Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Night Sky November 17, 2009


Night Sky November 17, 2009, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

The photo secession was taken at a place around Lake Sam Rayburn on the road to the new State Fish Hatchery. We like to call it “Little Tunguska” because of the look the environment has. The area has no lights or ambient light from the surrounding area. While were out, we saw 25 of the Leonoid Meteorites in the night sky.

It was taken using the Sony 18-70mm Lens and made using the program called Startrails. I took 64 different photos that were 45 seconds long at ISO800. The focal length was 18mm at f/3.5 from 10.39pm to 11.09pm CST facing the North Western Sky. I used the Opetka Programmable Wired Shutter Release to accomplish this photography set . This photo is the equivalent of a 48 minuet timed exposure.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Alton Illinois 1.11


Alton Illinois 1.11, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Taken with the "Sony 18-70mm"

Often called the "Super Bridge," the Clark Bridge links Highways 367 and 67 in Missouri to Alton, Illinois. It replaced the old Clark Bridge that served the area from 1928 to 1994. Design work on the new cable-stayed bridge was started in 1985, and construction began in 1990.

The bridge, which has four traffic lanes and two bike lanes, spans 4,260 feet across the Mississippi River. It is made of 8,100 tons of structural steel, 44,100 cubic yards of concrete and more than 160 miles of cable wrapped with four acres of yellow plastic piping. Pilings that support the bridge were driven more than 140 feet below bedrock.

Design criteria based on wind testing and geological studies were used to help make the bridge earthquake resistant. Total cost of the bridge was 118 million dollars, including the demolition of the old bridge.

Exposure: 10 sec (10)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 26 mm
ISO Speed: 100

DSC04313: Light Set 2.6


DSC04313: Light Set 2.6, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Some Christmas lights on a tree taken at night!! A little reminder that Christmas is just around the corner... Ho Ho Ho!!

Tony Restaurant 1.3


Tony Restaurant 1.3, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Taken All Around Houston Texas on Friday Night, August 14, 2009.

Austin Power Plant


DSC01612 Power Plant, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Austin Road Trip starting in Jasper on 7-24-2009 and ending on 7-25-2009 back in Jasper. Jimmy Freeman, Forest Jones and Myself...

I love this photo but i want to go back and do it from another angle. The colors and the night sky are just wonderful. The red hue is from the big sign on it.

Exposure: 10
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Alton Illinois 1.6


Alton Illinois 1.6, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Taken when i lived in OFallon Illinois.