blue – Decaseconds

Nanomaterials on the Stir Rod

2026-Jan-232026-Jan-24 adohertyhLeave a comment

Photographing progress in the research lab can be so useful for answering that future question: “Did it really look like this last time we ran this experiment?” Our memories are imperfect, but so too is an image of a sample if one adjusts the processing settings to amplify saturation or contrast beyond reality. Sometimes, the goal of capturing something true to life overlaps with capturing something aesthetically pleasing, and then I have to share this image of freshly synthesized nanopowder clinging via static electricity to the end of a glass stirring rod.

Miata Rivals

2025-Mar-192025-Apr-04 adohertyhLeave a comment

As a child, I would have immediately begun a debate over whether the red or the blue Miata was faster. (As an adult, I can see that the blue car has a K-swap, while the red car looks, from the pulley, to be supercharged.)

Within the Red Room

2022-Dec-052022-Dec-04 adohertyhLeave a comment

The National Gallery of Ireland has plenty of galleries with the white walls that I expected of an art museum; stepping from monochromatic spaces into this deep red room was a figuratively visceral experience.

Jarvis B

2020-May-012020-Apr-30 adohertyhLeave a comment

Jarvis B was my dormitory during my freshman year at Trinity College. Before it was renovated into quads, it was once a block-long hallway of architectural weirdness.

Savannah Skyline

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Texan Muscle

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Blue Lit

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Bitter Cold

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Alien Abduction

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Manatee

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This manatee was lounging at the bottom of the tank for a long while. I was just about to give up and head to another exhibit when I turned around just in time to see this one surface to take a breath before descending back down to the bottom of the tank again.

The urge to title this photo “Oh the huge manatee” was almost too great.

Marina Morning

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Water Front

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The view of the Seattle’s skyline from across the harbor always gives me the warm and fuzzies.

Orioles

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Pondering.

South side of campus to the Campanile

2016-Feb-022016-Feb-02 emceehammrLeave a comment

And here’s looking back up (on a different day and from a different direction). The Campanile also figured heavily into my morning (and afternoon) routines, being the signal that I was finally at work and also that I was ready to head home. It’s maybe the most recognizable thing about Berkeley.

Reflective Reservoir

2015-Sep-012015-Sep-02 emceehammrLeave a comment

Bays Mountain in Northeast Tennessee is home to a large public park with a cool nature center, some pretty hiking trails, and a large reservoir. Sitting in a little bowl on the top of the mountain, and allowing only a single boat (a barge for showing guests around the lake) means that the water is often exceptionally smooth, leading to amazing reflections on days like these.