Birds of the day viewed at the birdfeeder and in the backyard: Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, Tufted Titmouse, Black-capped Chickadee, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, Common Grackle. It is really cold out and the birds have their feathers fluffed. A couple of new birds for the year.
Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Daily Electric Energy Used (104.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (32.2 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny, but really cold outside. Whenever the external temperature drops below 10°F, the resistance heaters kick in to assist the Geothermal HVAC heating the house. Deficit of 72.3 kWh.
Birds of the day viewed at the birdfeeder and in the backyard: Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, American Robin, House Finch, White-throated Sparrow.
Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Fox checking out the patio.
Daily Electric Energy Used (68.8 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (14.7kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy and light rain. Geothermal HVAC heating the house. Deficit of 54.1 kWh.
Weekly Electric Energy Used (403 kWh) from Sense. Weekly Solar Electric Energy Produced (156 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Geothermal HVAC heating the house. Deficit of 247 kWh.
Birds of the day viewed at the birdfeeder and in the backyard: Mourning Dove, Northern Flicker, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, European Starling, American Robin, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, Common Grackle, Northern Cardinal.
Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Night sky and star trails using a Leica Q2 Monochrome camera. One limitation is the camera takes a 2nd blank (shutter closed) exposure to subtract out sensor noise anytime the exposure is > 4 seconds or the ISO is > 100. With other cameras from Nikon and Fuji, I am able to turn the long exposure noise reduction off, Also, when taking an interval collecting both DNG and JPG the camera stops collecting images after 5 minutes (60 exposures). When recording DNG images, the camera collects 50 minutes (600 exposures). Images were processed with Capture One Pro, and the star trails created using PhotoShop (statistics, maximum).
Moon and Star Trails. Composite of 60 images taken with a Leica Q2 Monochrome camera and 28 mm f/1.7 lens (ISO 100, 28 mm, f/2, 4 seconds). (David J Mathre)Moon, Star, and Jet Trails. Composite of 600 images taken with a Leica Q2 Monochrome camera and 28 mm f/1.7 lens (ISO 100, 28 mm, f/2, 4 seconds). (David J Mathre)
Daily Electric Energy Used (53.7 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (30.6 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Mostly sunny. Geothermal HVAC heating the house. Deficit of 23.1 kWh.
Weekly Electric Energy Used (400 kWh) from Sense. Weekly Solar Electric Energy Produced (128 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Geothermal HVAC heating the house. Deficit of 272 kWh.
Birds of the day viewed at the birdfeeder and in the backyard: Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Blue Jay, European Starling, American Robin, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco.
Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Daily Electric Energy Used (57.9 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (11.1 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy. Deficit of 46.8 kWh.
Birds of the day viewed at the birdfeeder and in the backyard: Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, American Robin, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco.
Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Daily Electric Energy Used (56.1 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (23.1 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sun and clouds. Deficit of 33.0 kWh.
Weekly Electric Energy Used (380 kWh) from Sense. Weekly Solar Electric Energy Produced (169 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Deficit of 211 kWh.
