Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice set of pictures, and fascinating for me, living in Greenwich 400 yards from the meridian line, to see another bit of it! Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of Matthew Hunt > Sent: 23 December 2008 07:48 > To: 'Leica Users Group' > Subject: [Leica] Solstice at 0 degrees longitude > > The Solstice fell on a Sunday so I was able to photograph the > dawn, noon, > and sunset as a little project for fun. Altogether there are > two gallery > pages of pictures I took with you all in mind as a Christmas offering. > Nothing of any great photographic merit but a record of an > enjoyable time in > the English countryside in winter. > > The astronomical observations are: > > I took the D-LUX2 to church and caught the sun as it rose over the > churchyard. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/mnsh/outings/Solstice/L126063 > 6.jpg.html > > We live near the Greenwich Meridian so I went there to make local and > universal time coincide and take a photo of the sun at its > lowest noon. > Thanks Philippe for your advice about contrast in this type > of picture. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/mnsh/outings/Solstice/L201170 > 4.jpg.html > > In the afternoon I went down the lane and saw the sun setting > behind the > stables > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/mnsh/outings/Solstice/L201174 > 9.jpg.html > > The prettiest pictures are: > > A farm > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/mnsh/outings/Solstice/L201169 > 1.jpg.html > > A church which looks like it came out of a toy kit > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/mnsh/outings/Solstice/L201169 > 4.jpg.html > > > Hope you enjoy, and best wishes for Christmas to you all > > Matthew > ============================================= > Matthew Hunt > Cottenham, Cambridge, UK > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >