This page contains a collection of miscellaneous photos shot throughout the year. You can view a slideshow of all of them.
Sean did a wonderful job planning a SOC star party. Sadly, the weather up at the Montebello Open Space Preserve did not cooperate and fog obscured the heavens and froze us to the bone. But the burger and beer at the Alpine Inn were tasty, and Sean managed to spot the rings of Saturn (and three moons) and M65 and M66 in Leo when the fog relented, if but for an instant. View on Picasa.
Joe, Jonathan, and Hayley freeze |
Lea and Jill freeze |
Jie and Angela freeze |
There's a whole lotta freezing going on |
Joe shows off his cool new toy that can spot or identify cellestial objects |
Sean, the man! |
Bill does not freeze with his gazillion layers of clothing |
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The map of the Tour de Ames
Today was the first annual Tour de Ames. Apparently, I came in 13th out of about 75 folks in the first group. There were about 100 riders in the second, easy-going, group.
Due to construction, the counter-clockwise circuit around the entire base was abandoned. The actual course was twice around the airstrip, clockwise. I thought that made for a better course since it would give spectators more to look at.
It snowed, which gave me a good excuse to try out my new telephoto lens. The focus isn't that good. I wonder if the auto-focus has a hard time with the lens, or whether it is a problem with the lens, or whether it is an inherit weakness with this setup. Maybe I should try manual focus. Sadly, I hadn't noticed that I was still in ISO 400 mode from some earlier playing, so there's a noticeable bit of grain. View on Picasa.
Ames recognizes the Kepler project (I removed the telephoto for this photo) |
Snow! |
I wanted to check out the shutter lag so I waited until I saw the jet in the viewscreen before pulling the trigger. As you can see, the shutter lag on the G9 is almost non-existent if you've already focused! |
The FEMA campers stand ready in front of Hangar 2 |
These were shot by Neal Menschel using the telephoto lens on the G9 I had just purchased. View on Picasa.
Ed! |
Bill. Chef. Model. Battlestar Galactica enthusiast. |
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