Photographonaut

The half-photoblog / half-portfolio of a student. I love photography; I love science. Why not combine the two? Unless otherwise stated or quoted, all works on this blog are my own.

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May I pet your glabella?

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"The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous."

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Sarah just never gifs up.

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I haven't made a post that wasn't my own content before, but I think this is worth sharing. Let it speak for itself.

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Space is no longer within just the reach of governments and the wealthy. Check out my project I'm working on, and share it with your friends if you would like. Thanks!

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... and this marks the day where I need to turn off the continuous shooting mode on my camera.

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Created by me, and "Moon Rise" photograph © NASA.

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"I see Earth. It is so beautiful." -Yuri Gagarin, first man in space

(Taken at ~90,000 feet above our planet)

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Working in a cleanroom with a vacuum chamber all day really sucks. No, really, there's a lot of suction going on.

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The result of a day at the arcade.

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A lecture is an occasion when you numb one end to benefit the other.

John Gould

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Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will.

— Jawaharlal Nehru

In other words,

L = D + F

... where L is life (a game of cards), D is determinism, a constant (the hand that is dealt you), and F is free will, a random variable (how you play the hand dealt you).

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I always have the most fun on the Fourth of July. You don't have to exchange any gifts. You just go to the beach and watch fireworks. It's always fun. -James Lafferty

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Did you know "fireworks" is spelled fajerwerki in Polish?