These are actual pictures that I copied off the air on 14.230 MHz. You don't have to have a ham license to receive SSTV pictures. You do need a computer, one of several shareware programs, some inexpensive electronics parts (available at "Radio Shark "), and a decent shortwave radio that receives single sideband (SSB).
Typically, SSTVers will have a number of these still pictures ready and will take turns sending them to each other. They seem to take a lot of pride in their handiwork and are really good technical operators. Many of them have elaborate home pages on the Internet, too.
I receive Florida and Carribean stations really well with an indoor antenna, so I see a lot of Jerry's images on 14.230 MHz. He tends to have a lot of close-ups of animals and local scenery. This is one of the "OM." I had to reduce the number of col ors, so it really doesn't do justice to the original scan.
This ham seems to like trick photography. Notice the horizontal lines on the screen? These are caused by static. WB9VCL has a strong signal out of Indiana, but there was probably a thunderstorm in the area when I received this one.
Here's another guy who just loves trick photos. He has superimposed his face on Superman, Regis Philbin, etc. "DE" is a Morse code abbreviation for "from." So, "73 DE KK5NI" means "Best Wishes from the operator at KK5NI."