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Infrared Photography - Georgia Power Plant Yates

24 Jul 2019 2 minute read 0 comments Solominer

This retired Coal power plant was retired in 2015, but still towers into the sky. I passed it on the back from the Chattahoochee Bend State Park and took some pictures of it approaching the facility on the way out of the park.      Camera Model Lumi...

Garden update: Building a habitat for pollinators and stopping erosion

23 Jul 2019 2 minute read 0 comments Solominer

  I am in the process of reconditioning the landscape on the property I live on. Theres a few reasons for this, one is the erosion that occurs due to our frequent and heavy rains. I have procured truckloads of mulch, which I use to cover an...

Exploring Fort Mountain State Park Part 3

23 Jul 2019 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer

I continue my adventure at this park in the Cohutta Mountains, after eating some lunch I focused on finding the overlook and once found the views were amazing. I spent some time taking videos, photos and even a butterfly (I think a Swallowtail) hung...

Infrared Photography - Looking across the creek

21 Jul 2019 2 minute read 2 comments Solominer

Standing on one side looking across the water seems so far, I have not tried to swim across but im sure it would be a good workout. I like how the trees are reflecting across the water and little ripples can be seen in the flow of the river.    Came...

Exploring Fort Mountain State Park Part 2

20 Jul 2019 1 minute read 2 comments Solominer

As I walk around the lake, I came across a beach with no one but some squirrels and crows on the sand. I come across a large building but seems they close it off only for events. Would have been quite the view up in it but since it was fenced off I...

Transferring condensate water from barrel to barrel using my solar powered pump

19 Jul 2019 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer

With summer and the humidity ramping up, I am finding myself with a surplus of water coming off the two air conditioners, every few days I have over fifty gallons of water collected from our AC units. During the winter there is no water to collect, b...

Ultraviolet and Infrared Photography - Ferns in partial shade

19 Jul 2019 2 minute read 2 comments Solominer

Ferns in Georgia are quite plentiful, with the dense canopy that the century old trees provide these little plants grow on the forest floor. They are simple flora, and do not produce flowers instead producing spores for reproduction. Their lati...

Infrared Photography - Rocks in the river

17 Jul 2019 2 minute read 2 comments Solominer

The creek is mostly calm but in some areas there are rocks changing the flow of the water. I took some pictures using my infrared filter and found it cool to see the ripples came out in a yellow color. Makes me wonder what ocean waves look like...

Infrared Photography - Calm waters before the rapids

16 Jul 2019 2 minute read 2 comments Solominer

Walking down the trail to the river, the water was quite calm for the most part. As I got closer to the rapids I could hear them first. Before I got next to the rapids on the trail I took some pictures of the difference in water appearance before the...

Infrared Photography - Looking across the Chattahoochee river

10 Jul 2019 2 minute read 0 comments Solominer

Getting to the edge of the river without trees all in the way was hard, though I did find one spot that I could get a nice view of the river and the trees on the other side. Using my near infrared filter the sky has a yellowish orange color to...