Caio Camargo's blog
This past weekend was the last one for the Summer of 2019. I enjoyed a great time with my beloved and some friends. and even made a few new ones. From faerie rings of delicious Slippery Jacks (we played it safe and didn’t try them!), to playful farm dogs and little water creepy crawlers, we had a blast. Great company by the fire and surrounded by horses during the day.
Can’t wait for our next trip!
Last week I went on a family trip to the Toronto Zoo. Here are some of the highlights.
I decided to post some of my floral shots in hopes that it will bring Spring a bit sooner.
Read MoreI was going thru my astrophotography archives and found my first good shot of the moon. Taken on March 11, 2015, thru a 6” Celetron Nexstar and a Nikon 3200
Read MoreAlmost four years ago I took one of my favourite photographs of Lake Ontario in early Spring of 2015
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Today on August 21ˢᵗ, 2017 North America saw a beautiful and rare sight, a total solar eclipse. This beautiful syzygy, this cosmic ballet, gave me the opportunity to try something interesting. With a bit of DIY and help from my beloved I managed to snap this shot from near totality here in South Ajax.
I wanted to share this moment with those who could for one reason or another, be it geographical or meteorological or due to prior duties, were unable to share in this amazing moment.
A couple of days ago I found a great surprise in my back yard, morels! Although only a small crop of 2 specimens, its was as nice break from the constant rain and near flooding of the last few days.
After bringing them inside and giving them a quick pat dry I went to task to make a positive ID on my new found mycological gastronomical find!
After confirming that indeed I had found some tasty tasty morels, prep began.
I cut them in halves and washed them in some cold water and a bit of salt to get rid of any lingering visitors and dirt, then I pat dried them to get them ready for the main event.
The morels were sautéed in salted butter to bring out the meaty nutty flavour they are famous for.
The final result was nothing short of amazing. The warm sautéed morels melted in the mouth with delightfully meaty, buttery and nutty flavours. Definitely prime evidence for their choice status among mushrooms lovers.
Just a quick post of a Photo of Saturn taken on February 26, 2016. A 629 frames HD video was taken with a Nikon D3200 attached to a Celestron 6SE Nextar, stabilized and the best 29 frames, were stacked and processed to give the resulting image:
Winter Panorama of Lemoine Point Conservation Area in Kingston, Ontario
Taken March 2nd 2016
Last night the Snow Moon shone brightly in the cold winter skies of Southern Ontario. She, however, was not alone. Roughly 11 degrees to the east, the King of the Planets closed in on his chase. I took advantage of the wonderfully clear skies and set up my 6" Celestron Nexstar and my trusted Nikon D3200 out for a spin. I was also not alone. I also took the opportunity to share this wonderful experience with my beloved thru the magic of Skype. I set up a screen share as I imaged the Moon and Jupiter, giving her essentially a live astrowebcam to the heavens. For the first time I managed to capture a clear picture of Jupiter and it four Galilean moons (from top to bottom - Europa, Io, Callisto and Ganymede)!
Tonight, Jupiter will join the Moon in a beautiful conjunction in the night sky. Look south roughly at midnight and if you are lucky enough to have clear skies you will witness a beautiful pairing, the Moon and Jupiter will be only about 3 degrees apart just below the constellation Leo! (SkyMap)
The apparently edible Indigo Milky, does not look as appetizing as the literature suggests...
Today I went to The Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens thinking about doing some flower photography. Once there however, I was greeted with the sight of a few dozen large Chinook Salmon braving the small rapids of the Oshawa Creek in order to spawn up stream.
