Photo-A-Day

donaldejose

Yes, your photos are very amazing. The red solar flare you captured releases enough cosmic radiation to kill astronauts on a 9 month journey to mars. That is why such a journey should not occur until we find a way to have warp drive.

Capt_Spaulding

Imagine the height of that tall prominence. I’m too lazy to do the arithmetic but, it’s big.

donaldejose

Based upon dissent's excellent photos this is my estimate. The prominence is about 1/23rd the diameter of the sun. The diameter of the sun is approximately 865,000 miles. Thus one twenty third of 865,000 is 37,608 miles. The prominence is about 37,600 miles tall. The diameter of the earth is 7, 917 miles so 4.75 earths could fit in the height of the prominence. Yes, its big!

donaldejose

Some intense color.

donaldejose

First rose of the year seen today.

FreezeAction

gene_mcgill

A photo from last night's aurora. If anyone from Nikon is viewing this, my compliments to them on the performance on the Z 20mm f/1.8 S! Now, if Nikon can do a Z 14mm f/1.8 S with similar performance, that would be great! No pressure.

dissent

donaldejose said:

... so 4.75 earths could fit in the height of the prominence. Yes, its big!

Yes, I was thinking in the range of 4-6 earth diameters. Sounds about right.

FreezeAction

Taken so long ago.

donaldejose

donaldejose

donaldejose

About 10 years ago. Very low light environment with D800. Not as bad at people at that time thought a high megapixel sensor would be in low light.

FreezeAction

The D7200 was by no means a bad body with a good lens:

FreezeAction

donaldejose

Kousa Dogwood today.

donaldejose

gene_mcgill

Quite the sunset here last night. Click through for a much larger view.

donaldejose

Gene, that's great. How many megapixels did you end up with in the final file?

gene_mcgill

A detail shot from the same sunset.

NoXiN

Z7ii w/ Tamron 35-150 Di III

dissent

Remember

dissent

from DC, back in 2017

donaldejose

nice

gene_mcgill

mhedges

My favorite shot from a recent night photo shoot event at the North Carolina Transportation Museum