6:30 am Never Looked So Good

Posted by Daphne - March 23, 2012 - from the lips of LEKOGIRL, Inspired!, Light and Nature, Light and Photography, light pollution, Solar

Taking the same exact photograph each day would get boring, right? HELL NO, thanks to that most spectacular lighting designer–nature. Robert Weingarten did just that, and the results are something to marvel at. It is SO important to appreciate the root of all lighting design, our sun, and these photographs prove that that star's still [...]

Blue Marbles! The Earth At 28,000 Miles

Posted by Jim - February 15, 2012 - Astrophysics, Cameras - Photographic and Video, Celestial Lighting, Just Plain AWESOME., Light and Nature, Light and Photography, photographers

So back on the 7th of December 1972 , Appollo 17 was about 28,000 miles away from the surface of the Earth, and they decided HEY! Let's tweet this cool photo of the Earth that nobody but us can see! (Of course I kid, everybody knows that MySpace was the *only* Social Media place back [...]

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The Earth and its Power Consumption

Posted by Jim - May 6, 2009 - Alternative Energy, Civil and Infrastructure Lighting, electricity, Environmentally Friendly Design, Lighting and the Environment

This is staggering, isn't it? The image below, if you click on it, gets much bigger. Thanks to my friend Erich who runs Teqniqal Systems – a safety and engineering firm.