The Sky Today

by Madman2 Posted on January 2, 2012

The Sky Today is a photographic project I have started for 2012. It’s or rather my aim is to photograph the sky overhead once a day and every day for the next 12 months. It’s designed to be a record of where I am and what I was doing as well as the weather. It’s NOT supposed to be from the same place every day as that would be impossible. Nor is it going to be recorded at the same time every day, that too would be too difficult and constraining. However I have set myself one or two other constraints, although I reserve the right to modify these as I go along. The main one of these is that I can only take one photo per day, i.e. the first one I take. I’d welcome any suggestions, hints or comments as well as criticism.

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Northumberland Coastal Run

by Madman2 Posted on January 21, 2012
Beadnell Beach

Entries are now open for the Alnwick Harrier’s Northumberland Coastal Run. I missed it last year, missed getting an entry and then booked a holiday at the same time. Missed it too because of the goal / milestone it represents and thus my training lacked some objectives. So this year I’ve ‘booked early’. Get your entry in soon, last year they sold out very quickly. Book your entry for the Northumberland Coastal Run.

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The Moon

by Madman2 Posted on January 10, 2012



The Moon

Originally uploaded by rantoutloud

Another alternative for The Sky Today shot for yesterday. The nigh-time version, disallowed because I’d already posted the pic for the day. This is a hand-held shot using the long 100-300mm lens on the Panasonic Lumix G3. Image stabilisation is a wonderful thing.

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