| As landscape photographers, one of the great | | | | March 4, 2007. Needless to say, all of these dates are |
| challenges is | | | | already in our calendar.In a previous newsletter, we |
| knowing when to be at a location for either sunrise, | | | | have already reviewed another |
| sunset, | | | | program, Ephemeris, which gives the times for sunrise |
| moonrise or moonset. We recently purchased a | | | | and |
| software | | | | sunset and positions of the sun and moon. Ephemeris |
| program Heavenly-Opportunity that makes this task | | | | has |
| much | | | | three main advantages over Heavenly Opportunity: 1) |
| easier for photographers in the United | | | | the |
| States.Heavenly-Opportunity accurately predicts the | | | | interface is a little easier to use, 2) it has a version |
| time and | | | | available for the Pocket PC, so that we can carry it |
| location for each of these events, as well as the | | | | into |
| phase of | | | | the field with us more easily, and 3) it's free. If we're |
| the moon for over 30,000 locations in the US. The | | | | going out into the field and want to know when |
| program | | | | tonight's |
| includes information for much more than just about | | | | sunset or moonrise is, then we tend to use Ephemeris. |
| every | | | | The |
| city or town in the country. It also includes information | | | | two main advantages of Heavenly Opportunity over |
| on | | | | Ephemeris |
| 500 National Parks, National Wildlife Refuges, and | | | | are the much larger number of locations included in |
| recreation areas and 2500 names lakes, mountains or | | | | the |
| other | | | | program and the search function. The search function |
| named geographic feature In the past we had to find | | | | alone |
| information for the nearest major city, now we can | | | | is well worth the cost of the software. If we're |
| have | | | | planning |
| information about the exact location we're planning on | | | | trips, we use this program to plan where and when to |
| shooting at. On my recent trip to Cape Cod, I knew | | | | be. We |
| exactly | | | | wouldn't mind if future versions of |
| when I had to be on the beach in the Cape Cod | | | | Heavenly-Opportunity |
| National | | | | addressed the first two issues; we certainly won't |
| Seashore to get the sunrise photos I wanted.In | | | | begrudge |
| addition, the software allows you to enter a latitude | | | | paying a reasonable fee for valuable |
| and | | | | software.Heavenly-Opportunity is distributed as |
| longitude and get information for a specific place. This | | | | shareware by Fossil |
| is | | | | Creek Software of Fort Collins, CO. You can use an |
| a great feature if you are GPS to determine your | | | | unlicensed version for 30 days. After than, you really |
| location.Another wonderful feature is the ability to | | | | should purchase the license. The cost for a licensed |
| search for | | | | version |
| specific criteria for a location - and determine what | | | | is $ 24.95. The license allows you to install as many |
| dates | | | | copies |
| you should plan on shooting. For example, we've been | | | | of the program as you need - we have it installed on |
| wanting | | | | both |
| to get a photo of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington | | | | our desktop machines and our laptop.As far as we |
| Monument | | | | are concerned, Heavenly-Opportunity is must- |
| and U.S. Capitol Building with a full moon over the | | | | have software for landscape photographers. We |
| Capitol. | | | | really |
| We know where to take the photo from (the US | | | | encourage everyone to go to the Fossil Creek site |
| Marine Corps | | | | and |
| Memorial in Arlington, VA), that if the moon comes up | | | | download the trial version. Be sure to buy your copy |
| between roughly 80 - 100 degrees and if moonrise | | | | before |
| after | | | | the 30 day trial period is up. Once you start using |
| sunset - we should be able to get the image we | | | | Heavenly-Opportunity - you will wonder how you ever |
| want. With | | | | got |
| Heavenly-Opportunities, I know that my opportunities | | | | along without it.Patty Hankins & Bill Lawrence are the |
| for | | | | co-owners of Hankins-Lawrence Images, LLC, a |
| taking the photo in the next year will be on either | | | | photography company based in Maryland. HLI |
| September 8, 2006, October 7, 2006, February 2, | | | | Photonotes, their ezine, provides information and tips |
| 2007 or | | | | for photographers. |