Posts Made By: Kurt Horsley

Nice shot Jim. Spring has indeed sprung, and that's good.
I've had enough of winter. -Kurt Horsley

Cal,
What an amazing image. Good job. Keep 'em coming.

Jim,
I like a guy that's willing to get up from dinner and shoot a long lens through a window just to take advantage of a good opportunity. Sounds like something I would do. And, your photo shows what a good opportunity it was. Nice job. -Kurt Horsley

Did someone say "the flower bug is catching"?
Yes, I think it is... -Kurt Horsley

Joplin,
My best advice to you would be to consider a much longer focal length lens. Something like a 40mm. The lower power will make focus much easier. Also, the image brightness will keep your exposure time very short and it will also reduce the violet color fringing from the optics. And, you can easily zoom, or crop your pictures, if you want a larger image scale. It will also give you a wider field of view for when you want to frame your subject to add to the overall "feel" of the image. In my opinion, photography is just like astronomy --- the more power you use, the less you will see, and the less detailed an image will be. I think a properly framed subject is much more pleasing than an over magnified one. Of course, your opinion may not be the same as mine, but here's an example. I took this image of a green heron yesterday, (4-29-03). I could easily have cropped it to fill the entire screen but I think something is lost when the subject is removed from its environment. Using a lower power eyepiece will allow you to choose if you want a wide field of view, or if you want to really zoom in on your subject. For all the reasons listed above, I really think a very low power eyepiece will serve you best. Regards, Kurt Horsley

Tom,
That's a great shot. You're lucky to have that many around. Of course, I know it's not all luck. That "hummer juice" is not exactly cheap. It's nice to see them though. Nice job! -Kurt Horsley

Another great picture Brian. You should consider posting it in the "Wildlife Photography" forum. Regards, Kurt Horsley

Thanks Jim/Rick. Yes, I must agree, the image stabilization is very important to me. I actually took this picture from inside a boat while on the river. It would not have been possible without the image stabilization. I think every camera should have it. I think you'll see many more cameras that DO have image stabilization in the near future. -Kurt Horsley

I've had several of both since 1980. And, I've finally learned my lesson. I will never buy another Meade product. It's been suggested that "for some reason" there are a lot of Meade bashers on this forum. Well, I wonder why... Poor electronics, cheap plastic, terrible focusers and nonexistant customer service. Don't tell me it's not true because I've delt with all the BS too many times, and will never put up with it again. I currently own two Celestron scopes and they have both been trouble free, as have all the Celestron's I have owned.
Celestron, and Celestron only!
That's my humble opinion...based on A LOT of personal experience. -Kurt Horsley

Vincent,
Beautiful picture. Good image size and nicely framed in it's context. Even properly off centered. Very nice. -Kurt Horsley