Sky: November 2004 Archives
Ignacio called last night, and I started to chat with him I walked into my bedroom and glanced out the window. The moon was rising and looking absolutely gorgeous. My first thought: get the camera! As I turned toward the living room to grab the amera bag, Nacho said "you have to look outside and take a picture of the moon now."
Great minds think alike.
It has been raining here almost non-stop for a week and a half. Last night a strong line of thunderstorms blew through, and this morning the sun finally reappeared. As I drove home tonight, the sunset was so brilliant and orange that I had to stop by the side of the road and take a few shots. I pass this tree twice each day on my way to and from work. Just over the hill in the road is the main gate to work.
This fall I've seen some of the best sunsets in recent memory. This photo was taken in early October from the parking lot at the Gilruth Center before one of our Thursday night softball games. I can't recall if the thunderstorms were coming or going, but I do remember that thunderstorms in the area were the reason for the cool clouds.
I haven't taken many new photos lately, but since the site is still in its infancy, I have a virtual treasure trove of past images in the queue!
In September 2002, I spent a week road-tripping across Scotland with two friends. We flew to the UK via Chicago, and I shot this out the airplane window as we took off at sunset. The quick layover at O'Hare was the only time I'd been in Chicago.
A friend at Northwestern and two years later, and I can thankfully say that I've now seen more than the airport.
I was sitting at my desk the other night as the sun went down, oblivious to the world. Fortunately someone was walking their dog below my window, and a bark caught my attention. The pinks and blues were pretty enough that I didn't even mind the power lines.
This week's prompt is "Radiant." I had a few other shots I was thinking of, but then I remembered this one and it was just perfect. This is the Cristo Blanco (or, as we called it, "the Big Jesus") overlooking the city of Cusco, Peru.
On our first afternoon in Cusco during our great Peruvian vacation, Emily and I were the only ones to brave a huge, steep staircase (no small feat when you've just flown from sea level to 11,000 feet) and then a half mile up the road to pay this guy a visit.
He's about 30 feet tall and it almost looks like he's parting the clouds himself.
