Capturing the sun’s corona during totality is a difficult challenge. The area of the corona near the edge of the surface of the sun is much brighter than its outer edge. Any single exposure will either expose the bright areas correctly while the dimmer areas are completely under exposed, or
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Mind of Dan: Chasing the Sun, for a Glimpse of Totality
Totality as seen in Mena Arkansas on April 8, 2024. A composite of 9 images taken at different exposures This was supposed to be an easy eclipse to watch. I have family in San Antonio and it would only be a short drive to the centre of the path of
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Great Blue Heron, New Westminster – BC
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Raven – Whistler, BC
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Snow Geese – Richmond, BC
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Great Blue Heron – Richmond, BC
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At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary
Continue readingMind of Dan: The Biggest Threat to Democracy
If you had asked my what the largest issue facing humanity was a few years ago I would have said climate change. I don’t think this is true anymore. This isn’t because climate change has diminished in importance, it hasn’t; it’s because our inability to act on climate change is
Continue readingMind of Dan: Sunset at Moraine Lake
Moraine lake, in Banff National Park We decided not to wake up before dawn to get a spot in the parking lot, but for some unknown reason most people who spend the day at Moraine lake leave before sunset. This presented a fantastic opportunity for us. We found a good
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Bow River Athabasca Glacier terminus In the Alpine
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Golden-mantled ground squirrel These squirrels have gotten big, fat, and fearless thanks to countless tourists feeding them snacks.
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Bow River Lake Louise
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Under the rail bridge
Continue readingMind of Dan: B.C. warned of potential for ‘explosive growth’ as 102 new COVID-19 cases from over the weekend announced
We have to keep social distancing and not interact with people outside our bubble if we want to keep COVID-19 cases down. The virus hasn’t gone away, if we let our guard down it will spread exponentially through the population, just like it did a few months ago. One hundred
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If you get hit it’s your own fault!
Continue readingMind of Dan: Kitchen Shadows
Some interesting shadows in the Kitchen
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