Astronomical Photography

I love to photograph nature, people, and pets, but it's also fun to shoot a variety of other subjects. I pretty much love reading about any photographer who is shooting the night sky. 

Every day we have this amazing expansive miracle above our heads...the sky. It is filled with beautiful stars and if you really stop to think about how immense and amazing that is it can take your breath away. 

Seeing the stars reminds me of my grandfather. When I was a kid he helped me find the north star, venus, and anything else we could find through a telescope in the backyard. On a clear night I can look up at the stars and feel like that was only yesterday.

So when I was surfing for additional photography articles to read, this Pop Photo article on astronomical photography caught my attention. It's really interesting how the photographer uses a technique of several exposures which he then combines while processing.

Space Shuttle Photography

As some of you know I love to read about space exploration. It's just the idea of this vast unexplored universe that appeals to me. I like to imagine what the astronauts see when they are orbiting Earth and I love to look at any astronomy photography in the news.

Additionally, some amazing photographs have been captured of the space shuttle launching.  Whenever I see these images I remember gathering in the school auditorium as a child so that our class could watch the space shuttle launch. Along those lines, Popular Photography has posted an online gallery of space shuttle photographs that I think are pretty cool, check it out!

I think my favorite is image 7, with the fish eye view of the shuttle as it is being lifted so that the rockets can be attached.

-Michelle