Author Archives: inletbill

thundermoon_strip.jpg

Full Thunder Moon

July’s full moon doesn’t officially occur until Sunday, July 21, at 6:17 a.m. EDT (1017 GMT). However, it will look its best this month as it rises the evening before. The trick with watching a […]

Continue reading »
Cartoonish-sea-turtle-AI-web.jpg

Cartoonish Sea Turtle

Playing around with some Artificial Intelligence the other day, I created this slightly cartoonish image of a sea turtle. It garnered a lot of attention on social media so I made it available on my […]

Continue reading »
BOIapril2016-1.jpg

Bay of Islands Dolphins

One of my favorite photos. Shot this in April 2016 while Liz and I were on a cruise on the Celebrity Solstice and visiting the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. We were on an excursion […]

Continue reading »
Moorea-Pineapple-web.jpg

Pineapples of Moorea

Pineapples may be cultivated from a crown cutting of the fruit, possibly flowering in 5-10 months and fruiting in the following six months. Pineapples do not ripen significantly after harvest. Pineapples can be consumed fresh, […]

Continue reading »
 

Full moon calendar 2024

The next full moon will be on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 a.m. EST (1204 GMT), but the moon will still appear full the night before and after its peak to the casual stargazer. February’s […]

Continue reading »
THE-WALDEMARSUDDE-OIL-MILL-web.jpg

THE CRUISING LIFE – TWENTY FIRST CRUISE – STOCKHOLM

It is long past time to get back to our cruise documentary. The past post saw us in St Petersburg and after two days there we next headed for Stockholm, Sweden. We had hoped to […]

Continue reading »
mojitos.jpg

WHAT IS A SEA DAY ON A CRUISE?

What is a sea day on a cruise ship? A sea day is a day spent in transit on your cruise while the ship is sailing to its next destination.  Activities and entertainment tend to […]

Continue reading »
Wildflowers-web.jpg

My Favorite Images of 2023

Toward the end of each year, I look back at photos taken during the year and pick out my favorite dozen or so images. These aren’t necessarily my technically best, just for some reason favorite. […]

Continue reading »
santa.jpg

Santa Test Run

A couple years ago, I took a walk along the Inlet and caught Santa doing test runs getting ready for his “big day”. Test Run

Continue reading »
Anastasi-Sponge-Boat-Sabattier-web-1.jpg

Sabattier Effect Revisited

I got an email from someone asking about the Sabattier Effect. After answering his questions, I realized I had not done anything using this effect for quite some time. So I dug up an image […]

Continue reading »