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Oliver Homan
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Oliver Homan is someone trying to be human. I enjoy photography, audio, music, history, and technology.

Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

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Cosmos: A Personal Voyage with Carl Sagan 1980

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A few photos from two nights ago of the #AuroraBorealis from North of #FortCollins #Colorado taken on my Canon R8 mirrorless camera with the EF 50mm 1.8 lens.

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The deep purple, almost pink color of the Aurora Borealis fills the night sky on Nov. 11, 2025. A telephone pole is the main subject of the image. Wires extend to each side of the image frame from the telephone pole. The red and green colors of the Aurora Borealis fills the night sky on Nov. 11, 2025. Wooden fence posts painted white line the bottom of the photo. Barbed wire stretches between the fence posts. Trees and rolling hills on farmland are barely visible. The red, orange and green colors of the Aurora Borealis fills the night sky on Nov. 11, 2025. Streaks of light go in vertical lines. Rolling hills and trees make up the bottom of the image and are barely visible. This is a 5 second exposure on my camera. Some of the lines in the sky have started to blend together. The red, purple, orange and green colors of the Aurora Borealis fills the night sky on Nov. 11, 2025. Streaks of light go in vertical lines. Rolling hills and trees make up the bottom of the image and are barely visible.
November 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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If you are in northern Colorado, get out there and see the Aurora. It is pretty awesome.
Screenshot of Aurora Pro app on Android showing Aurora sightings in Northern Colorado. Photo of the screen on my camera with active Aurora action just north of Fort Collins, Colorado. Night Mode (Android Pixel app) picture of Aurora with red and green waves. Night Mode (Android Pixel app) picture of Aurora with red and green waves.
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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Behind the scenes of the Everyday Science TV Show. The show had students from Poudre School District in #FortCollins #Colorado working with Brian Jones of Colorado State University's Little Shop of Physics on hands-on science experiments.

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The TV studio of Poudre School District Channel 10 as photographed in 2012 by me for print photography used on episode posters. The set has two long tables covered with black table cloths. Various hands on science experiments are on the table and around the studio. Tie-dyed backdrops made up the background of the set. Studio lights mounted from support rails are turned on and light up the TV studio space. A KiPro video recorder is plugged into the TV control room setup at Poudre School District Channel 10 in Fort Collins, Colorado. Status information is visible in blue text on the LCD screen. Various playback and recording buttons are clustered around the LCD screen. This was the first solid state SSD video recorder device that I learned how to use. Coming from using tape recorders and decks this was a huge leap forward in technology. An analog audio mixer at Poudre School District Channel 10 in Fort Collins, Colorado. Masking tape is used to label what audio channels are what. In the foreground of this image a TV video switcher is visible. The silver handles let one fade between different video sources on different video buses. Various buttons control what video is the active source on each bus. In the out of focus background is an analog audio mixer. A man's hand is controlling the white faders on the mixer. Other TV studio control equipment for PTZ cameras is further in the background.
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Shadows from sunlight come through an old glass window and fall on the ceiling. Leaves and trees from outside are visible as shadows.

The light is constantly changing in different rooms making for interesting photos throughout the day.

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekSforShadows
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Shadows from sunlight come through an old glass window and fall on the ceiling. Leaves and trees from outside are visible as shadows. A large, old fireplace goes up to the ceiling in the left of the image. A picture rail runs near the top of the wall. The gold paint color changes to white above the picture rail. The light is constantly changing in different rooms making for interesting photos throughout the day.
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Christmas holiday lights in people's yards from around #FortCollins #Colorado last year.

There are many different shadows and lights patterns created by the holiday lights.

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A house lit up with lots of holiday decorations and lights. The main tone of the ambient light is blue. The various candy canes are lit up in red with small tree shaped decorations lit up in green. In the right of the frame is a tree shaped decoration with multicolored lights on it with a star at the top. In the foreground of the image a wood fence is lit up by the holiday lights. A house with Christmas lights on the front porch and lawn is lit up in blue. Smaller trees are lit up in green and red strands near the front windows. The front walkway has a tall tree wrapped in orange, green and purple lights. Part of a grass front yard is lit up with decorative holiday lights that are part of a collection of dog sculptures. Two of the dog sculptures are lit in yellow creating the ambient tone of the image. Other blow up decorations are lit up on another part of the yard behind a concrete sidewalk. A Christmas themed yard and house is lit up by holiday lights with an ambient blue tone. Lights are wrapped around a tree in alternating blue and red light strands. A stacked series of cartoon snowmen made from wood is the main feature in this image. Various colors of scarves appear on the three snowmen, green, pink and red. Other characters and scenes appear in the yard, all made of wood.
November 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Downtown holiday lights in #FortCollins #Colorado last year

after dark. Photos from the end of 2024 in December.

