This is our resident Black-Phoebe on his/her backyard hunting perch. From this perch SHe can oversee the entire back yard, and if SHe spots anything tasty, SHe swoops in and lickety-split takes the offending insect off the planet. Yay Phoebe, our reswident Black-Phoebe.

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Moons Rise, low, close to the horizon and early in its ascent, the color, and distortion, caused by the thickness of the atmosphere and some few clouds at this low angle. Still, I think she is beautiful, and I long to visit her in person. To the Moon, Mars, Jupiter, and the Stars beyond! Onward towards the unknowable future, but ever upwards, onward, and beyond.

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From a hill in San Ysidro, full size is 36309 pixels by 6300 pixels.

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You do need to look at the larger size in order to see the stars. …
This is ust looking over the house towards the semi-north, where we can see the Pleiades in the lower right area and Cassiopeia, in the uper, left of center, area. … This is mostly hand-held, One Second at f2.8 24mm, semi-braced against a wall. NOW! Anyone want to head out towards the mountains or the desert for some night shots from a tripod?

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My first image from my new Sony a7riv. … Now to go out and see what I can get.

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A group of youngish people seemingly instagramming on the beach in Mission Beach CA.

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Mom taking a selfie with a child in Mission Beach at Sunset.

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