Spectacular Solar Halo

I was in the studio this afternoon working on wedding album designs when I decided to take a break and head outside to enjoy the beautiful spring day here on the Cape.  I looked up and saw this amazing 22° solar halo surrounding the Sun..... I just had to run back inside and grab the camera! :-)  To capture the wide field of view you see in the image, I used a 15mm fisheye on the Canon 5D which covers 180°.

A 22° solar halo is an optical phenomenon forming a circle 22° around the sun. It forms as sunlight is refracted in hexagonal ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere... usually from high altitude cirrus clouds.

You can also find this image on my astroimaging site at this URL: http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/solar-halo.html

Enjoy the view!

Chris

Landscapes from Southern California

I thought I'd share three more landscapes that were taken on my trip to SoCal.  All were taken with either the Canon 5D or 40D and the 70-200mm f/2.8 L lens.  These can also be found on the California page in the landscape section of my website...  http://www.abmedia.com/astro/misc-images/ 
Enjoy the views!

Chris

Check out the magical sweet light just before sunrise!  The mountains in the distance are the San Bernardino's crowned by 11,502 ft San Gorgonio Peak, 80 miles away.

A clearing winter storm over the snow laden San Jacinto Mountains.  The actual summit of 10,804 ft San Jacinto Peak is hidden in the clouds.  It was a facinating sight to watch the clouds swirl around the mountains.

This image was taken near Indio and shows a grove of date palms.... again, just amazing afternoon light.  So cool!!

Sunrise in The City of Angels

Hi all,

I just returned from a week in Southern California visiting family and friends and thought I'd share the first in a series of landscape photographs.  This image of downtown Los Angeles at sunrise was captured on a very clear morning at around 6:15am on March 10th.  It was taken from the top of Signal Hill near Long Beach with a Canon 40D and 70-200mm f/2.8 L lens mounted on a Manfrotto tripod.  The skyscrapers are over 17 miles away while the San Gabriel Mountains can be seen in the background.

You can also find this image in the landscape section of my website at this link...

http://www.abmedia.com/astro/misc-images/la-sunrise.html

Chris

   

The Wreck of the 'Ruth & Gail'

The 48ft fishing boat Ruth & Gail ran aground the evening of February 28th on Cold Storage beach in East Dennis after losing engine power. The boat was a casualty of the powerful Nor'easter that has been pounding the Cape with snow, rain and high winds for the last several days.

Here's a photo taken this afternoon with the Canon 5D & 17-40L lens.

Chris

Rebekah & Andrew - Wequassett Resort

Hi all!

Here are some images from Rebekah and Andrew's beautiful fall wedding on October 24th at the Wequassett Resort. It was also the last wedding of the 2009 wedding season for me.... and boy, what a great wedding to end the season! Rebekah and Andrew were so great to work with... we captured some cool shots that day. I especially like the ones of her and Andrew on the veranda... great job guys.... you both could be pro level models! :-) And to top it off, at the end of the wedding, guests were treated to a rainbow out over Pleasant Bay! Wow!!!

Congratulations! Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your day! :-)

Chris

Kaitlyn & Ross - Hyannisport Club

Hey everyone!

I've edited through some of my favorites from Kaitlyn and Ross' wedding on October 11th. As seemed to be the case with most fall weddings last season it was another stunning fall day. A little breezy at times but abundant sunshine and blue skies galore. We started the day off with photos of Kaitlyn getting ready at her parents home in Cummaquid. Then it was off to the ceremony at Our Lady of Victory church in Centerville with a reception to follow at the always beautiful Hyannisport Club. The Club has one of the most spectacular sunset views on the Cape... check out the last photo.

Thank you guys for allowing me to share in your wedding day! It was so much fun... and by the way... go St. A's!!!!!! ;-)

Chris

Audra & David - Fall beach wedding

Hey everyone,

Here are some shots from Audra & David's seaside wedding at Corporation Beach in Dennis on October 10th. It was a beautiful fall afternoon on the Cape with sunshine and temps around 60°.... can't ask for more than that in mid October! :-) After the ceremony they had their reception at the always nice Old Yarmouth Inn on Route 6A. While we still had sunlight we headed back to the Kelly Chapel behind the Inn to grab some shots. I especially like the portraits of Audra next to the old wagon wheel while the yellowish/green leaves of fall create a beautiful seasonal backdrop.

Congratulations!!! :-)

Chris