Here's the setting sun as seen from Empire, Michigan. Once again I set off this evening with the green flash in mind, and once again it was not to be, though I got closer to a clean western sky. It was a crystal clear throughout the day, but there was a bit of smoke and muck in the way once I got over to Empire near end of day. The results are not terrible, and I was able to test out a new teleconverter. The ultimate test of that will be with a full moon, so look for that in a fortnight. One image by Richard Koenig; taken August 15th 2023.

Sunset. #sunset #settingsun #夕日 #夕陽 #金曜キラキラ #金曜金色 #日が沈む #夕方 #夕焼け #オレンジタイム #skyphotography #sun #sea #seaphotography #orangetime https://www.instagram.com/p/CkgldTZvNL4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Winter Sunset by Ian Britton UK https://flic.kr/p/2ote9YF

#skyshot #settingsun #skyscape #sunsetsky #orangesky #beautifulsky #eveningsun #skycolors #eveningview #evening_sky #instagood #instapost #instafashion #instalike #likesforlike #followforfollowback #beach #sunset #sunsetphotography #chavakkadbeach #sunset_ig #skycolors #skyphotography #skystagram #inspiring_shot #bpa_nature #thehub_edit #colorfulsky #skyonfire #burningsky (at Panchberia Railway Station) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfJsUOJvyRn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Baby it’s hot outside

This week @JeffKeniPulver invited me to  the #VON3 Summit 🌐 (Voice|Video on the Net). Speakers discussed NFTs (non-fungible tokens) & Web 3.0 (Worldwide Web based on blockchain). Most of the discussions were waaay over my head, but it got me thinking. 🧠 I bet most of us have heard of NFTs but don’t understand what they are. I’ve associated them with crazy art, like the Nyan Cat 🌈🐈 that, in Feb. 2021, sold for 300 ETH (Ether crypto currency), or about $690,000. 💰 It’s enough to make me feel like running & screaming😱 as I cover my ears to block out the noise of the future. 🙉 But is it inevitable? 🤔 WHAT IS NFT? A non-fungible token is unique & can’t be swapped for something of equal value. Like, a $10 bill = ten $1 bills, 🧮 but the Mona Lisa can’t be traded for another Mona Lisa. 🎨 HOW DOES IT WORK? It’s verified via blockchain, which IBM defines as a shared, immutable ledger that eases the process of recording transactions and tracking assets. ▪️▫️◾◽◼️◻️⬛ I came across @jchris on Twitter 🐦& liked his explanations 9:24 AM–Jan 24, 2022: “[NFT] is more like a link than an asset. You’re buying your name at the top of the list of holders. 📋 The value comes from the previous holders (& the link to the creator), more than the image. 🖼️ NFTs are not about scarcity; they’re a new type of link🔗—one that memorializes how it moves through a community📍 & becomes valuable because of its history. 💲 [It’s] a link that gains its uniqueness from human interactions. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑👫👫 This is old & new. Objects that gain value from their history become heirlooms. 📜 NFTs do that & it can feel uncanny.” People can see & even download NFT images, but they can’t own or be verified on the blockchain. 🔐 Chris Torres, creator of Nyan Cat, says many popular & expensive NFTs tend to be closely linked with internet & meme culture, that appeal to the Web3 crowd. 🕸️ I’m not quite there. Are you? What do artists think of NFTs? If you like & collect art? Do you want to “own” something ethereal like an NFT? PHOTOS: Our #Airbnb in Randle, WA; Grass #patterns & #hoarfrost #LewisCounty #washingtonstate #MtRainier in the #settingsun #nfts #nftstories #nyancat #blockchain (at The Horsfall House) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZTnePJrbqn/?utm_medium=tumblr