Time lapse video of moon rise

Very cold last night. Down to about 5 I think.

The sky was very clear so I went out to experiment with a new version of the time lapse board. This one works with a new camera we have. The camera is a Pentax digital SLR. This type of camera allows you to shoot long exposures, such as for night pictures. It also has a port built in that allows me to connect the controller board with no modifications to the camera.

I programmed the board to run from 11:30 PM to 4:00 AM. and mounted the camera to a tripod. The exposure time was 30 seconds and a picture was taken every 2 minutes.

To see the video full size go to vimeo.

time lapse of moon rise from fred beal on Vimeo.

Let the sawing begin!

When we arrived home from our hunting trip on Thursday this is what was in our yard.

This is the begining of an 8x8x16 timber.

The Finished Product

Hunting Trip

Fred and I woke up @ 4:00am to go hunting for elk on horseback today. We did not get anything but did see a mountain goat, a mule deer, a grouse and a lot of cattle. Fred walked in and saw a cow elk. We heard a bull bugle and tried to call him in but he wasn't interested in us. Here are some pictures from the adventure.