While having dinner at the MFA this evening, I was inspired to take this photo (appropriately we were there to see the Ansel Adams exhibit).


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After counting fireflies for the MOS Firefly Watch (https://legacy.mos.org/fireflywatch/), I ran back in to get my camera and tripod. This is a 6 second exposure. I think I captured the same firefly doing a quick four-flash twice.


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This week's issue of the Economist magazine has an article about the car industry in India. The article is pretty straightforward, but the photo accompanying the article is not.

I was reading the article and thought the guy in white looked familiar, then I realized I knew the names of everyone in the photo.

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Fun with a cheap pair of cardboard "Firework Glasses" (diffraction grating for lenses).


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While talking on the phone with my father, I looked out the kitchen window and saw a few visitors in the backyard. As soon as I finished talking to him, I grabbed my camera and tiptoed outside.
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There was lots of snow today (it was up to my knees) and I spent too long shoveling the snow from the driveway this afternoon (both of my upper arms are sore).

However, while shoveling, I got to see the interesting effects of a sunset.
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Someone's idea of freedom, as spotted while driving on Rt. 110 near Amesbury.


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