Just arrived in Steamboat Springs for some photography. Seems a little bit of mixed bag so far - some green, some crispy, but some pockets of nice color too, such as this group on the west side of Rabbit Ears Pass this afternoon (Sep 30)
#colorado #fall #leaves🍁

The moment of greatest eclipse. 0.08 magnitude in perfectly clear skies. Timed with #photoephemeris #lunareclipse

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#fall #autumn #photography #colorado #photoephemeris

Who’d have thought to see the aurora twice within a few months at mid latitudes in both the USA and the UK? This was last night on Baslow Edge in the Peak District in Derbyshire. I suspect this solar cycle isn’t done yet either!
#derbyshire #england #aurora #peakdistrict #photoephemeris #photography #landscape

Pretty evening up on Baslow Edge last night. The Sun broke through for the last five minutes before setting. #peakdistrict #derbyshire #landscapephotography #gaplight

Lincoln Cathedral looking splendid in the volatile afternoon light today. Framing the building in the Exchequer Gate was touch and go with the 19mm tilt-shift - it only just scrapes in at almost max “rise” (upward shift) and still required a modest upward pitch on the tripod head - mostly corrected in post. Can’t complain about the light though!
#lincoln #cathedral #england #architecture #photography #tiltshift

Back in Northumberland for some photography after several years. This was Coquet Island as seen from the beach at Low Hauxley early this morning. While everyone enjoys a spectacular sunrise, the photos I find I can “live with” for much longer are those made in more subdued, nuanced light like today’s. This was also the first outing with the recently acquired Nikkor 19mm Tilt/Shift lens. Manual focus, plus live view zoom and focus peaking all combined with a couple of mm of tilt seems to have worked well to get the scene with everything looking sharp. More practice required though!
#northumberland #dawn #beach #seascape #tiltshift #nikkor

Last week’s full moon rising above Denver International Airport. With the moon at its minimum declination, moonrise was far to the south, opening up the possibility of this shot from W Cargo Road. The clouds broke in the end - it was touch and go!
#moon #fullmoon #lunisitce #lunarstandstill #colorado #dia

Saturday evening’s light was on the subtle side, with plenty of cloud around, but it worked well with a black and white treatment of these wonderful architectural details from the @denverartmuseum. Converted using the fabulous @nikcollection_official SilverEfex Pro.
#bwphotography #bw #denver #architecture #architectualphotography

Here’s a composite of the key moments from the solar eclipse - from Baily’s Beads before C2 (second contact), through totality and out the other side. The clouds were drifting through the whole time, but it’s only when they’re backlit by the Sun’s bright photosphere that they really show up. 4’ 27” of totality in 11 exposures.
#eclipse #solareclipse #tse2024 #eclipse2024

First Chromosphere. The Sun’s chromosphere makes its first appearance around 3 o’clock on the limb around 19 seconds before third contact.
#eclipse #torreón #mexico #chromosphere #hydrogenalpha

On the cusps. With clouds overhead, I went ahead and removed filters slightly earlier than originally planned in order to try to catch some early Baily’s Beads. Look closely at the cusps in these shots and you can see them 40s before second contact and 24s after third contact.
#bailysbeads #eclipse #clouds #tse2024 #mexico #torreón

This shot sums up our eclipse experience in Torreón - almost clouded out, but not quite! The views ended up being good and in some ways the clouds really added to the experience (the 360 degree ‘sunset’ in particular). This photo shows the high level moving cloud smeared over the corona, showing up slightly backlit (hence the darker area at the centre of the Moon). It was an amazing experience!
#tse2024 #torreon #mexico #eclipse #totality

Tonight’s eclipse rehearsal with the Moon at 69.7 degrees altitude, just as it will be on eclipse day in Mexico. Every time we do this I learn something new about how the camera handles (or even just works!)
#eclipse #rehearsal #moon #photoephemeris

The Flatirons emerging from the cloud after the big snowstorm of March 14-15.
#colorado #boulder #flatirons #springsnow

Sun and Moon: some shots from today’s eclipse practice. The Moon was up at +69 degrees, just as it will be on eclipse day at our planned location. Definitely worth checking out your kit ergonomics at steeper shooting angles well in advance of eclipse day. #solareclipse #eclipse #sun #moon #photography #camera #tripod

The waxing crescent Moon sets next to the First Flatiron.
#moon #newmoon #boulder #colorado #chautauqua #flatirons

“Good morning!” (translated). The sound of late winter/early spring here on the Front Range is defined by the red-winged blackbirds!
🐦‍⬛ #boulder #colorado #birds #blackbird #chilly #morning

Two months from today! April 8 2024. #eclipse #solareclipse #tse2024

Tonight’s waning Moon, rising over the plains of eastern Colorado. Moonrise was some four minutes earlier than the standard time as we were 1200 feet higher than the horizon. Super clear skies tonight - but chilly!
#moonrise #moon #colorado #boulder #waning #gibbous #photography #refraction

Three months to go until the April 8 Total Eclipse. See our bio for links to your solar eclipse photo planning tools. Where will you be headed to view it? #eclipse #solareclipse #photography

Some fun refraction distorting tonight’s waning moon. The shifting clouds made it all a little unpredictable! #waning #gibbous #moon #refraction

The low winter Sun catching the underside of the Tyne Bridge. Spending a few days back in my home town of Newcastle upon Tyne. The weather has been, shall we say, mixed!
#newcastle #winter #sunlight #photoephemeris

It’s been far too long since we were in Iceland. Feeling inspired by @sophiecarrphotography’s feed. This was November 2016 - and yes, the ice was this blue. No added saturation required! #iceland #november #beach

Overnight snow followed by further leaves falling this morning. Winter has arrived here in Colorado.
#snow #leaves #autumn #winter #fall

Blowing snow and broken clouds create a dramatic scene near the Collegiate Peaks in the central Colorado Rockies. This is near the turn off to the St. Elmo ghost town. #autumn #fallcolors #rockies #colorado #landscape #photoephemeris

Side-lit late afternoon aspen trees sit on the cliffs a few miles from Pagosa Springs, Colorado.
#fall #photography #photoephemeris #tpe #autumn #colorado

We’ve been working on some enhancements to the @photoephemeris eclipse simulator this week, adding visualizations of the hills and valleys of the Moon - the “lunar limb”. This is what gives rise to Baily’s Beads, which were widely observed this last weekend. This screenshot shows just how well it’s possible to model and therefore predict when and where they will occur. Compare the simulator shot to Alice’s photo at third contact from Bisti Badlands, New Mexico.
#eclipse #annulareclipse #solareclipse #ase2023 #photoephemeris #tpe #software #simulation #astronomy

A lone aspen clinging onto the rocks on the south side of Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado.
#aspen #colorado #fall #foliage #autumn #photography

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Stephen Trainor is the creator of The Photographer's Ephemeris. He primarily shoots architecture, landscape and travel subject.

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