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A picture of the big dipper rising over the horizon. The big dipper is in the constellation Ursa Major. This picture was taken at Pedernales State Park in Texas
  • A picture of the big dipper rising over the horizon. The big dipper is in the constellation Ursa Major. This picture was taken at Pedernales State Park in Texas
  • The light of the set sun dims on the horizon, still illuminating wisps of low clouds, while the stars glimmer above in the night sky.
  • A person with Lymphedema on their ankles.
  • Photo taken of the charred and burning remnants of wood in a fire pit. In just a few minute the flames consume the wood, leaving only embers and ash.
  • Soviet World War II era artillery rest atop Gellért Hill at the Citadella as a monument to the bloody Siege of Budapest. The battle was fought between the Germans and the Soviets and lasted from December 1944 until February 1945. The battle was one of the bloodiest sieges in World War II and left the city in ruins, with more than 80% of its buildings damaged and all five bridges linking Buda to Pest destroyed.
  • This old wooden windmill is a very early example of harnessing the power of wind. In the American west, windmills like these were often used on farms for pumping water.

Photo Description

A picture of the big dipper rising over the horizon. The big dipper is in the constellation Ursa Major. This picture was taken at Pedernales State Park in Texas

Keywords

big dipper, stars, ursa major, astronomy, celestial, hubble, telescope, space, planet, sky, night, dusk, evening, dark, earth, backyard, astronomer, science, greek, god, mythology, astrology, constellation, big dipper, perdenales, state park, johnson city, texas, picture, pics, photo, image

Image Details

  • Date Taken

    6/26/2009 3:59:00 PM

  • Location

    Pedernales State Park, Johnson City, Texas

  • Dimensions

    4288x2848

  • Colors

    black, orange, yellow

  • Subject

    stars

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Ryan Hayes
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Ryan enjoys deconstucting the world around him through his lens. He has always been a fan of motion pictures and story-telling through film, but still photography is the real challenge because you have one static moment to tell the story.

A famous photojournalist said that the trick to getting good images is to set your camera to F8 and “be there.” Ryan feels like he has only “been there” a few times in his life, but the joy of getting back to the dark room (or laptop as the case may be) and finding an image that was a surprise to him is rewarding. He finds it refreshing and frustrating that even in today’s paradigm of digital immediacy, it is still impossible to write a formula for the images that move us.
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