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On the Road and In Your Backyard

by Alain Chamot (1971-2020)|  May 8, 20195:00 am| 22 Comments

This post is in: On The Road, Open Threads, Readership Capture

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On the Road is a weekday feature spotlighting reader photo submissions.

From the exotic to the familiar, whether you’re traveling or in your own backyard, we would love to see the world through your eyes.

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Good Morning All,

On The Road and In Your Backyard is a weekday feature spotlighting reader submissions. From the exotic to the familiar, please share your part of the world, whether you’re traveling or just in your locality. Share some photos and a narrative, let us see through your pictures and words. We’re so lucky each and every day to see and appreciate the world around us!

Submissions from commenters are welcome at tools.balloon-juice.com

Apologies, I’m overwhelmed IRL right now for the next few days, so we’ll have more pictures Monday.

On the personal front, my FIL was today finally discharged and is happily home with his faithful dog and the simple comforts of normality. 20 days in the hospital is quite a lot, I mean, just wowzers! He is doing well and now has a pacemaker and is on the mend. Thankfully the extended stay only resulted in a rash that appeared in the past few days, and it’s responding to treatment. We welcome this mild assault as opposed to any number of other nasties floating and crawling around hospitals whose likelihood of getting you goes up with time spent.

As for this feature, except for an open thread, there’s nothing Thursday or Friday. As the cupboard is a bit bare, submissions are encouraged as I work through some email-submitted ones next week.  For most purposes, please use the form.

Have a great day, open thread!

 

Today, pictures from valued commenter ?BillinGlendaleCA.

Gather round fellow jackals, it’s Milky Way season again! Here in Southern California, Milky Way photography(well astrophotography in general) has been hampered by clouds and rain so far this season. Some of the shots I wanted to attempt have fallen victim to the weather(timelapse of the Milky Way rising followed by the sunrise). But don’t despair fellow jackals, I’ve found a few clear nights to prowl about some familiar locations.

Taken on 2019-03-30 00:00:00

Twin Bush, Mugu State Park, California

While it’s not the best conditions to shoot pictures of the Milky Way’s galactic core with the moon in the sky, it’s possible and even makes a great shot. I got out to Twin Bush(about a hour’s drive from Glendale) just as the crescent moon was beginning to rise.

Taken on 2019-04-13 00:00:00

Twin Bush, Mugu State Park, California

More people have viewed this photo than any other photo I’ve taken. Over 20,000 folk over at Flickr have viewed it. This was shot looking towards LA(that’s the glow in the distance) with the Milky Way curving around it and traffic light traces on PCH.

(Sorry Baud, the one with the poles was more popular.)

 

Thank you so much ?BillinGlendaleCA, do send us more when you can.

 

Travel safely everybody, and do share some stories in the comments, even if you’re joining the conversation late. Many folks confide that they go back and read old threads, one reason these are available on the Quick Links menu.

 

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22Comments

  1. 1.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    May 8, 2019 at 5:18 am

    Sorry about the brief post, there were supposed to be five pictures but fat fingers BillinGlendaleCA hit the “No More, I’m Finished” button after the second pic. I was going to include some really good shots that I shot last Friday up at Red Rock. Sigh…

  2. 2.

    p.a.

    May 8, 2019 at 5:19 am

    Interesting, to me, the induced curvature gives more of a sense of movement even than the light traces. Tks Bill.

  3. 3.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    May 8, 2019 at 5:30 am

    @p.a.: Thanks. The second shot was taken with a 10mm fisheye at f/3.5.

  4. 4.

    Amir Khalid

    May 8, 2019 at 5:38 am

    Sorry to bring this up yet again, but picture no. 2 didn’t load for me.

  5. 5.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    May 8, 2019 at 5:59 am

    @Amir Khalid: Try this link, Amir.

  6. 6.

    David Evans

    May 8, 2019 at 6:17 am

    That first picture is stunning. I can see that the second is good but I don’t like fisheyes so much. For me, a photo is meant to be saying “Here’s what I saw”.

  7. 7.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    May 8, 2019 at 6:27 am

    @David Evans: I think that’s more photo-journalism, landscape photography is an art. How would you feel about a panorama?

  8. 8.

    Amir Khalid

    May 8, 2019 at 6:48 am

    @?BillinGlendaleCA:
    Much thanks. Awesome photo. I wonder why FYWP doesn’t want me to see it …

  9. 9.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    May 8, 2019 at 7:11 am

    @Amir Khalid: Maybe it’s the fisheye.

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    David Evans

    May 8, 2019 at 7:17 am

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: True, I’m not consistent in this. I think it’s the curved horizon that puts me off the fisheye. I do like panoramas, and I don’t want to devalue any of what you do. Some of it is just not for me.

  11. 11.

    Dorothy A. Winsor

    May 8, 2019 at 7:20 am

    Glad to hear your FIL is home and doing well, Alain. I hope things ease up for you soon.

    Beautiful pics, Bill.

  12. 12.

    Mai Naem mobile

    May 8, 2019 at 7:24 am

    Alain glad your FIL is doing well.
    I Googled Pt Mugu Park because the pics looked so pretty. Not surprisingly it’s off Hwy 1 – Pacific Coast Hwy – surely one of the most stunning drives in the US.

  13. 13.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    May 8, 2019 at 7:36 am

    @David Evans: Fisheye can be an acquired taste, much like Kimchi.

    @Dorothy A. Winsor: Thanks.

    @Mai Naem mobile: It wasn’t all that stunning when I was there(it was dark). It’s a really nice drive, I think US 1 north of San Simeon is probably more picturesque.

  14. 14.

    Baud

    May 8, 2019 at 7:45 am

    (Sorry Baud, the one with the poles was more popular.)

    I blame superdelegates.

  15. 15.

    JPL

    May 8, 2019 at 8:00 am

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: I do hope that you submit the other photos. I really like the colors in the first picture.

  16. 16.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    May 8, 2019 at 8:06 am

    @Baud: Nah, the vote from Chicago came in.

    @JPL: Not only do I have more pictures, I’ve got video!

  17. 17.

    Paul in Saint Augustine

    May 8, 2019 at 9:24 am

    A stunning comeback at Anfield last night! Up the Reds! YNWA

  18. 18.

    Mary G

    May 8, 2019 at 9:43 am

    I used to hate fisheyes, but Bill has converted me. Still not so big on IR.

  19. 19.

    rikyrah

    May 8, 2019 at 10:46 am

    Both are awesome in different ways, Bill :)

  20. 20.

    Eljai

    May 8, 2019 at 12:42 pm

    Those are beautiful. The fisheye is interesting to me because it almost feels like I am looking at a snow globe. I could shake it up and the glitter stars would start swirling around.

  21. 21.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    May 8, 2019 at 2:00 pm

    @Mary G: Obviously, the solution is moar IR?.

    @rikyrah: Thanks.

    @Eljai: Thanks, I love me some fisheye.

  22. 22.

    Mart

    May 8, 2019 at 4:28 pm

    They both look stunning to me. But what do I know, I voted for Baud in 2016.

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