Old Town is lit up with holiday lights from November 7 to Valentine's Day each year.

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Holiday wreaths are lit up along with a line of lights on the top of a building along with a tree in Old Town, Fort Collins, Colorado. This is one of the historic buildings along College Ave. A red car is parked along the median of the street. Trees along the median on College Ave. in Fort Collins, Colorado are lit up with holiday lights. Surrounding buildings are also lit up with lights. A single motorcycle is parked next to the concrete planters in the median. The patio of Austin's American Grill is lit up by surrounding trees and holiday lights in Old Town, Fort Collins, Colorado. Metal patio chairs and tables with red umbrellas are visible behind a metal fence. A concrete sidewalk made up of large squares divided by lines makes up the foreground of the image. The large antique sign of the Northern Hotel building is lit up in white lights across College Ave. in Fort Collins, Colorado. Blue holiday lights create ambient lighting from a shop front. Cars are parked along College Ave on the opposite side of the street. Trees with holiday lights are visible along the sidewalk.
November 9, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Drawing group this morning with a few friends was a nice way to relax.

I drew the cover of a book depicting George Sorel who I had not heard of. He apparently was a political commentator with some rather extreme views. Not my kind of person.

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Front cover of a book about George Sorel, a political commentator next to a sketch book with my 2B mechanical pencil drawing of the cover. Close up of my sketchbook pencil drawing of George Sorel on a wooden table. Part of my art supply box is visible at the top of the image frame.
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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A few more photos from the Dadd Gulch hiking trail in the Poudre Canyon in #Colorado for #ForestFriday.

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Yellow leaves on Aspen trees on the Dadd Gulch hiking trail in Poudre Canyon in Colorado. The dirt trail provides a leading line with grass growing on either side. A dark cloud filled sky is visible above the trees. Yellow and Green leaves on Aspen trees on the Dadd Gulch hiking trail in Poudre Canyon in Colorado. An empty riverbed on the Dadd Gulch hiking trail in Poudre Canyon in Colorado. A log bridge goes over the river. Various Aspen trees line the trail. Green grass grows among the trees with fallen leaves on top of it and the trail. Deep Red leaves extend from a low to the ground tree and shrubs. The background of the photo is out of focus and contains an Aspen tree and Yellow leaves fallen on the ground. Photo taken on the Dadd Gulch hiking trail in Colorado.
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Shadows at home and on walks.

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A potted green plant casts a shadow at night from a light in the room. The plant is sitting on a metal and glass top stand. Old hardwood flooring and an old style radiator made up the lower part of the image. White wood trim of a doorway and baseboard are visible contrasting the Yellow wall. A golden retriever dog blends in with wood flooring. There is a small shadow of the dog on the floor. A shadow is cast from linen curtains on the floor and on the dog. Shadows of sticks in a yardwaste bin and a white rope fall on the side of a brown clapboard building. Part of a bike is visible as of its shadow. The shadows of a tree are cast on a grassy area with fall leaves on the ground. There is a red truck parked among other vehicles in a parking lot.
November 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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My mom and I made a stop for lunch in #Longmont #Colorado today at one of our favorite Sushi places, Sakura Japanese Cuisine. It has been a fantastic place to eat with amazing food.

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Japanese artwork and memorabilia on one of the walls at Sakura. Although we could not understand the conversation between staff and chefs we could tell they were having a good time. View of the sushi bar and several tables and chairs. Yellow and Red paper decorations are hanging over the sushi bar. One of my favorite things at Sakura is the Una Don, a dish with grilled eel over a bed of rice. It comes in a neat box. Yellow paper decorations hang from the ceiling above tables at Sakura. In the corner there is a Pink paper umbrella on the wall. Several wooden booths are to the right under decorative lights on the wall. Various Japanese artwork and memorabilia is on the walls.
November 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Contrails from engines on planes are lit up by the full moon in the night sky. Parts of trees are lit up from street lights and the moon, while other parts are in shadow.

This was a good test of Night Mode in the Pixel camera app on Android.

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Contrails from engines on planes are lit up by the full moon in the night sky. The white contrails go out at opposite angles from the moon. Parts of trees are lit up from street lights and the moon, while other parts are in shadow. The trees have a strange green glow in the parts that are visible. This was a good test of Night Mode in the Pixel camera app on Android.
November 6, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Cafe Paperika restaurant in #Denver #Colorado.

Text from the shop windows was being cast as shadows on the mural of a desert scene. The shadows were moving along the wall fast in the setting sun.

