of warmer temps and spring flowers. If we do end up getting a nice earth facing solar flare in the near future I’ll post up something info and let everyone know. But in the meantime hope you all enjoy the changing seasons!


#aurora #auroraborealis #northernlights #nightsky #arctic #alaska #lookup #nature #astrophotography #stars #naturephotography

Looking up at the Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand.

#photography #architecture #city #nightphotography #auckland #newzealand #travel #lookup

This was taken a few months ago when we still had snow on the spruce trees.

Normally in Fairbanks we dont get a lot of snow. The storms that dump snow along the coast and partial interior mountain ranges usually have very little left by the time they reach the interior. What it does give us is cold temps and clear skies, which is perfect for holding the little snow we do get, and having great aurora viewing.

This winter started out normal, but over the past few months we have had consistent warm temperatures and wind, which has removed all the snow from our usually laden trees.

I always am on the lookout for aurora images using terrestrial nature as a foreground, up here that is mainly trees. So when I discovered this little pocket a few meters away from my winter cabin when I moved in, I was ecstatic.

But getting a corona framed directly overhead of this pocket was another thing. Since I’m out on tours most nights, I rarely have time to do any shooting at my house. And usually when I do, I get so caught up in the moment, that by the time I realize it would be a good view from “the spruce pocket”, it’s too late. But on this night I was ready for it and wow what a show. Personally this is one of my favorite images from this winter as it is the culmination of a lot of planning and patience.

Sony a7iii 20mm, 4” 1600iso f/1.8 touched up in affinity

#aurora #northernlights #auroraborealis #alaska #astrophotography #winter #lookup #sonyalpha #stars #nightsky #winterwonderland #nature #neonlights

Some incredibly vibrant views from my driveway. While on the previous post we were talking about the greens and purples of the Aurora, in that last photo there is a huge curtain of red above the green arc.

Both these are caused by atmospheric oxygen, but the reds are from oxygen that is higher in the atmosphere. When these gases get hit by the charged particles from the solar wind, they vibrate to expel the positive charge and return to a neutral state. Depending on the amount density of the gasses (lower in the atmosphere has more, higher less) the vibration has a different wavelength that our eyes perceive as light. So reds are happening about 200km in the air with the greens happening about 100km up.
The reds can be somewhat difficult to see with your naked eye but in instances like the second photo they are very vivid to the earthly observer.

#aurora #auroraborealis #nature #nightsky #alaska #northernlights #gooutside #earthsbeauty #lookup #astrophotography #winterwonderland