Ursinus landscape, wildlife, astronomy imaging & services

Ursinus is Latin for Bears’, as in Ursinus Latibulum meaning Bears’ den. The two bears in this family have two special areas of experience, astronomy and photography, integrated with IT competencies.

Why Ursinus?
Over the years, we have had some very special, close encounters with both black and grizzly bears that we have come to treasure. We appreciate the natural world and the creatures that live in it, its skies (particularly at night), the varied landscapes of our world, and sharing our experiences of these with others.

Ursinus Astrologia (Bears’ Astronomy)
Astronomy has two constellations related to bears, Ursa Major (The Great Bear) and Ursa Minor (The Little Bear). Okay, so these constellations can only be seen in the northern hemisphere, but there are many equally interesting sights visible in the southern hemisphere.

Bears’ astronomy covers both viewing and astrophotography. Through a relationship we have developed with Arkaroola (http://www.arkaroola.com.au),

where we maintain their astronomy facilities and assist in the further development of their astronomy services, we are able to hone our astronomy knowledge and skills and to take many of the images seen on our website.

Ursinus Lumen Figurae (Bear’s Light Imagery)
(Romans didn’t have cameras, so there’s no direct Latin equivalent for photography)

Photography comes from the Greek phos for “light” and graph for “to draw”. It was William Herschel that first proposed the use of this name on March 14, 1839. (Source: Photography and Reprography 7th Edition, Ed. John M Sturge,1997)

Bear’s photography has explored and continues to explore areas of Australia and the United States as time permits—that’s how we got to meet the bears.

Our still image capture cameras are all digital now. Our photography concentrates on landscapes, wildlife, and of course the sky. We are also in the process of exploring the possibilities of digital video for those times when it’s the action and where it is occurring that is more interesting than what is moving.