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The shadows of text on the windows of the Cafe Paperika float across a mural of a desert scene. "Lunch Express" is visible under the archway and on a blue sky with clouds. The shadows of text on the windows of the Cafe Paperika float across a mural of a desert scene. "Lunch Combination" is visible on a mural of a desert scene. Couch cushions are placed on a bench seat along the wall under the mural. The shadows of text on the windows of the Cafe Paperika float across a mural of a desert scene. "Lunch Express" and "Lunch Combination" text is visible on a mural of a desert scene. Couch cushions are placed on a bench seat along the wall under the mural. A table is set for a meal with black napkins in a wide view of the restaurant. The purple text of the Cafe Paperika sign contrasts the white sign background. An open sign is lit up in red and blue neon. Various text is applied to the windows advertising different parts of the menu for the restaurant. A handicap parking sign and bush are in front of the restaurant parking area.
November 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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A 2013 photo that I called "Lines of Power".

The photo is of the shadows of a chain link fence going over power utility lines at a baseball field in #FortCollins #Colorado. This side of the fence was a concrete walkway.

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A black and white photo of a concrete walkway with shadows of a chain link fence going over parts of a power supply coming out of the ground. Taken at a baseball field at Lee Martinez Park in Fort Collins, Colorado in 2013.
November 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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A long shadow of me in the setting sun in City Park, #FortCollins, #Colorado several weeks ago. The fall colors were just starting to turn on many of the trees.

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A long elongated shadow of me taking a picture of a large grass area with hints of yellow on Fall trees.
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Piles of discarded rocks from gold mining in #Breckenridge #Colorado.

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Looking back towards Breckenridge, Colorado over piles of rocks discarded from mining by dredge. Evergreen trees cover the mountain landscape. The sky is blue with white clouds. Looking away from Breckenridge, Colorado over piles of rocks discarded from mining by dredge. Evergreen trees cover the mountain landscape. The sky is blue with white clouds. Dredge Piles informational sign Between 1898 and 1942, miners in the Breckenridge area operated giant dredges, scouring the gulches and river valleys for every last bit of gold. From 1905 to 1922, two dredges operated in French Gulch: the Reliance and Reiling dredges. They were among the most profitable in Breckenridge, recovering an average of $1,000 in gold per week (approximately $100,000 in today's dollars). The dredges did enormous damage to the environment, lining the river valleys with long piles of gravel. The Reiling dredge created the rock piles you can see from here
November 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Photos from the Dadd Gulch hiking trail in the Poudre Canyon in #Colorado several weeks ago.

The Aspen trees were Yellow while many other leaves had fallen off. In a few places there were hints of red leaves.

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Aspen leaves turned yellow in the Fall weather along the Dadd Gulch hiking trail in the Poudre Canyon in Colorado. Yellow leaves on the ground along the Dadd Gulch hiking trail in the Poudre Canyon in Colorado. This is one of the many wood log bridges that goes over a river stream bed. No water was in the stream when I was hiking a few weeks ago. Yellow leaves on Aspen trees along the Dadd Gulch hiking trail in the Poudre Canyon in Colorado. The sky was grey from it being cold and rainy. A touch of red is visible among the yellow leaves of Aspen trees. Many leaves were already on the ground. A large rock is at the base of two Aspen trees. This was along the Dadd Gulch trail in the Poudre Canyon in Colorado.
November 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Views from a walk by the Poudre River a few days ago in #FortCollins #Colorado.

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A photo showing the long curved path of the Poudre River trail in Fort Collins, Colorado. Trees are lit up in the setting sun on both sides of the river. A path curves to the right of the frame with green grass going along the edges. Trees without leaves line the meadow of brown grass. The sun is low in the sky as it is setting in the afternoon. A photo showing the Poudre River in Fort Collins, Colorado. Trees are lit up in the setting sun on both sides of the river. The river is looking more like a river with it being more full than it has been. A view of the Poudre River in Fort Collins, Colorado. Trees are lit up in the setting sun across the river. A concrete bridge crossing the river is painted blue on the underside of the part of the bridge over the water. A white and black scale for how many CFS the river is at is painted on the concrete slab supporting the bridge.
November 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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A test shot of four landscaping rocks sitting on a patio table. This was an experiment taking a few photos with my phone to test out what had changed in the Android Pixel Camera app. Software updates have changed a lot of how things are done.

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A test shot of four landscaping rocks sitting on a wooden patio table with their shadows long in the setting sun.
October 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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A few photos from the Tuesday night Everyday Joe and Jane bowling league at Chippers Lanes North in #FortCollins #Colorado

Bowling has been a fun activity and way to meet new folks. Before this I had only bowled a few times, but remembered that I enjoyed it.

