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posted: January 31st, 2018 |
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This page actually begins with December 25th, the day that Kazuya and I got new cameras for Christmas. Then we jump to the next day and some shots of birds, and then December 28th and the rise of a beautiful orange sun. After that we go to New Year's Eve, January 31st, and the annual fireworks display at the University of Alaska - Fairbanks (UAF). After that we jump to January 6th and a walk up the road from our house to enjoy the sun. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| Begin December 25th and 26th |
The first image in this row is a 2-shot panorama. These were the first two photos which I took with my new Canon SX-730 HS Camera. Both of us received the same new cameras for Christmas, so these were the first two shots I took with mine. Now we both have cameras with 40x optical zoom - an upgrade for Kazuya and a lateral move for me, but this camera is much smaller than my old one and I can put it in my rain jacket pocket when conditions are poor. I like it very much and Kazuya also likes his very much. The next two shots in this row show Pine Grosbeaks (Pinicola enucleator) in our platform feeder.
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Now it's December 28th and we had a great orange sunrise to test out our new cameras on. The colors came out very good and we are happy. These three photos were all taken from our front porch.
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Here are three more orange sunrise photos taken at various zoom factors.
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| End December 28th, Begin December 31st |
On New Year's Eve some local businesses put on a gorgeous fireworks display. They shoot them off from the highest point in town, which happens to be up at the University of Alaska West Ridge. We have gone there to see this amazing display for the past two years.
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This additional test of our new cameras also pleased us! After the fireworks a bunch of us and our friends went to one friend's house to eat, drink and be merry and see in the new year! We had a great time and stayed there until about 1:00 AM on January 1st, 2018.
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Here are the final two fireworks photos. By the way, if you've been wondering about the white light at the right of every one of these shots - it is the moon!
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| End December 31st, Begin January 6th |
Now it's January 6th and we invite you to take a walk from our house with us. We'll be going up the road for maybe three-quarters of a mile and shooting photos all along the way. Right now we are walking up the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. The first image is looking down the pipeline and is a 2-landscape shot panorama (one shot above the other, not to the side). The second and third photos show frost crystals on top of the snow. This has occurred because there has not been any new snow in two or three weeks.
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Here is one more shot of frost crystals on the top of the snow. The second and third shots show the Alaska Range near Delta Junction, about 100 miles away.
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The first image in this row shows a close-up shot of a small plant with the frost crystals on it. The inset shows the way the ice crystals have "grown". The second shot shows the Alaska Range and the outlined area shows the next photo. The third shot, of course, shows the outlined area of the center shot.
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This is where we always end our walk up the road from home. The first shot was taken at 2:10 PM, which is only about an hour and 20 minutes after Solar Noon - the sun is not yet getting very high in the sky for us. The second shot is zoomed in somewhat and the third shot is zoomed in a lot.
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The first shot here is another which is zoomed in a great deal. In the far background you can see that there is a Fata Morgana mirage. The second shot in this row is also zoomed in.
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These two shots were both taken looking more to the west in this open field. In the second shot you can see two cross-country skiers.
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