“There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment.” — Robert Frank

Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.

Sunday, 10/25/2026: Posted photo — Almost Hunter’s Moon.

I almost have my settings down on moon photography with my new camera. There are items that I like about this camera and some that I do not. Today I practiced my moon photography getting ready for tomorrow night’s full moon.

This photo is a composite of ten photos of the moon that I took in rapid succession. I put it into a moon stacking program, edited it some, and then prepared it to post.

Monday, 10/26/2026: Posted photo — Hunter’s Moon.

Here it is. This is my photo of the Hunter’s Moon. This photo is a composite of 945 frames from a movie I took of the moon. During yesterday’s practice, I realized that taking a movie of the moon, and stacking the frames of the move, may be the best way to take a photo of the moon.

I used my Canon R50 and my moon lens set at 900 mm at f/11. I attempted to take the photos at 950 mm at f/11.6, but I am still figuring out how to balance the lens on my tripod. Also, at 950 mm the moon fills up my lens, and it could sometimes be hard to focus. The lens only has manual focus.

My workflow is: take a 30 second video of the moon, putting it in the lower left-hand corner of my lens so that it does not drift out of my site after the 30 seconds. A full moon is bright and moves very fast. I then need to then convert my movie into a format that my stacking program can use. For this I use a program called Planetary Imaging Pre-Processor (PIPP) and convert the .MP4 video from my camera into a .ser format video that the software can use.

After converting, I bring the movie into a program called Autostakkert. This is the program I use to stack my moon photos. I use a different program to stack my Milky Way photos. Most of the time I only need these two steps, except for full moon photos. Moon photos need additional processing so that they do not look flat. For this I use a program RegiStax, which is a great program for doing Wavelt sharpening of the photo. For this photo, I did further post-processing in GIMP, since I wanted to add my contrast and sharpness.

All the programs I use are free programs and some of them are no longer being supported. I have not found replacements for these programs, so I still use them. I took this photo after I came home from my hike.

Hope I did not ramble on too much about this photo and how it was developed.

Tuesday, 10/27/2026: Posted photo – Yellow Roses.

Some roses to add color and a smile to your day.

Wednesday, 10/28/2026: Posted photo — Wood.

We had our first wood delivery today. This delivery is two of the five cords that we ordered. I will be spending the next few days putting it into our woodshed, with the help of son and some of his friends.

We have been burning wood in our old Nashua wood stove since me moved into our house almost 30 years ago. The woodshed is designed for four cords, but we can fit five cords in the shed if it is packed well.

Thursday, 10/29/2026: Posted photo — Soft Looking Flowers.

There is a need for some more flowers. There are a few of my friends that are either recovering from major surgery or just under the weather. We are trying to avoid ill people, or people we do not know, since we are caregivers and do not want to pass on any illness onto the person recovering from surgery or his family. Masks are still a must, and we must strictly enforce this policy onto others that want to visit these people.

Friday, 10/30/2026: Posted photo – Missed the Color.

I went to Round Meadow Pond today to get a photo of the foliage at the dam. I missed it. There were some great fall brown leaves that I saw for the last couple of days. The trees were lit by the sun close to sunset. With the luck I have been having lately, we had a cloudy sky.

Anyway, please enjoy this photo. I am practicing only taking photos in manual mode, not using any of the other priority modes. I like to challenge myself and to improve my ability. I have been doing a photo a day project since January 1, 2010, and I am still learning.

Saturday, 10/31/2026: Post photo — Cassiopeia.

Cassiopeia the Queen is one of the constellations that is easy to recognize. The five brightest stars form a large letter. I was out gathering wood last night and saw her. As you may have figured out by now, this week I am practicing nighttime photography. To this point, I have not taken a good photo of the stars, so I wanted to try. I purchased a magnifier to help me focus on the stars. I highlighted the five stars just in case you had difficulty seeing the pattern in the photo. It is much easier to see live.

To take a photo of the night sky, you set your camera to manual mode and focus on a star. You focus until the star is as small as it can be in live-view mode. I used the magnifier to help me focus better on a star. I am happy with this photo, yet and am still playing with the exposure and ISO setting to get a better photo.

As a photographer, I am not happy with my photos most of the time. There is always room for improvement.

That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.

“Sumens imagines consolateur et inspirat me. Pulchritudinem mundi video per camera mean.”

“Quod scripsi, scripsi. Ingeniarius sum, non scriptor.”

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