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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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Monday, September 14, 2009
::: The photographer's ephemeris :::
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Introduction
Landscape photographers typically wish to plan their shoots around the times of sunrise/sunset or twilight, or alternatively when the moon is in a particular place in a particular phase.
While times of sunrise etc. are readily available on various sites on the internet (direction of sunrise etc. less so, but still readily found), there are fewer programs available which combine such information with a topographical map allowing the photographer to match the astronomical to the location.
A typical use might be to determine when the sun will set along the axis of a mountain valley, or when a full moon rise will rise across a lake.
The application uses Google Maps providing users the ability to select a location and determine the time and azimuth of sunrise or sunset for a given date or dates.
So what’s new about this?
Not a huge amount – there are other programs out there that calculate the same data and more.
What I haven’t seen before is the combination of the key data together with a topographical map, courtesy of Google, in one program for either Windows or Mac.
If you’re already on location, this isn’t probably going to help. If you’re planning a trip, then perhaps this is the program for you.
Cost
Nothing. It’s free. Help yourself.
Monday, August 31, 2009
::: Zermatt II :::

The unusual side of the Toblerone - from Klein Matterhorn. Most of the pictures of this emblematic summit are taken towards the photogenic side - east and north-east. 16 vertical shots here, hendheld - from Matterhorn on left and Dent Blanche, Grand Cornier,Triffthorn, Besso to Weisshorn on far right.
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Нетипичната страна на Тоблерона - тук сниман от Клайн Матерхорн. Преобладаващата част от снимкови материал за Матерхорн е сниман откъм по-фотогеничната му час - източната стена. Панорамата е сглобена от 16 вертикални кадъра, от ръка. От ляво на дясно - Матерхорн, до него в далечината - Дент Бланш, Гран Корние, Трифтхорн, Бесо и в дясно - Вайсхорн.

Friday, August 14, 2009
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
::: Grindelwald's icons :::

The Wetterhorn (3,692 m) is a mountain in the Swiss Alps close to the village of Grindelwald. Although it was first climbed in 1844, the ascent by Alfred Wills and party in 1854 is the more celebrated, and is generally regarded to have marked the beginning of the golden age of alpinism.
The mountain is in fact composed of three distinct but close peak: the Wetterhorn (most visible from Grindelwald), the Mittelhorn (highest) and Rosenhorn.
The Schreckhorn (4,078 m) is a mountain in the Bernese Alps. It is the highest peak located entirely in the canton of Berne. The Schreckhorn is the northernmost Alpine four-thousander.
The Eiger is a notable mountain in the Bernese Alps, rising to an elevation of 3,970 m (13,025 ft.) It is the easternmost peak of a ridge-crest that extends to the Mönch at 4,107 m (13,474 ft.), and across the Jungfraujoch to the Jungfrau at 4,158 m (13,641 ft.). The peak is mentioned in records dating back to the 13th century but there is no clear indication of how exactly the peak gained its name. The three mountains of the ridge are commonly referred to as the Virgin (German: Jungfrau, lit. "Young Woman" - translates to "Virgin" or "Maiden"), the Monk (Mönch) and the Ogre (Eiger). The name has been linked to the Greek term akros, meaning "sharp" or "pointed", but more commonly to the German eigen, meaning "characteristic".The Jungfrau is one of the main summits in the Bernese Alps, situated between the cantons of Valais and Berne in Switzerland. Together with the Eiger and Mönch, the Jungfrau forms a massive wall overlooking the Bernese Oberland and considered one of the most emblematic sights of the Swiss Alps.
The construction of the Jungfraujoch railway east to the summit in the early 20th century made the area one of the most frequented places in the Alps. The Aletsch Glacier lying on the south was declared a World Heritage site in 2001.









