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Hi guys apologies, MIA, haven't posted much here recently, but have been keeping up with the reading on this MA2A link which is completely on fire with insane quality postings by the ton, and you are certainly punished if you miss a few days.
Since a very disappointing day of shooting warbirds at Ardmore with a keeper rate of 10-20%, trying to figure out the complexity of the Nikon D600 focus system/shutter speed combinations, prop blur, with the 80~400, having moved from the Canon after about 40 yrs, where my keeper rate was more like 95%, it was a real shock and at best a hard landing.
I decided to go to the Gannet Sanctuary and practice on birds in flight for a day or two, trying different combinations of focus types AFA, AFS, AFC, with 3D, auto, 5, D9, D21, D39, to regain some confidence with moving subjects, tracking flight in continuous focus.
Having just spent 3 days at a NZ international air show on the Nth Shore Auckland, with biplanes, model prop & jet aircraft, 5 winged suite guys from the States, Melissa Pembleton from the US acrobatic team & her husband also a winged suite experienced jumper & other aircraft including Airforce 777, & airforce red checker acrobat team.
Jet-man Yves Rossy, ex Swiss Airforce & Swiss Air 747 Pilot flying his 2.4m carbon fibre wing strapped to his back with 4 jets & 22litres of fuel, flying at up to 200kph, by himself, first day, then on day 2 in formation with 2 aero club planes then on day 3 in formation with 5 club planes doing barrel rolls around them was amazing, with no controls but twisting his body to bank left or right dive or ascend, then release a small chute to slow his speed then release his main chute and land, gracefully was spectacular. All in all a very different air show.
The surprise was this young 18 year old who for a school project elected to build a 5th scale Mig 25, twin jet fighter plane, he is now 20 yrs old studying at University for a degree in Mechanical Engineering, photos of this follow
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1 NIKON D600 340 mm f/5.3 1/1250 sec 200 ISO 0.0 EV
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2 NIKON D600 370 mm f/5.6 1/2000 sec 200 ISO 0.0 EV
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3 NIKON D600 370 mm f/5.6 1/1250 sec 200 ISO 0.0 EV
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4 NIKON D600 370 mm f/5.6 1/2000 sec 200 ISO 0.0 EV
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