On Wednesday, August 5, 1998, Ricky Wood, Scott Thompson, Alan Cook, Larry Owsley and Russell Whigham, traveled to the Coca Cola Space Science Center, in Columbus Georgia, to hear a presentation by famed astrophotographer, David Malin. He began the talk with terrestrial photos to demonstrate how dark the skies are at the AAO observatory http://www.aao.gov.au/.   He then went on to show of the fruits of his labors, using tri-color photography and describing his darkroom techniques. It was a unique opportunity to hear from the master of astrophotography. It was equally good to see our friends Carole Rutland and Steven Armstrong at CCSSC.