Hood River Scenic View

Been busy with school but finally got out to take some photos somewhere I've never been to yet. There's a nice viewpoint area in Hood River Oregon that gives a nice view of Mt Hood. I left early in the morning to get there just after sunrise.

#mounthood #oregon

August Solar Eclipse 2017

Some of my images from the Eclipse visiting family in Idaho.

#eclipse #eclipse2017 #totaleclipse #sun #moon #sunspots

Air Show Part II

Went back for a second day of taking photos of the air show during the Water Follies. Got some better shots.

HAPO "Over the River" Airshow 2017

The airshow during the water follies event.

#waterfollies #HAPO #hapoovertheriverairshow #airshow #airplanes #f22raptor #f22 #skydiver #flag #washington #kennewick

Sunspot

Trying out my solar filter for a second time I noticed a dark spot on the sun. I checked some NASA stuff to make sure it wasn't dust on my lens or sensor. Used my Sigma 150-600mm lens at 600mm and cropped a little. https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2017/nasa-s-sdo-sees-a-stretch-of-spotless-sun Scroll down a little to see a video of the sunspot rotating into view of the earth, dated today July 12, 2017.

#sun #sunspot #solarfilter

Steptoe Butte

Got up at 3:30am to get to Steptoe Butte a little after sunrise. If I arrived earlier I would have had the lighting I wanted but these still turned out nice. I took a lot of panoramas. It was fun to see the crop duster flying low.

The crop duster.

#steptoebutte #washington #palouse #cropduster

Lightning Storm

Had a pretty nice storm tonight with lots of lightning though most was in the clouds. I got a few decent shots but noticed my lens was pretty dirty and needs to be cleaned.

#lightning #storm #weather #longexposure #dirtylens