Sun Spots

OK, here's the next puzzle:  How did I get this image of the sun?   Was a telescope used?  What kind of filtering would let me focus directly on the sun's surface?  Or did I just borrow the shot from someone else's photograph?   Or did I use a projection through a pinhole onto a blank surface?


Any ideas?
I will give you a hint:  You could make the same shot without buying expensive equipment.  You would have to buy something, but it would not be costly.

New Puzzle Photo

OK, Sports.  Here is another photo to identify.   This one should be a lot easier than the burning match.  This is something you surely have seen, but maybe not in this color.  And maybe not from this angle.  Any ideas?

Sea Shell in C-Clamp

The Viewfinder challenge for April was "Patterns in Nature".  I bought a sea shell to illustrate the spiral lines they have.  I needed some way to  support it so I could light it from behind.  A C-clamp worked well and the contrast between the fragile shell and the steel clamp suggested I leave it in the frame.  Comments welcome.

Biloxi White

Was in Biloxi MS for a few days this week.  I was anxious to see how the beaches had recovered from the BP oil spill since they have been advertising the Gulf Coast recovery on TV.  All I can say is they are beautiful.  Miles and miles of white sand with no tar balls or seaweed or other debris.  And almost no people.  Here is a shot I took to show the condition. 

Mission San Jose

The Viewfinders camera club had a field trip on Feb. 25.  It was a photoshoot at Mission San Jose coupled with a contest with one entry per member.   I entered a shot inside the sanctuary, but I also like this one because of the aging of the sepia tone.  It reminds me of a post card that may have been sold in the 30's or 40's.   Comments welcome.

Feed Me!

A Stone Oak restaurant installed a sculpture in the form of a large fork.  The Stone Oak Property Owners Assoc objected saying it was too commercial. The restaurant decided to try to keep the sculpture by hiding it behind a curved masonry wall with a window to reveal the top of the fork.  I have photographed the piece several times in the past few years, but wanted to do something different for this blog.  Here is the result that I call, "Feed Me".  Comments welcome.  

This is something I saw and thought I should photograph it.  So what is it?