We’ll thanks to the heavy cloud last night we missed the conjunction of Jupiter and Venus on the western horizon. It certainly would not have been a celestial spectacle. Just a curious thing to see and have talked about seeing. Tonight however the sky was clear and I wondered if it would be possible to […]
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What better way to acknowledge the winter solstice with a kind-of self portrait under the auspicious light of the Moon, Jupiter and Venus. Jupiter is directly beneath the Moon while Venus is the same distance below again and a little to the left. Day by day Venus and Jupiter are getting closer and closer together. […]
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There’s a certain time of the evening; long enough after sunset for the twinkle of street lights and and transmission towers; not yet late enough for the first stars to appear. A time when silhouettes are backed by the fading blue hues of the day tinged with green, orange and grey. Welcome to the twilight […]
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The moon is waxing again and soon will be full. The pattern repeats over and over but the sky is always different. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Lunar Layers’ 1/25s f/4 ISO1600 200mm
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I called this image ‘Reception’ for no other reason than it is the main reception entry to Mount Lofty House where a few of us spent a very pleasant afternoon with local photographer Hilary Hann sharing insights into her images, her travels and her thoughts on the ‘art’ of photography. I first noticed Hilary’s work […]
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