Re: [APML] ASTROPHOTOGRAPHER??

["Eddie Guscott" <eddie.guscott@blueyonder.co.uk>]

FWIW

By profession I am a professional freight forwarder (I have the diplomas on
my office wall) and I therefore
consider myself a "professional" in my line of work.

I have many hobbies, including astronomy, and recently started into
"astrophotography". I have
quite a few "average" pictures (nowhere near the standard most of this list
produce - yet!) and I
consider myself an "amateur astronomer / amateur astrophotographer". I am
using the word
"amateur" in the context of someone who enjoys a hobby without the need for
diplomas etc..

I think adding the word "amateur" makes all the difference - so, yeah,
whoever took
the photo could be described as an "amateur astrophotographer"

Eddie Guscott

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim and Jan Gamble" <gamble@peoplepc.com>
To: "APML" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 8:00 AM
Subject: [APML] ASTROPHOTOGRAPHER??


> Situation: Someone takes a photo of an eclipse...maybe an aurora... but is
> otherwise generally inactive in telescopy and/or photography. Is this
person
> an "astrophotographer"?
>   This question arises after a local newspaper printed a picture of the
> recent solar eclipse, taken by a person who is not involved in telescopy,
> has a general knowledge of astronomy and only takes pics of general events
> as mentioned above, but was attributed by the paper as being an
> astrophotographer.
>   Thoughts?
> Regards,
> Jim Gamble
> El Paso, Tx Station-Sandia Meteor Detection Network
> All Sky Camera System
> 31.47N 106.24W
> gamble@peoplepc.com
> http://www.geocities.com/desert_lights
>
>
>
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