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About Me

I am an amateur astronomer and photography junkie!
I was given my first scope at the age of 12 and have been hooked ever since! I still have my first scope - an old orange tube Celestron C-8 and use it all of the time.
I pretty much am an "old school" guy when it comes to photography i.e. I still use film, however I am doing the digital thing and am slowly coming onboard.
I love helping the "first timers" with that new camera that seems so intimidating - and showing the them how easy a camera is to use. Myspace Layouts
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I'd like to meet:

Similar "Deep Sky" and "Photography" junkies! Novices are always welcome here! I try and keep things simple - there are tip's and links here you might find helpful.
My scopes are:
Celestron C-8 (Schmidt Cassigrain)
Celestron C-120 (Refractor)
Celestron C-90 (Refractor)
Meade D-80 (Refractor)
MosTek 4 (Reflector)(Russian)
My Camera's are:
Nikon N8008 (with 400mm zoom lens)(film)
Nikon D40x (with 200mm zoom lens)(digital))
Minolta X-700 (with 300mm zoom lens)(film)
Minolta DiMage Z1 (Digital)

My Blog

Photography "Do’s" and "Dont’s"

Hi All, I know it's been a while since I have updated my blog and posted anything, but I have been very busy with my new job. Things are starting to slow down now and I hope to post more on a regular ...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:36:00 GMT

Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.

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Posted by on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:39:00 GMT

A very harrowing experience!

Hi All, It's been a while since I have posted a blog and I apologise if this is kinda off topic but I felt I must share this. Thursday morning I was going to work at about 6:45 am and was making the ...
Posted by on Fri, 02 May 2008 22:32:00 GMT

A very awesome site

This is a site run by 2 individuals! Mike Simmons and Babak Tafreshi and it is OUTSTANDING! It's called "astronomers without borders - because we live under the same sky". Their photo work is the best...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:13:00 GMT

Photographic Perspective

Hey All, Sorry it's been a while since I have written anything. This blog will talk about "perspective".  Perspective is how you view the subject you are photographing. It could be a person,...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:33:00 GMT

Do you remember when ....

Do You Remember When: Apollo 11 landed on the Moon.         & nbsp;         & nbsp;     ...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:45:00 GMT

Sorry about the shuttle flyover no show

Sorry everyone about the shuttle fly over that didn’t happen. There were two reasons for this, first was the shuttle had to complete 2 additional orbits due to weather in Florida which put it in...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:58:00 GMT

Shuttle Landing

Tomorrow (26 March 08) the space shuttle Endeavor returns to earth. It’s track should take it over the southern states - California, Arizona , Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisianna, Mi...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:00:00 GMT

The Passing Of Sir Arthur Clarke

The world of Science Fiction/ Science Fact will never be the same. Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (born December 16, 1917, died March 19 2008)was an English author and inventor, most famous for his science...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:39:00 GMT

Photography 101 - The World Thru The Viewfinder

Sorry it’s been so long since my last post, but work keeps me busy. Todays subject is "The World Thru The Viewfinder".             ...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:48:00 GMT