After Dusk (Original Nighttime Photography)

Howdy,

It's been awhile since my lasat post. Hopefully the next one won't be too far off. Things have gotten a little busy here in the search for work and the lack of employment has become a critical problem. Still, I had enough gas in the tank to go out and do a little astro-photography Wednesday night.

^{"Oliver 1888"}

I'm not exactly sure what this building is. I couldn't find information on it, based on the sign above the door and have sent a copy of the photo to the county's historical society to, hopefully, get a little more information. The sign above the door reades "OLIVER [something] 1888." I thought it might be a church, but it is hard to tell. Crosses, visible in the windows, are actually just reflected light from the sky beyond. A few fireflies photo-bombed, but they sort of add to the scene in my opinion.

^{Corny Night Photo}

Okay, well this isn't my best night photo, but I liked the way the corn looked at the bottom. There were power lines overhead, and I couldn't get much closer, so the skinny photo is what it is.

I did find a spot without power lines, though, and had a lot of fun. It's very dark, once you get a ways away from Mankato, and easy to see the Milky Way. The only difficulty is finding a spot without a little town or farm's lights on the horizon and something to put in the foreground.

^{Hay! Look!}

This one required quite a bit of post work, since my aging camera doesn't do well in low light. I'm hoping to find work very soon, so I can upgrade my camera and avoid becoming homeless both.

Here's a closer shot of the same bale, processed a little differently. Which edit do you prefer?

^{Same Bale, Different Click}

A local retailer even turned me down for a job, once they saw I had a masters degree. They assumed (rightly) that I would drop them as soon as I found something more lucrative.

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