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Published author, amateur photographer, amateur astronomer, expert bridge player, gourmet cook and wine connoisseur, handguns, extensively traveled.

El Paso Sunsets Week — Part 1


Because of the wildfires out here in the west and other conditions, it’s been a great summer for sunsets. So, this week I’ll be sharing some recent sunset and sky photos, including on this week’s Fun Photo Friday a rather impressive shot of the Moon just past 1st quarter phase. The picture above was taken on 15 August. With the exception of the last photo below, all photos were taken with a Panasonic DMC-FZ1000, in RAW, handheld, and post processed in SILKYPIX Developer 8 SE before being converted to JPEG and then downsized for posting.

Shot data:

  • ISO: 125
  • F-stop (native): f3.7
  • F-stop (35 mm equivalent): f9.99
  • Exposure: 1/250
  • Exposure bias: 0
  • Focal length (native): 28 mm
  • Focal length (35 mm equivalent): 75.6 mm)

Shot data:

  • ISO: 640
  • F-stop (native): f4
  • F-stop (35 mm equivalent): f10.8
  • Exposure: 1/125
  • Exposure bias: -1
  • Focal length (native): 146 mm
  • Focal length (35 mm equivalent): 394 mm)

Shot data:

  • ISO: 160
  • F-stop (native): f3.9
  • F-stop (35 mm equivalent): f10.53
  • Exposure: 1/80
  • Exposure bias: 0
  • Focal length (native): 46 mm
  • Focal length (35 mm equivalent): 124 mm)

Shot data:

  • ISO: 1250
  • F-stop (native): f3.8
  • F-stop (35 mm equivalent): f10.26
  • Exposure: 1/80
  • Exposure bias: 0
  • Focal length (native): 34 mm
  • Focal length (35 mm equivalent): 91.8 mm)
  • Notes: shot in JPEG format using Handheld Night Shot mode; post-processing in Picasa



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Fun Photo Friday — Chichen Itza Favorites Part 3


A last look at Chichen Itza, as well as a farewell to Brilliance of the Seas, which had been our home for back-to-back cruises that took us from Amsterdam, around Ireland, to the Azores, down to the Florida Keys, and to Cozumel and Chichen Itza. I trust you enjoyed the journey. Now for an end to this series:

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Chichen Itza — Wandering Around


Time to just wander around Chichen Itza and take in some of the sights. We’ll begin today with that feathered serpent’s head at the base of El Castillo pyramid that I told you about last week:

Kukulcán

The reclining figure depicted below is a Chacmool. These statues occur throughout Mayan culture, and they depict the rain god Tlāloc. Invariably, the Chacmool is posed the same way wherever it is found — reclined, propped up on his elbows, with the head turned at right angles from the body.

Chacmool

The rest of Chichen Itza I’ll present to you as a photo gallery/slide show:

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