Saturday, December 25, 2010

In and around Boise

The historical Alexander House, located in Boise and built in 1897 by Idaho Governor Moses Alexander, the country’s first elected Jewish Governor and former Mayor of the City of Boise

Idaho State Capitol on Christmas Eve 2010

Idaho State Capitol on Christmas Eve 2010 with the State Christmas Tree.

Boise, Idaho Christmas Eve 2010.

State Christmas Tree - Christmas Eve 2010.

Total Lunar Eclipse

I've been looking forward to this night for several months, hoping that the skies would cooperate and the moon would be visible. Early in the week we received quite a bit of rain and the early forecast stated that it would continue for days. The skies cleared and the winds blew, but the heavens were visible. I drove out toward Swan Falls to be away from the light pollution of the city and set up my camera. I did a lot of experimenting, taking exposures from 4 to 30 seconds. The skies were clear, but it was cold and windy.