Hello Again!

Hello to all and I hope you have had a wonderful winter and spring. I just wanted to touch base with you and let you know that I am producing new work and will be presenting work in many different formats. For instance, you can now join me on Facebook to see what's new. Now Facebook will include a mix of personal and business, but it is a great place to interact and a great way to stay in touch. Please join me on Facebook today.

Jeff's Facebook Profile

P.S. I hope to begin sharing with you new ideas and resources on producing multimedia content featuring HD video. Please stay tuned and drop me a note.

Bryce Canyon

There are images and compositions that bug you until you finally decide to develop them for presentation. This image is one of those that has haunted me for the past year. It is also representative of where my photographic style is going. I will have more on my next photographic project, but for now, this is one of my favorite images from a hike within Bryce Canyon taken last November. I hope you enjoy it.

NGC7000 BW

I have continued experimenting from my light-polluted backyard with the Canon 350D (modified) and the Lumicon H-alpha filter and the 200mm f2.8 lens. The latest is a 2 hour exposure of the North America and Pelican nebula area. This is also my first exposure with the new Astro-Physics 400 GTO mount. The mount performed beautifully as expected and I am excited about the data gathered. I have more work to come, so please stay tuned.

An Experiment

More details to come, but I am experimenting with some new gear and techniques. Stay tuned.

Hidden Universe Podcast

While surfing my HDTV with the Apple TV I ran across the NASA series of HD Podcasts. Wow, these podcasts are amazing on my Samsung HD TV. I had not found video podcasts to be very satifying on smaller laptops and computer screens, but the Hidden Universe Podcast from NASA is extraordinary. I highly encourage you to check out the HD podcasts from NASA including "The Hidden Universe." While I am sure they are fine when viewed on laptops and moderate size computer monitors, the experience on a large HD TV is irreplaceable in my opinion.

Prancing Pony of the Milky Way

The dark nebula in the center of the Milky Way is a fascinating visual object and one that indicates a wonderful night of viewing and photography is on tap. The dark nebula is commonly referred to as the "prancing pony" for obvious reasons. This is a stack of 10 two minute exposures with the Canon 350D at ISO 1600 and an Olympus 21mm lens. I hope you enjoy the image and there is more to come.

M5 Globular Cluster

The other night I had the opportunity to experiment with the C14 and AP mount at the Donald C. Martin Observatory in Huntington. I imaged the globular cluster M5. The results and a bit more information are at the link below. I look forward to imaging the heavens through this setup over the next few months.

M5 Globular Cluster