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