Kelson's Photos @kelsonv@photog.social

And another one today!

A circumzenith arc. Like an upside-down rainbow high above the sun, wrapping around the top of the sky. I think this is the second I've seen, but the first was only a fragment.

Taken with my phone through polarized sunglasses. Color and contrast enhanced.

#halo #photography

@youcantoo Thanks!

@youcantoo I've been wanting to try out my new camera on the moon (it arrived a couple of days *after* the eclipse), but I just can't bring myself to stay up past midnight for it.

At least with random photos of the moon, it's only a matter of waiting a week or two.

@Matt Ugh, that's awful.

Thanks to everyone who gave advice on mirrorless/DSLR cameras! I decided to go with the Sony a6000.

Here's a shot of a coral tree flower, from my first photo-walk with it, at a local botanical garden. (It's winter, but here that means we actually got rain recently.)

#photography #flower #CoralTree

Waning #moon, taken with the settings I *should* have used for the eclipse on Sunday.

I like taking photos of the moon when it's between phases (rather than full) because you get to see the most texture in it at those times.

#photography

Some recent sun #halo displays I've seen in the last 2 weeks: An upper tangent arc (my first!), the top edges of a circumscribed and 22° circular halo, and most of a 22° circular halo (with bonus contrail shadow on the cloud layer!)

All shot on my Pixel 2 with levels adjusted.

These are all formed by reflection and refraction of light in ice crystals. (A great reference: https://www.atoptics.co.uk/halo/common.htm )

Also, all seen from Los Angeles, which isn't freezing...at ground level.

#Photography #sky

I went back out about an hour later to check out the view as the moon left the earth's shadow, and caught these two photos, taken about the same time with different exposures so that you can see either the lit portion of the moon, or the part that's still in the earth's shadow.

#LunarEclipse #BloodMoon #Photography #moon #eclipse

The evening was hectic, and I almost forgot about the #LunarEclipse. I had literally just put my son to bed when I remembered, "The #eclipse!" We went out to see if the sky was clear.

Clouds were rushing across the sky, but for the most part, it was clear, and we had a perfect view of the #moon looking like a dark brown chunk of rock in the sky.

(Then I spent 10 minutes fighting with camera settings while he went back to bed.)

#Photography #BloodMoon

I caught a glimpse of the trail from today's Delta 4 launch out of Vandenberg while driving, and made a beeline for the coast for a better look. I did manage to catch a clear view of the trail, though winds had already started blowing it out of shape, and stayed briefly to look at the boats on the ocean and the scenery.

#Photography #ocean #RocketTrail #cliff

Raindrops on sage, spotted while walking around in the rain today.

There were two major cloudbursts, one overnight and one mid-morning. At this point the second one had faded to a little more than a drizzle, something a bit more comfortable to walk in.

#Photography #leaves #rain

@whjms Huh. I would expect it to last longer than that.

OK, another thing to make sure I include in my comparisons...

@whjms Good to know! So what's the battery life like on the a6000?

@hatebunny Good point about the lenses. I've been mainly looking at the cameras themselves, figuring I'd look at additional lenses later, but I should definitely consider what lenses are available before I commit to a mount type.

And that's a super-helpful site! Thank you!

@itdm5j21 Good point on looking for used equipment. I'll definitely keep that in mind too.

@laraby @entuall Hmm, I haven't looked at any Sonys yet. I'll have to check them out too.

@entuall Nice! I suspect my choice will end up coming down to ergonomics once I've narrowed it down on the other factors.

@david Good to know - and that model numbering scheme is helpful, thanks!