by Thomas Stirling | Jul 1, 2016 | astronomy, astrophotography, photography
As promised, below is a photo made from 30 minutes of 30 second exposures stacked in photoshop to show how stars revolve around the north star (Polaris) this photo was taken in conditions that where not ideal as there was still a large moon in the sky illuminating the...
by Thomas Stirling | Jun 21, 2016 | astronomy, astrophotography, photography
Last night I drove out the the West Kennebunk Plains known to locals as the Blueberry Barrens. I knew that this area would be a prime location for getting a shot of the Moon as it was barely over the horizon as its an area of perhaps a few miles in every direction...
by Thomas Stirling | Sep 29, 2015 | astronomy, astrophotography, photography
A rare event compelled me to grab my camera and stand out in the cold autumn air for 2 hours. A complete lunar eclipse coincided with a super moon (when the full moon is at its closest point to earth) giving us a “Super Blood Moon”. I stood in my back yard...
by Thomas Stirling | Feb 17, 2013 | contest, entertainment, photography, Project Imaginat10n, project imagination, social media
Biz Stone has finished his short film for Project Imaginat10n with the film titled Evermore. Evermore is a story about a small family who all share a love for the poetry of Edgar Allen Poe. The family suffers personal loss with the passing of the grandmother and the...
by Thomas Stirling | Jan 8, 2013 | photography
I recently found out about CHDK. CHDK meaning Canon Hack Development Kit is a firmware upgrade available for many Canon Cameras. I stumbled upon this while browsing flickr for astrophotography and starscapes and found some amazing photos taken with one of the same...
