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Posts Made By: Jeff Hapeman

August 28, 2003 12:51 AM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

California Quail

Posted By Jeff Hapeman

Beautiful shot! Great composition and lighting.

Jeff

August 28, 2003 12:53 AM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Immature Swainson's Hawk

Posted By Jeff Hapeman

Apparently he wasn't too keen on the entrails...not that I can blame him.

Jeff

September 3, 2003 04:21 AM Forum: Insects - Flowers and Other Small Stuff - Photos

Something odd ?

Posted By Jeff Hapeman

It's a lichen. Odds are with a good lichen book (don't laugh, they are out there), it could be identified. Whoever said it was a fungus wasn't far off--lichens are sybiotic combinations of fungi and algae.

The dark areas are the fruiting bodies.

Jeff

September 3, 2003 04:25 AM Forum: Insects - Flowers and Other Small Stuff - Photos

Fly

Posted By Jeff Hapeman

Nice pics, Cal. What f-stop and shutter speed are you using?

Jeff

September 6, 2003 10:21 PM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Common Nighthawk - Daytime Pose

Posted By Jeff Hapeman

Nice shot, Ty. I have been an avid birder for nearly 20 years and have only once seen a nighthawk perched in the day, and that was more than ten years ago.

My D100 is out for repairs, so I will have to enjoy all the shots you post. Hopefully I will get it back before I go to Hawaii at the beginning of October. We are going to be mostly visiting national parks, and I hope to get some great nature photography in.

Jeff

September 7, 2003 08:28 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

NGC7635 - Bubble Nebula 2.5 hour H-alpha

Posted By Jeff Hapeman

Mike,

Nice shot. Looks pretty good; I know from experience that you won't get a whole lot deeper than that unless you have really, really dark skies.

Look forward to the color shot.

Jeff

September 17, 2003 01:22 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

NGC 281 Ha

Posted By Jeff Hapeman

Hey, that looks familiar :-). Very well done with excellent tracking and what looks to be some great seeing. Very good processing, too.

Jeff

September 17, 2003 01:25 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Mars Sep.16th 2003

Posted By Jeff Hapeman

Very nice and I love your processing--it's subtle and not overdone.

Thanks for sharing!

Jeff

September 17, 2003 01:30 AM Forum: A Day in the Life of the Administrator

Can we live without the "Space Man"?

Posted By Jeff Hapeman

The loss will be difficult...he will be missed in ways that are difficult to describe...but he can research that on the Internet, since he seems so familiar with it.

Jeff

September 18, 2003 12:28 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Mars Sep.17th 2003, Great seeing!

Posted By Jeff Hapeman

Wonderful images! The seeing was obviously superb, and the processing is excellent.

Jeff