PinnedBob SoltysRemembering MannyMy dog’s love shining through this photo shows why you should always carry your camera.Dec 14, 2023Dec 14, 2023
PinnedBob SoltysHow to See the Green CometComet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is at its brightest today, February 2, 2023.Feb 2, 2023Feb 2, 2023
PinnedBob SoltysDating’s a Lot Like FlyingHaving recently rejoined the singles scene after a break during the pandemic, I’ve realized that approaching the other sex is a lot like…Oct 26, 2022Oct 26, 2022
Bob SoltysHandwriting Still Matters“In the old days, if you wrote your name well, you were really admired; people could tell that you care about who you were …” — Master…Jan 2Jan 2
Bob SoltysMy First Love — AstronomyEver since my parents let me stay up late to watch the telecommunications satellite Echo pass overhead in 1960, I’ve been looking up at…Jun 10, 2023Jun 10, 2023
Bob SoltysWant to Be a Photographer? Always Carry Your CameraFlânering along rue Cloître Notre Dame after Mass on a sunny Sunday morning, I saw this couple walking arm in arm into the sunlight.Mar 9, 20231Mar 9, 20231
Bob SoltysComet C/2017 K2 PanSTARRS, Observatory Park, and MidratsLast night Manny the Jack Russell Terrier and I made our second trip to Observatory Park in Geauga County to take advantage of skies that…Jul 22, 2022Jul 22, 2022
Bob SoltysHow Does a Fiber-Based Print Differ from an RC PrintBack in the day, photographers printed their images on gelatin silver paper in a traditional wet darkroom. We printed most of our images on…May 6, 2022May 6, 2022
Bob SoltysWhat the Average Russian WantsDuring the Cold War, Sting wrote and shared a song, Russians, in which he expressed the hope that “the Russians love their children too.”Feb 24, 2022Feb 24, 2022
Bob SoltysThe Friend Who Made the Picture Possible: Rob and the OwlIn 2005, an irruption of Great Gray Owls fascinated Americans as the normally reclusive birds sat on telephone poles and alongside roads as…Feb 3, 2022Feb 3, 2022