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Sunset and Moonrise

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Klaus | Sandy |Sylvia | Wren | Fishing Guy

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Its been a hot 3 digit temperature here in Southern California. Notwithstanding the flash flood warnings in some parts of the Inland Empire.  Strange weather we have.

Here are some images I am sharing with the light and clouds playing in great harmony.

This hot weather had given us great opportunities to take photos of the heavenly skies, watching the sun set on one side…..

and the moon waxing on the other side (before the full moon last Monday).

But with this heat, I would love to go to the beach to see the big waves swell,

or just dip your toes when the tide is low.

Sweet and short, I hope you have a great weekend!

Star Gazing

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Klaus | Sandy |Sylvia | Wren | Fishing Guy

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Though I was out of circulation for a while, did not mean I inhibit myself from outdoor activities. Last Thursday, our hiking and photography group went to Gorman at Hungry Valley Campground to watch the perseid meteor showers. Through the telescope, we saw Saturn in particular. Through the naked eyes, we saw the Milky Way and the different stars, names I am not very familiar. It was dark, cold and windy and we just managed to take a few photos that I am sharing, SOOC.

The photo below is timed at 20minutes. This is not a very good shot of the stars. The reason why it is circular, because our world revolve around its axis.

I hope to have another opportunity to do night photography gazing at the stars.  It was an experience, but we did not camp out there, Zee and I had to work in the morning.