SuperDaveNM's Space: 2005

Thursday, November 17, 2005

Moon 11-14-05

Moon 11-14-05 (1)
Originally uploaded by SuperDaveNM.

There was an Awesome moon out Monday night. I got this shot looking straight up. Wow!!!

Saturday, November 05, 2005

Crescent Moon with "earthshine" & Venus 11-05-05

Crescent & Venus 11-05-05
Originally uploaded by SuperDaveNM.

I had a really great view of the crescent moon with"earthshine" on the darkside, and Venus right next to it tonight.

NBA.com: Parker, Spurs Sprint Past Cavaliers

NBA.com: Parker, Spurs Sprint Past Cavaliers

Tim Duncan scored 21 in Friday's win over Cleveland.
Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images
San Antonio 102, Cleveland 76
Parker, Spurs Sprint Past Cavaliers

SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 4 (Ticker) -- Tony Parker was a blur that could not be seen or stopped.

Parker sped to 18 points and eight assists as the San Antonio Spurs raced to a convincing 102-76 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who lost their 15th straight visit to the Alamo City.

NBA TV highlights from
Cavaliers-Spurs: Play
Led by Parker, the defending champion Spurs established a tempo that simply could not be matched by the Cavaliers, who trailed by as many as 28 points as they were run out of the SBC Center in a nationally televised contest.

"We played with a lot of energy tonight," Parker said. "It went my way tonight and hopefully that will continue. We're starting the year right by playing good defense and rebounding well."

Cavaliers point guards Eric Snow and Damon Jones could not stay in front of Parker, who repeatedly got to the basket for layups for himself or teammates. The French flash made 9-of-16 shots and committed just one turnover.

At no time was Parker's advantage in quickness more evident than the third quarter, which the Spurs opened with a 15-5 run.

"He's quick as anything," Cavaliers superstar LeBron James said. "He may be the quickest in this league, a lot like (Allen) Iverson. He penetrated and made layups all night long.

"Defensively we have to come over and block some of those shots or at least make him alter his shot. That's something we can work on, but during a game you can't really focus on it too much or you'll get frustrated and it will start to affect you offensively."

Bruce Bowen began the surge with two free throws and a 3-pointer before Parker used his speed to set up Tim Duncan for a pair of easy buckets. A spinning drive by Manu Ginobili became a three-point play that gave San Antonio a 65-50 lead with 6:41 left.

"Tony Parker set the tone for us tonight," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "He's been aggressive on both ends of the court. He's feeling confident in his play. He's really been a good leader. He's been calling a lot of plays and deciding what sets to be in. Tony played a smart game."

Parker added consecutive driving layups and found Brent Barry for a 3-pointer that made it 77-56 with 3 1/2 minutes left.

"I was successful tonight penetrating to the basket," Parker said. "I tried to make stuff happen out there. It depends on what they give you a lot of times. In the second half, we penetrated and took advantage of what they gave us."

Duncan had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Bowen scored 12 points for the Spurs, who shot a blistering 55 percent (44-of-80) and went to the line just eight times.

James scored 20 points and Drew Gooden added 14 for the Cavaliers, who shot 34 percent (28-of-82). They have not won in San Antonio since December 8, 1988, when the Spurs played in HemisFair Arena, David Robinson was still in the Navy and James was 3 years old.

Snow was scoreless in 21 minutes and Jones netted eight points in 26 minutes.

"The biggest difference between their team and us is that they keep it simple and play up-tempo," Snow said. "There are no surprises with that team. They never get rattled. Where you want to be as a team, that is where they (Spurs) are right now. Trust me, we plan to get there. We'll do the best we can to get there."

Parker's quickness sparked San Antonio to an early 11-2 lead, but Cleveland fought back behind James to take a 28-25 edge after one period.

Ginobili's 3-pointer gave the Spurs the lead for good at 42-41 with 3:35 remaining in the first half.

President Bush Praises Manu Ginobili

President George W. Bush heaped praise on Manu Ginobili in a speech in Mar del Plata, Argentina, where he met with President Kirchner of Argentina: "We've got all kinds of people in America -- Ginobili -- I don't know if you've heard of Manu Ginobili -- (laughter). He made a vital contribution to the basketball team from the state in which I live. But he's also a good ambassador for your country and people of Argentine heritage have contributed mightily to America and we're grateful for that."

www.whitehouse.gov

NBA.com News Flash

Thursday, November 03, 2005

Plane landing

Plane landing
Originally uploaded by SuperDaveNM.

Went up to the airport at sundown and watched the planes land. I had a really nice view up there.

Monday, October 31, 2005

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween
Originally uploaded by SuperDaveNM.

I hope everyone has a Happy and safe Halloween!!!! ;-))

Saturday, October 29, 2005

Blazing Skies Albuquerque Panorama -1

Blazing Skies Albuquerque Panorama -1
Originally uploaded by SuperDaveNM.

I just downloaded a program I just found which lets you "stitch" photos together into a panorama. I think it works pretty good. This panorama was four separate photos I "stitched" together.

AutoStitch

Spurs ready to repeat

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Spurs ready to repeat"

Blazing Skies over Albuquerque

Blazing Skies over Albuquerque
Originally uploaded by SuperDaveNM.

We had the most awesome sunset I've ever seen here the other day. I'm not kidding, it looked like the sky was on fire.

Saturday, October 22, 2005

Hurricane Wilma GOES E 10-21-05

Wilma GOES E 10-21-05
Originally uploaded by SuperDaveNM.

Packing winds of 140 mph, Wilma slammed into the Mexican mainland late Friday about seven hours after the eye hit the island of Cozumel, a popular cruise-ship stop about 11 miles off the country's Caribbean coastline.

That storm is huge. It doesn't look like its moved much since last night. It looks bigger though. These images are from www.weatherchannel.com

Thursday, October 20, 2005

GOES E Hur Wilma 10-20-05

GOES E Hur Wilma 10-20-05
Originally uploaded by SuperDaveNM.

Hurricane Wilma looks like it gonna be a big one. Hope it doesn't cause to much damage and hope it doesn't hurt anybody.

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Full Moon 10-17-05

Full Moon 10-17-05, originally uploaded by SuperDaveNM.

It was a full moon tonight. I've been shooting the moon the last couple of months, but tonight it was the brightest I'd seen it in a long time. Looks really bright and clear. Check it out.

Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta 2005- Day 1

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originally uploaded by SuperDaveNM.

From Sept 30 through Oct 9 there were over 700 balloons from all over the world, in town for the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. I took lots of pictures of the event. This one is my best one and the most viewed at Flickr, where all my other balloon pics are. Check 'em out... they're pretty good.