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Posts Made By: James Benton

March 4, 2005 07:24 PM Forum: Landscape Photography

first image

Posted By James Benton
haha, I just had to be first to post a landscape shot

Lake Tahoe pano
http://www.james-benton.com/vacations/laketahoe/page/image44.html

James

March 14, 2005 05:57 AM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Sea Gulls

Posted By James Benton
not as exciting as the other bird shots sround here, but thought I would share anyway.
I shot these a few days ago down in Galveston Island State Park. We had some great weather so the wife and I took off for a day of fun at the beach.

Shot with Canon D60, Simga 105mm 2.8 DG macro lens

http://www.nightshooter.com/D60/Animals/birds/gulls2/index.html

James

March 22, 2005 04:12 AM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

baby birds

Posted By James Benton
I posted a pic of a nesting crow a few weeks ago that is nesting in a tree at my office building. Well the eggs have hatched, reports were 5 eggs and 4 hatched, but there are only 2 babies in the nest.

see the pics here

http://www.nightshooter.com/D60/Animals/birds/crow/index.html

James

March 24, 2005 01:07 AM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

baby crow's feeding

Posted By James Benton
as i promised earlier, here are some more pics of the baby crows getting fed.

http://www.nightshooter.com/D60/Animals/birds/crow/index.html

James

March 31, 2005 01:56 AM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Baby Crows - New Pics

Posted By James Benton
The little baby crows are just getting bigger and a little more active

pics starting at # 9 are new from today
http://www.nightshooter.com/D60/Animals/birds/crow/index.html

James

May 2, 2005 11:51 PM Forum: Star Parties

TSP Report

Posted By James Benton
Well here we are at the 2005 Texas Star Party with nothing to look at. Cloudy skies and its cold. At least the wireless internet access is working.

I did get in a few objects last night when the sky was clear, but poor seeing.

James

May 23, 2005 05:14 PM Forum: Meade

Focuser upgrade options

Posted By James Benton
I recently bought a Meade 6" Newt/LXD75 OTA only from a fellow Astromarter and was wanting to know what focuser upgrades/replacements are available for this scope. I dont want to break the bank on a new focuser, but want one better than the meade one

Also are there any electronic focusers for a Newt focuser?

Thanks

James

May 24, 2005 04:27 AM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Backyard Birds

Posted By James Benton
Here are some shots taken in my back yard.

http://www.james-benton.com/photos/animals/backyard/index.html

Canon D60, Tokina 80-400mm lens

James

May 25, 2005 01:46 AM Forum: Insects - Flowers and Other Small Stuff - Photos

Dragon fly

Posted By James Benton
I shot this today in my back yard.

http://www.nightshooter.com/D60/Animals/bugs/slides/IMG_8270_dragon2.html

Canon D60, Sigma 105mm f2.8 lens
Exposure time: 1/125s
Aperture: 16.0
ISO 100

June 14, 2005 04:50 AM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Cardinal - not the shot I wanted

Posted By James Benton
a couple of weekends ago I took a little camping trip. I had my camera handy in the camp site as there were many birds just coming and going. I saw this cardinal scoping out the firepit at the next site over. I get the camera focus and shoot a few burst shots, but I didnt get the shot I wanted.

What I got was this
http://www.james-benton.com/adventures/livingston/slides/IMG_8633.html

kinda took me for suprise and it turned out better than I had expected.

more birds and stuff from the trip can be seen here
http://www.james-benton.com/adventures/livingston/index.html

James

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