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Alan C setting up for bowling down the lane. Various colors of bowling balls sit in the return/storage rack after coming back from use. The lanes to the left of us were not in use but almost all to the right were for league bowling. TV screens show who is up for bowling with other large TVs showing ads and sports games. The baseball world series was on most of the TVs. Chris C bowls down the left lane for her second set with a purple bowling ball. The bowling lanes at Chippers North in Fort Collins were recently redone making for a very glossy shine. Matt K is in mid bowl on lane 3 at Chippers Lanes North in Fort Collins, Colorado. Various colored bowling balls wait for use on the return/storage rack. Sam G tosses a bowling ball down lane 4 at Chippers Lanes North in Fort Collins, Colorado. Two TV screens show who is up for bowling while other larger ones show sports or other content from Bowling Center TV.
October 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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The Poudre Valley Playboys were the musical talent at our neighborhood's block party. They are amazingly talented and great musicians.

It had been awhile since I had set up audio equipment like PAs, monitors and a mixer but it went smoothly.

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The Poudre Valley Playboys were the musical talent at our neighborhood's block party a few weeks ago. They are amazingly talented and great musicians. They are playing in a neighbor's driveway in the backyard under a tree with yellow and green leaves. A neighbor and I set up and ran the PA, monitor speakers as well as an audio mixer that my neighbor had on hand.
October 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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The sun was hitting the trees across the street in a way that lit one of the tree trucks up in a ghostly white. Seeing that large tree without its leaves was certainly different. Some trees still have their leaves, while others are completely bare. It certainly is colder out.

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A large tree across the intersection is bare of leaves and is lit up by the low angle of the setting sun. Other trees still have their yellow leaves, but are shedding them fast as the weather gets cooler. Above the trees is a dark gray sky. It has been raining on and off, with sunlight and blue skies hard to find.
October 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Rocks in Rocky Mountain National Park #Colorado.

Photos from a trip with family friends several weeks ago.

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A large pile of boulders sits on the edge of a cliff overlooking a meadow and mountains in the distance. Over the mountains are storm clouds. Evergreen trees line the meadow. An aspen tree with yellow leaves is coming up over the boulders along with an evergreen tree in the right side of the frame. Rocks under the clear water at Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. Ripples are visible on the surface of the water. A shadow from part of a wooden barrier is in the lower left of the frame. A number of people stand on rocks to the side of a river at the Alluvial Fan in Rocky Mountain National Park trying to get different views of fall foliage. Yellow leaves on Aspen trees mix with Evergreen trees in the back of the image. A bare tree stands by itself among a field of rocks at the Alluvial Fan in Rocky Mountain National Park. The brown tree stands in contrast to the rocks and Evergreen trees in the background.
October 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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A windmill on a farm is lit up by the Fall sun. Yellow leaves on trees are in the background behind wood and white picket fencing.

This was across a dirt road from an artist's studio that I was visiting on a citywide art studio tour day.

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A windmill on a farm is lit up by the Fall sun. Yellow leaves on trees are in the background behind wood and white picket fencing. This was across a dirt road from an artist's studio that I was visiting on a citywide art studio tour day in Fort Collins and Laporte, Colorado. It was a different scene from something that I would normally see.
October 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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The raised bed garden in our yard is empty of the tomato, cucumber, zucchini and other plants from this year. Everything was harvested before freeze warnings, then the stalks and limbs taken out for yard waste collection.

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The raised bed garden in our yard with the various red and green support structures mostly taken down. The tomato, cucumber, zucchini and other plants from this year were harvested multiple times over the summer and fall months. Shadows of the porch railings overlay the raised bed garden close to sunset.
October 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Fall scenes from the Poudre Canyon in #Colorado.

Not many people were out as it was an overcast day and colder, making for a great day for photos.

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The Poudre River is visible as it curves up the Poudre Canyon. Yellow and Orange trees line the river below mountain peaks. A brown highway guardrail is visible in the bottom of the photo. The Poudre River flows in between tall trees of fall colors, yellow, green and orange. A wood cabin is barely visible through the trees. In the background is part of a mountain. A fall view from highway 14 in the Poudre Canyon. A dirt road with metal gate and barbed wire fencing running between wood posts runs up to tall trees with Yellow leaves. Fields of green and yellow grass are on either side of the dirt road. Part of a mountain face is visible in the background. A view from the Dadd Gulch trail parking lot looking towards highway 14 in the Poudre Canyon. Wood fence posts create a barrier between trailhead and highway. Yellow leaves on trees line the far side of the highway. A Yellow pedestrian crossing sign is at the far side of the highway. Mountains fill the frame above highway 14. In the upper left clouds and a little bit of blue sky are visible.
October 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM