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August 15, 2005 06:59 AM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Mockingbird

Posted By Chris Palmer

Having fun with the new 20da.

August 15, 2005 07:08 AM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Kestrel

Posted By Chris Palmer

A beautiful bird that wanted to hang around and pose but the Humingbirds and Mockingbirds were not having any of it.

August 15, 2005 07:43 AM Forum: Wildlife Photography

Geckos

Posted By Chris Palmer

This guy was skittish. I managed to take the picture right before he darted into a hole.

September 7, 2005 06:10 AM Forum: Insects - Flowers and Other Small Stuff - Photos

I had a couple subjects pose for me in Sedona.

Posted By Chris Palmer

This is a Grant's Rhinoceros Beetle. I found this guy lumbering across a rock outside of some stores. He was over 2 inches long and about an inch wide.

September 7, 2005 06:21 AM Forum: Landscape Photography

Brush fire.

Posted By Chris Palmer

This is the Blaisdell fire just outside of Palm Springs, CA.

September 7, 2005 06:25 AM Forum: Landscape Photography

Beautiful day in Sedona.

Posted By Chris Palmer

The red rocks of Sedona.

October 2, 2005 09:22 AM Forum: Digital SLR AstroPhotography

This is my first astro shot with my 20Da. We had an amazing double Iridium flare a couple weeks ago. They were about 7 sec. apart, parallel, and heading north. They ended even with Polaris (bright star at the end of the dimmer flare. Unfortunately there was a very bright full moon that just came up and illuminated the hills just below which made for some very bad sky glow.

Canon 20Da; 24-70 f2.8 @ 24mm; ISO 400, 49 sec exposure @ f4; tripod; and remote timer. Noise reduction was turned off.

October 29, 2005 07:33 AM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos