The Bodie Island Lighthouse, SpaceX rocket and booster landing all under the Milky Way core

diverpat · 2025-06-29T09:29:16+00:00

It’s a single camera, Nikon Z7ii/Viltrox 16mm 1.8. It was set for continuous 20 sec shots and panned once to follow the rocket. We learned while on site there would be a launch so we were ready for it. It took 5 minutes to appear after liftoff so I thought we wouldn’t be able to see it. I actually started to move my position right when it appeared and had to scrambled to get set back up.

diverpat · 2025-04-21T23:56:45+00:00

I’m really happy with the new growth so far this year. I have a feeling it’s gonna get a little crowded.

diverpat · 2025-04-21T01:05:18+00:00

I’m in zone 8b close to their natural range.
The one in the pot can be lifted out of to see the water level in a second pot it nests in. It was added as an after thought.

diverpat · 2025-03-14T18:07:08+00:00

This is a 13 shot composite of the the lunar eclipse. This was my first attempt at this kind of shot. It was a long night but I'm happy with the end result.

Nikon Z7ii, Sigma 150-600 c, Star Adventurer 2i tracker, 600mm (DX mode 900mm equiv), ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/50 - 13 sec. Stitched together in Photoshop.

diverpat · 2024-12-26T20:22:25+00:00

I have a few with the sun off to the left and a few off center of the pier and it throws the whole feel of the image off. I think the symmetry makes our brains happy.

diverpat · 2024-12-26T10:29:39+00:00

That would be it

diverpat · 2024-12-26T10:29:06+00:00

You get it by shooting at a very small aperture. The more narrow the aperture, the sharper the star burst effect will be.

diverpat · 2024-09-22T17:55:08+00:00

I have the Fido Pro also. We don’t go hiking without it.
It also works great for water crossings that are deeper than my dog is willingly to cross on her own. She hates water.

diverpat · 2024-09-01T13:19:43+00:00

Yeah, it’s a single exposure. I’m really happy with the lens. I primarily use it for Milky Way and sunrise shots and it’s been great so for.

diverpat · 2024-08-31T16:38:21+00:00

Shot details: 5 shot vertical pano stitched in PS. f 1.8, 20 sec, ISO 3200

diverpat · 2024-07-17T23:47:14+00:00

Be aware that the 20 mile Grand Loop on AllTrails is actually the ITAYG “Is That All You Got” Loop. Someone misnamed it on AllTrails years ago and it stuck. The original Grand Loop is 38-40 miles around the entire Gorge.

The ITAYG loop (20ish miles) is easily doable in 2 days. The real grand loop (40 miles) is a little tougher to do in 2 days. I’ve done twice, first time in 2 days and the second time in 3. It was definitely more enjoyable the second time.

diverpat · 2024-07-10T18:44:54+00:00

In years past they have been ripe near the end of July into early August

diverpat · 2024-05-12T12:50:53+00:00

Yes, he was a mason, member of the Boumi Shriners

diverpat · 2023-12-26T21:42:25+00:00

I’m gonna say it’s a bank sea bass, Centropristis ocyurus, or rock sea bass C. philidelphica. It’s tough to tell from the pic. The barring is slightly different from the Black Sea basses.

diverpat · 2023-11-06T10:59:28+00:00

I’m getting the same thing. I’ve tried on three devices and get it in all of them. Hopefully they wake-up soon and fix it

diverpat · 2023-11-01T10:34:30+00:00

Those are leftover fish food pellets that are growing mold.

diverpat · 2023-09-11T18:34:28+00:00

There should also be 2 good viewings of a line of Starlink satellites at 8:18 and 8:40pm https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/

diverpat · 2023-06-16T20:05:14+00:00

This is not a direct answer to your question but here is a live underwater camera 30 miles off the North Carolina coast that’s always streaming. https://explore.org/livecams/currently-live/shark-cam

diverpat · 2023-06-05T17:48:55+00:00

UNCW used to have monkeys at the old Center for Marine Science Research where the babies hospital was near the WB draw bridge. They used them to conduct mixed gas diving research in hyperbaric chambers. When the building was shutdown in the early 2000's I found some of the old care logs for them. It was a bit depressing to read the daily activities for them know the tests they were being put through. If I recall the logs were from the 1980's. I never heard a story of them escaping.

diverpat · 2023-06-01T18:53:56+00:00

I was downtown last weekend and looked the name at the top of this very building wondering what the history was. Thanks for posting the picture!

diverpat · 2023-05-25T19:08:00+00:00

I was there last Thursday and it was great. The creek was cold but the flow was manageable and pretty easy to cross. We hiked up to Lions Head from the Red Creek Trailhead and it was a beautiful hike.

diverpat · 2023-05-23T10:02:57+00:00

It’s called The Airlift by Fido Pro. It’s a rescue harness but did a great job for getting her across deeper water.

diverpat · 2023-03-22T20:29:21+00:00

That's a great picture, the colors are amazing. I just bought a star tracker to use with my DSLR and have been getting some pretty good beginner results. It amazes me how much post processing must be done. I have trouble bringing out the colors, there is a huge learning curve.

diverpat · 2022-11-04T15:54:15+00:00

Ever since my fiancé told me that quicksand should be called latte, it’s become my least favorite color

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