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Apr 18

Creatures of the night…

It’s been two weeks since the 4th April! Forgive the lack of blogging – it’s been an unbelievably busy time for the project since the 4th. Things are getting back to normality a bit more now, so let’s pick up on the blog posts again!

It’s been great to see so much envolement and enthusiasm for capturing the magical hour of 4am. Even some animals got in on the act. Where would we be without our specials friends, real or otherwise?!

guardoggy-by-nicky-getgood

Guardoggy by Nickey Getgood, Birmingham UK. Nicky says "Guardoggy wasn't home, but he'd left a note on the door."

 
Bird by Adam Smoot Miami Florida USA
Bird by Adam Smoot Miami Florida USA
Budapest yellow tram&dog-girl 4amproject

Dog & Girl by Abel Tamas, Budapest, Hungary

 
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After The After Party by Photomattmill’s Oklahoma City, USA
 
 craigfots
Sleepy dogs at 4am, by Friends Of The Stars, Birmingham UK
 
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 Magic Sleeps by Kevin Henson, Brooklyn, NYC, USA. Kevin says “This lil cat had it’s eye’s sewn shut as a baby after living on the street.
Then my friend took her in and I’ve become the official catsitter. It’s 4am in Brooklyn and she’s asleep.” A very sad tale, at least Magic now has a loving home.
 
 spaceball
 The 4am Stalker by Shona McQuillan, Birmingham UK
 
catnip
More Awake Than Bollo by Catnip, Birmingham, UK
 
Perhaps we should have an animal at 4am theme sometime! :)
 
 
 

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Mar 31

Natural Power

Natural Power

By Peter Gnas, Milwaukee, USA

If you would like to see more of Peter’s photos, please visit his flickr photostream.
 
Peter says:
 
“Photo taken of a storm that woke me up the other morning, since the rain was limited, It was a great opportunity to capture some action of the lightning!

This is a long exposure in the dark, it was about 4am when I took the photo.

I have never really had too much luck with lightning, I was happy with this shot.”

 
There is only a few more days to go until 4th April at 4am in your part of the world!
 
Please tell your friends and families, and get them to join in a global picture of the world at 4am.
 
Don’t forget to set your alarm clocks!
 
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please get in touch: 4amproject@googlemail.com
 
I hope the 4am photos on the blog have inspired you and given you some ideas for your 4am photo shoot! :)
 
 

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Mar 19

Way tooo late/early for dessert

Way tooo late/early for dessert

By Anne, San Diego, USA

 If you would like to see more of Ann’s photograph’s please visit her flickr photostream.

Ann says:

“Another 4am dessert-crazy baking at home
Pear Galettes

Ingredients used: red Anjou pears, sugar, butter, almonds, eggs, almond extract, salt, wheat flour, flour & water”

The first 4am recipe! Don’t they look delicious? Even though it was 4am, you can see Ann took care when slicing the pears, keeping the stalks intact. These desserts could be perfect at any hour of the day.

What would your perfect 4am food be?

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Mar 18

Under The Panda Moon

Under The Panda Moon.

By Vectorsnob, Seattle, USA

If you would like to see more of Vectorsnob’s photographs, please visit his flickr photostream.  The guy in the picture is Vectorsnob’s friend Thai.
 
Do you like black and white photography? Of course, it’s all down to personal  taste. Black and white photos can appear starker and more contrasted than colour pictures.
 
If you haven’t tried black and white, perhaps it’s something you might like to experiment with for your 4am shots on the 4th April. If you are using a film camera, then black and white film can be used. If you are using a digital camera, check the settings as most probably there will be an option for black & white.
 
Don’t forget, you can now email your 4am photos. If you don’t have aflickr account or don’t want to sign up for one, just send your photo’s to 4amproject (@) googlemail.com. The idea file size is 150kb. Please remember to include the town/city and country and your name in the email.
 
If you have any comments or questions just drop me an email 4amproject (@) googlemail.com, or you can follow the project on Twitter. I look forward to hearing from you.
 
 

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Mar 15

On Returning

On Returning.

By Cody Cobb, Seattle, USA

If you would like to see more of Cody’ photo’s please visit his photostream on flickr.
 
Cody doesn’t tell us much about this photo except that it is a flour mill at 4am.
 
The angle at which the photo was taken makes the building look more imposing. Judging by the length of the weeds on the track it looks like the flour mill has’t been used for some time. 
Cody has called this photo ‘On Returning’. Perhaps he used to work at the mill, or maybe his father did. Whatever Cody’s reason for taking this picture at 4am, I am glad he did.
 
 
 

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Mar 12

Comet

Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) - 20090217_0500 MST

By Ben, Glasgow, Montana, USA

 
If you would like to see more of Ben’s photos, please visit his flickr photostream.
 
A night sky like this is worth getting up at 4am for! The comet is the bright light in the middle of the photo.
 
Ben says:
 
“This comet’s green color comes from a type of carbon and cyanogen, a poisonous gas.

It’s been overcast here for weeks now, and it’s been a very frustrating time for astro shooting. Last night there were no clouds here, but it was very foggy, and I was just beside myself, because the window of visibility for this beautiful green comet may be very short according to my favourite source, also, once gone, it’ll really be gone – it’s about to achieve escape velocity for the solar system and take off for deep space… it won’t be by again. Literally a once in a lifetime chance to make the catch!

So I called the national weather service office here in Glasgow, and asked them about visibility for 4AM, which was about the optimum time for this comet this morning (it is highest above the southern horizon at that time, about 40º.) The NWS fellows said that if I went south about fifty miles into McCone county, I should come out from under the fog, and that the clouds coming north should not quite be far enough along to obscure my view.

So Deb and I hopped into our Sidekick and crept through dense fog for several hours until we were south on highway 24 about fifty miles, and sure enough, the fog broke. Below the comet, clouds were piling up at an amazing rate, but I had enough time to shoot 31, two-second frames before the clouds made continuing impossible.

Driving back, I was cheerful, and Deb was supportive, though she probably had most of her attention on trying to spot deer so the night wouldn’t become more of an adventure than we really wanted. I had to go into 4-wheel drive a couple of times where snow had drifted over the highway just below Fort Peck, and we slowed to avoid quite a few deer. All in all a hundred miles of mostly foggy driving for about a minute of shooting, but I did get the comet, and Deb has another “crazy Ben” story to tell. :o ) ”

 
A hundred miles of driving for a minutes shooting. Ben sure was determined and passionate about this subject, and had a great adventure along the way.
Are you planning a big adventure for 4am on the 4th April? :)
 

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