One of the very few interesting shots I was able to get during my recent visit to Oxley Nature Center. But, this is the sort of thing that keeps me coming back for more.

Have a Happy and Safe Week Ahead of You Flickr Friends :):)

CGI

I will probably be off line for a few days.

Credit too

Shockwave: texture tutorial

Woitec: Misc parts + scope

Beck: Magazine

I realised that my previous build wasnt up to scratch, so hopefully this one makes up for it!

With a hazy Skiddaw and Blencathra on the horizon.

Harlow looking at the air below on the knife traverse of the Petzoldt direct route on the Grand Teton.

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First test image with the ZWO ASI 6200. Takahashi Epsilon 130.

3 hours of 5 minute luminance + 30 minute each RGB, all 5 minute subs. Unfortunately the scope was way out of collimation out of the box so It's going back to the manufacturer.

At the National Zoo in Washington D.C.

Please check out my 2015 National Zoo Set.

Feel free to use this image, but give credit to writtenartist.com with an active link.

This design took a while too make, the design has so much color density. The color has so many different variations that it is well pleasing to the eye. Each individual color was hand picked and placed accordingly.

The shapes have also got there own special touch and swirl!

green sea turtle

Not the best light or colour yesterday morning (until we had packed up and were heading home) so the best option was a long exposure and mono conversion :-)

Brick Lane, London

Nikon Z7ii, Nikkor Z14-30 f4 S

Descending the rollercoaster ridge of Scope End.

used by the de'us irea in the reclamation wars of 2852-2875.

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On top of the world....always a favorite spot to visit when we're in the Tetons; great for sunrise or sunset with views of the Teton range in one direction and the Teton valley in the other. Enjoyed the company of a blue grouse on this particular evening as well as an interesting storm front brewing in the distance. Mike was scoping while I was photographing, one of his favorite things to do when we're out west; and I couldn't resist a shot of my favorite model :-) He told me he's going to start charging a modeling fee....LOL!!!!

Have a great Thursday, and as always, thanks for visiting and commenting!!!!

Hi, guys! I built this because I was bored.

Scoping out grasshoppers

Just a quick, and small diorama displaying a little part of my SMOF Faction. There is more so I will upload a picture of the entire diorama later.

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Appreciation to the Jackhammer's designer =]

...Stupid BF2 taking a Shotgun that isn't even in production

- www.kevin-palmer.com - This was my first and last chance to point a telescope at Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS.

*gasp*

Random pick with an optical device :-)

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Alright this is the second beautiful scope I made for Sweetwater, I hope you like it!

Here's the full code: www.mediafire.com/?w9giahejh65br3h

The size is deduced to 1.9MB, so there's 600kb gone =]

Thanks again, Jake!

Please credit me and the Sweetwater team if you've used this scope. There's no need to take off the Sweetwater logos anymore. Just make sure to credit us.

Thanks to The Wezzy for the scope mounts!

Feel free to comment.

Amy

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May/2017, Leeuwarden

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Fun to fool around with a tele, wonder if he saw me.

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As the otter was eating the small fish it just caught and the mother Mallard was escaping with her two ducklings (two previous posts), this eagle flew overhead and carefully scoped out the events transpiring below before continuing on it's way.

Every get the feeling your looking the wrong way?

Looks like this big ram is scoping things out, but he was actually in the process of sitting down on top of this ledge right across from the confluence. And yep, it was quite cold, as you can tell from his breath.

Have a great Sunday, and as always, thanks for all your visits and comments!!!!!

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Closer view of the working end of my scope setup so I can label everything (with notes) for those who are interested

Processed with VSCO with e1 preset

A quick shot of Scope Beck Tarn looking down Newlands Valley Cumbria, during a break in the weather.

Ideation sketch of work for a forthcoming exhibit "Bending Out of Course"

This sketch was in my stolen sketchbook:

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All the sights the XV faction has designed/modifed

enjoy!!

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Muskoka, Ontario

Sandwich, Massachusetts

There was nothing going on in the sky on this windy and chilly Sunday afternoon, but I was in the area and wanted to scope out this spot and play with the D750. Better compositions could be had but the sun was fading, my hands were going numb, and I was afraid of dropping things in the sand and/or water.

On the jetty and area (paraphrased from Wikipedia): This 3,000 foot (910 m) stone jetty separates the eastern end of the Cape Cod Canal from Scusset Beach. The Cape Cod Canal is an artificial waterway in the state of Massachusetts connecting Cape Cod Bay in the north to Buzzards Bay in the south. Part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, the approximately 7 mile (11 km) long canal separates Cape Cod from the state's mainland.

Filters: Singh-Ray LB ColorCombo + LEE 2-stop hard-edge GND

Exposure notes: The sun was almost directly behind me but the ColorCombo still provided some nice contrast. I metered off of the sand; the 2-stop GND provided just the right amount of balance for the bright sky. To preserve some of the turbulence in the ocean, I boosted the ISO to knock down the exposure time.

Nikon Micro-NIKKOR 55mm f2.8 Ai-S.

I wanted to scope out an old Nikon lens, and a Nikon guy recommended this lens as the best one to try first. (Either this or a 105mm f2.5 Ai-S, or one of the f1.2's).

It's a 1:2 lens, despite the name implying a greater magnification. I've got a PK-13 extension tube designed for the lens. It gives the lens a 1:1 magnification, but a rather bulky feel.

This photo was taken with a MIR-1 and a simple extension tube. I've finally cleaned the inside of the MIR, and it's as sharp stopped down as people say.

I'll be interested to see how the Micro-NIKKOR performs; it has a strong reputation among Nikon shooters.