Night sky photos with specific settings / astrophotography

I’ve recently recorded some photos of the stars (“astrophotography”) so I thought I’d post a few here with the various settings used. I use a Sony A6600 and all of the photos below are using a 24mm lens and were captured between 11pm and 6am. Unfortunately, as you’ll see in a few photos, the moonContinue reading “Night sky photos with specific settings / astrophotography”

Joe Millionaire is WAY better than The Bachelor

Nearly 20 years ago I watched the first season of Joe Millionaire. It came on air just as “reality” tv was taking off, most similar to The Bachelor franchise, which has since become a %#@*#-show that somehow still has viewers. Sidenote: the ratings for The Bachelor are on a steady decline, and here’s why I’mContinue reading “Joe Millionaire is WAY better than The Bachelor”

When you want to camp, but can’t!

It’s February 26th and I’m going through withdrawals. Why am I going through withdrawals, you might ask? Because IT’S BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE I’VE CAMPED! Two. Weeks. Is. Too. Long. The last excursion was Falling Waters State Park, which, if I’m being totally honest, was my least favorite state park so far. Here’s why. SoContinue reading “When you want to camp, but can’t!”

Free Spirit, part 2

If you missed my post yesterday showing a few “before” pictures of these fantastic bicycles from the 1970s, click here to catch up. OK, so these bikes have now had a little work done on them, not like in the Dolly Parton way, although the bikes DO have some big round things. Wow, when IContinue reading “Free Spirit, part 2”

Free Spirit

Hello and thanks for rolling by my blog today. If you’ve been here before you’re already aware of the stuff I peddle on this site: my personal stories of camping, recaps of a dates occasionally, photos of my pups, TV commercial research, but much like a retriever at the Westminster Dog Show, today’s post fitsContinue reading “Free Spirit”