The weather here is crazy. It’s mid-November, and still mostly around 15°C. There was a short cold spell a few weeks ago, and the renewed mild temperatures are playing havoc with plants. To show how crazy it is, I first wanted to show the new growth on our roses. Next to them, the lavender is [...]
The moon is hiding behind cloud, so my lunar series will have to wait. In the meantime, I’ve been photographing the trees changing colour very late this year. My favourite photo so far:
Jim Montgomery, the founder of Dawn Ministries, died recently. Others knew him better, and are more qualified to write about the effects of his life and works, so I won’t comment on that here. I met him briefly in the Dawn offices in Colorado Springs in 2004, and was touched by his friendliness and humility. [...]
I’m working on a series of photos of the moon, one each day for a complete cycle. Last Saturday, I was surprised by the difficulty I had in taking a sharp photo; I could see the moon clearly, and everything looked sharp in the camera viewfinder, but the photos were all blurred. I tried manual [...]
I’ve just taken some photos of the moon which turned out very well. I had to use manual exposure, because even with spot metering, the moon was overexposed.
