Posts Made By: Ron Streetenberger

Clinging to the bark on an Incense Cedar in the Lake Tahoe vicinity.

Not the best photo, but the best pose. Taken hand held with a Panasonic FZ20 at full(12X)zoom.

Hollywood's favorite alien model.

Does anyone recall that, back in the 50's and into the 60's, if the crowd was warned to be quiet for the second time, the ref would throw a flag and penalize the home team with an unsportsmanlike conduct violation? I believe that this rule should be reinstated post haste. Crappy behavior in a public setting is hardly a great example for the children is it?

This image was made with a Nikon spotting scope with a 30X eyepiece. It was digiscoped with a Canon A640 set at approx. 2X zoom, and employing the "black and white" mode. I was amazed at what one can wring out of this kind of setup.

Here's a Canon A640 attached to a Nikon 82ED Fieldscope with home made rig. The camera adapter came from "Abe's of Maine" and the scope adapter came from Home Depot.

I have just perused the "Huckaby" thread and have concluded that the majority of contributors to this forum are wannabe wards of the federal government. How many of you crybabies have a high power rifle at hand? Real patriots are well armed. The second amendment is the only thing that stands between government tyranny and freedom. You cry about "no child left behind" and government provided health care as if it were the federal government's responsibility to provide these things which are really a burden to the taxpayer. You also think that the Islamic way is just as good as the Christian, Hebrew, Bhudist, or athiest way because this is how politically correct individuals are supposed to appear. Islam and death are simply synonyms at this point of history. I suggest that those of you who believe in unlimited central government power read the writings of Washington and Jefferson. Maybe you will become a little less liberal, and maybe Huckaby will make more sense. Finally, how many of you have worn the uniform of the U.S. armed forces?

ON Nov. 17 I digiscoped the Moon and while juicing up the image I noticed a feature I had not seen before. It appears to be a fault or rille extending from the base of the Apinnines to the crest. It is just to the left of Conon, the largest crater seen. This is an 8.52x enlargement of the area in question. Any comments? By the way, My scope was an 82mm spotter with a 30x eyepiece. Combining the zoom focal length of my camera with the magnification of the crop, I figure the image to be around 340X.

Been a long time since I submitted a photo to this forum. This is the first one done with my new Nikon ED82.

Digiscoped at a distance of 250 yards. Male in breeding plumage, North Fork of Trinity River, just outside of Ft. Worth, Texas.