Aaron Frizzell Photography

04/21/2026

Melvin Price Locks & Dam Full Throttle

I took this short video to determine if a water level short would be cool before busting out the camera rig to make it happen.

I think it's worth a shot but I didn't have the right tripod last night.

04/02/2026

There was no question in my mind.

Yesterday, I was not welcome. Before I even made my photo position, I stopped to get a profile of the high tree Jess likes to perch on. I couldn't tell if he was perched or not so I continued.

As soon as I opened the car door, Tarina's cries quadrupled in speed and frequency, almost panicked sounding, and she flew straight away, gone after about 10 seconds. If sounded like a bird battle and I didn't think she departed from the nest but rather a tree not far below. I waited for a couple minutes but I didn't see signs of Jess or Tarina.

I felt guilty as if I had REALLY intruding at a bad time and left.

My automatic YouTube feed included a mated pair of Peregrine Falcons lost their last, or only, eyasses, too young to be a fledgling.

What struck me the most was the similarities between the behavior I witnessed and reported on a few days back (Mar 30 ?)

I lost a child and it seems I was watching myself grieve through their behavior over the past few days.

I guess my best hope is the mating I filmed a few days back will result in another try this year.

A NOTE: I am not an ornithologist. These are my observations I am sharing in real-time.

03/26/2026

11/17/2025

UP intermodal on track 2, AMTRAK line 1 at Independence Station (IDP) in Missouri, the 1st stop after Union Station Kansas City (KCY). The next stop is Lee's Summit (LEE).

UP Main Dual Track
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10/25/2025

What's the difference between post and reel?

AMTRAK 316 leaving Independence Station.

10/25/2025

Not very healthy but , SO good.

Fries could have gone a little longer. I got nervous.

Still

Happy Friday or as some cool folks call it,

🏈

10/22/2025

From the archives, AMTRAK 316 heading to St Louis from Independence Station, September 8, 2024

10/19/2025

Bonk

10/18/2025

Black-capped chickadee scores suet from the neighbors bird feeders.

I am not sure how to approach him about refilling the seed bins for me.

Err, and for the birds, of course.

10/17/2025

My office a few nights back, preparing for a new moon and yet another crack @ . I was earning a Master's degree at the time and couldn't dedicate the necessary hours to sort it all out.

I earned that degree, and a new firmware update resolved a triggering problem with my Canon R5, so I'm

OK to go.... I'm OK to go...... I'm OK to go.... (if you know, you know)

I have a Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 2i and added an ASIAIR Plus guiding gadget to increase the odds for some spectacular deep sky imaging. Not sure how to balance my Sigma long lens on the celestial mount, but that would be a 1200mm f/13 (?) lens using a 2x Extender or 600mm f/6.3. I am Plate Solving to within 1° but here, I'm stuck. I don't know how to find my celestial object and slew to it with GoTo, sort of a critical skill to have for success.

Around here, The Heart of the Milky Way is at it's peak in May/June so Subscribe and Stay Tuned.

This was my very first, unaided, 30 second exposure of the Heart of the Milky Way. It may also be my first astro-image with my Sigma 14mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art lens purpose purchased for Milky Way photography.

Child's play, really.