David's Images of the Day Photoblog
Views of the sky. Sunrise, sunset, clouds, and weather
Into the Vortex. Early Morning Backyard Star Trails (and one meteor trail). Composite of 300 images taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 14 mm, f/4, 59 sec) over a 5 hour period combined using startrails.exe.
Daily Electric Energy Used (42.1 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (0.8 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Heavy rain. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 41.3 kWh.
Visitors to the birdfeeder: Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, House Finch, American Goldfinch. Also, Turkey Vultures soaring over the backyard.
Backyard and Patio Birdfeeder. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Daily Electric Energy Used (50.1 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (6.1 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Rain and clouds. Geothermal HVAC system off. A deficit of 44.0 kWh.
Weeky Electric Energy Used (379 kWh) from Sense. Weekly Solar Electric Energy Produced (176 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. A deficit of 203 kWh.
Crepuscular rays and colorful clouds at dawn.
Weekly Electric Energy Used (286 kWh) from Sense. Weekly Solar Electric Energy Produced (117 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Geothermal HVAC system on, Forced Air-Dryer for Hot Peppers. A deficit of 169 kWh.
Colorful Clouds at Dawn.
Daily Electric Energy Used (41.9 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (7.4 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy and rain. Forced air dehydrator on to dry end of season hot peppers. A deficit of 31.0 kWh.
Late Afternoon Fall Colors.
Daily Electric Energy Used (38.8 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (17.8 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy and rain. Forced air dehydrator on to dry end of season hot peppers. A deficit of 31.0 kWh.
Weekly Electric Energy Used (300 kWh) from Sense. Weekly Solar Electric Energy Produced (123 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy, rainy, and cooler outside during the week. Geothermal HVAC turned on to warm the house. Also continuous use of a forced-air dehydrator processing hot peppers. A deficit of 177 kWh.
