Off The Grid In Peru

Comet PANSTARRS Setting with the Moon

offthegridinperu — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:21:28 +0000

Click image for full sized photo.

I had my camera between 100-800 ISO, at the lowest f/stop possible, no more than 4-6 seconds and I played with the exposure times. Set your focus to infinity and turn off auto focus. Check your moon/comet focus and adjust when desired. A sturdy tripod and a remote shutter release are critical accessories, or camera shake will ruin your photo!

Filed under: Armchair Astronomy

Comet PANSTARRS and the Moon March 2013

offthegridinperu — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:46:39 +0000

Image taken March 12, 2013 at 19:40, Sedona, AZ

ISO 100, f/4, 2 seconds at 140mm

Filed under: Armchair Astronomy

Comet PANSTARRS from Sedona, AZ

offthegridinperu — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:18:04 +0000

Filed under: Armchair Astronomy

Jupiter and It’s Moons with a Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L Lens

offthegridinperu — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:15:51 +0000

November 21, 2012

November 9, 2012 at Midnight, Io coming out of transit.

Filed under: Armchair Astronomy, Astrophotography

Peacocks, Love and Babies

offthegridinperu — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:05:50 +0000

Jack and Janet love each other.

One day, I noticed some eggs in the Peacock pen.

Then more eggs.

Then the eggs began to break, one by one.

Guilty Chrissy?

Guilty Janet?

Guilty Jack?

A crime unsolved. It could be any one of them.

Filed under: Nature

Pica Flor, The Giant Hummingbird

offthegridinperu — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:50:19 +0000

Filed under: Birds, Nature

Monkey Face Spider

offthegridinperu — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:40:08 +0000

Ok that’s not the real name of this spider but to me, he has like a chimpanzee face!!

He was beautiful!

And while tiny (at around the size of a dime, legs included) he’s still the largest of his kind I’ve ever seen.

They like the patio furniture, so they’re easy to find for an impromptu macro practice!

Filed under: Bugs, Nature

August Moon 2012

offthegridinperu — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:28:41 +0000

Filed under: Astrophotography

Captain Bly

offthegridinperu — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:24:16 +0000

Captain Bly wonders where her food is.

She’s a 1 legged Great Thrush who’s mate died a year ago when he crashed too hard into one of the window-walls. Because she was alone, she must have had a fight over food to the tune of leg loss. Mates are important- they serve as a look out while the other is feeding. So we tossed her small bits of fresh bread when we noticed a bird about to lose a leg. If the scraps were too large, she couldn’t swallow them and without a leg to stand on, she couldn’t tear them to smaller pieces.

Eventually she learned to trust us, even rely on us until she got better, just as spring arrived, bringing an endless buffet for everyone!

Filed under: Birds, Nature

Banded Huntsman Spider

offthegridinperu — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:03:13 +0000

Kitchen Spider is back!

She looks a lot scarier than she is.

Measuring in at approximately 2.5 inches tips of front to back legs.

Filed under: Bugs, Nature