I had intended on going out to take photos of the eclipse, but instead found myself enthralled with the total view of the night sky. This, my friends, is why you move out to the country.
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Here’s the Eclipse, nearly full.
Took a ride through rural WNY today. Guess the kids are bored with cow tipping.
What if companies sponsored roads, like the “HSBC I-190”? Then, let’s say they made all the exits that would lead you to a nearby HSBC branch 4 lanes wide, always freshly paved, and if you exit there, a nice gentleman in a tux would hand you a cup of coffee while you wait for the…
Pontiac made a commercial for the new G8 based on the old Spy Hunter game, one of my all time favorites. Nice!
Oh please, please, please, Time Warner, follow in the footsteps of Comcast and start offering a Tivo. It’s nothing against your fabulous HD DVR (other than it’s lousy Atari 2600-esque interface, poorly designed remote, and the complete lack of features that make the Tivo great – like the ability to easily record only first run…
Autoblog has a photo of what’s believed to be a preproduction Dodge Challenger: For me, the taillight bar across the back was one of the things that made the Challenger concept so damn cool. If it loses that, it loses some of it’s luster. Of course, the car manufacturers have to design these components to…
The Starry Night photo is very, very nice! That would make a nice large framed and matted print.
Derek, wonderful pictures.
I lived in Holland as a kid (Hi!) and remember more than a few starry nights when the only light was from the Fisher Price factory on the other hill. Your pictures were much better than any I ever took back then!
I saw you commenting in my brother Paul’s blog, and couldn’t resist responding to a fellow Dutchman ;>
Oh – congratulations on the new expectant arrival.
Joe