I’m still shooting Roll2006.12 (400 film, Kodak HD4 “High Definitionâ€). On Thursday night, i had my first chance to shoot Comet McNaught. On one of the hills that used to be the Mountain View dump, over-looking Google World Headquarters, i watched the sky dim. It’s not even the highest vantage point, but the view is quite pleasant. The Belt of Venus became more and more inclined against the horizon as Earth shadowed more of the atmosphere. A little before 5:28, the planet Venus became visible. Christine arrived, just as i’d found the planet, and she scanned the area over the Santa Cruz mountains with binoculars as i scanned with the telephoto and bare eyes. She found the comet first, only barely visible without magnification. It was lovely in the telephoto lens, but i fear wind gusts and my own cold hands will have blurred the shots, even with timer & tripod to help.
37° 25′ 33″ , 122°04′ 28″
I’ll finish up this roll sooner or later…..
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