steve you da Man

Thanks Paul. Now to get that humidity to cooperate for a cone

Rusty, love that shot of the dirty roll.

Steve, mono for me if going for the gloominess of winter.

Jim, it depends on the venue on whether or not badged access gets you the goods. I know with the shots I did during shuttle missions, without badging you really had to work to get good stuff. Nothing beats up close though. With airshows, I can see your point having been on both sides of the rope.

From the Archives circa 2009

TBirds Stinger Loop
A maneuver I don't think they even fly anymore...

Just checking in, some outstanding images in the last few pages. Thanks again to everyone for sharing.

One from Paul Allen's Flying Heritage Collection back in June .....

Here's a few from the Rocket 100 race at Taylor the other week.

Berkut 13 at the finish


The dangerous end


Have smoke, will make the next guy take off IFR


Pre-race calm


Wavin' Dave


Evening Jaunt


More in the usual spot.

Very nice race coverage Jo! Race 13 and I have an appointment in the air in the next few days. James is a wizard with those aircraft and has become the Berkut go to guy.

TEASER ALERT - Yesterday, I covered the official Marine Corps F-35B basing and re-designation ceremony in Yuma for Southwest Aviation Review (SoAR). I will be writing an article and providing images for publication in the week following Thanksgiving. It was a historic ceremony wherein VMFA-121, formerly an F/A-18 Hornet squadron, re-designated as the Corps' first operational F-35 squadron. It was an honor to be there. I'll provide a link to the article and images when complete.

Before we are on the back side of it, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful, peace filled Thanksgiving. We celebrate it today so Gracie can be with us. I'm thankful for all of you.

JW

Well done Jeff! They had the right guy there to capture that event!!

Gonna take some time to get used to the lines of that aircraft. Might be functional, but good lookin' would be a stretch.

You have a good point Brian. Stuff like the shuttle missions require credentials to get the best imagery for sure. I guess in most cases, it never hurts to have a badge hanging around your neck. The options are a little wider.

My first Drobo 5D is on it's way. User review to follow.

JWilsonphoto wrote:
Very nice race coverage Jo! Race 13 and I have an appointment in the air in the next few days. James is a wizard with those aircraft and has become the Berkut go to guy.

He told me you two were cooking up some action shots soon...

Make sure you get his shiny spinner!

JWilsonphoto wrote:
Gonna take some time to get used to the lines of that aircraft. Might be functional, but good lookin' would be a stretch.

Jim,
fair point, but it sure as heck is a lot easier on the eyes than the concept that Boeing produced for the competition...

And a happy thanksgiving to you as well. And thank you for having pulled us all together here.

Gero

JWilsonphoto wrote:
Before we are on the back side of it, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful, peace filled Thanksgiving. We celebrate it today so Gracie can be with us. I'm thankful for all of you.

JW
Same to you Jim and the rest of the gang here.

- Happy Thanksgiving -

JWilsonphoto wrote:
Well done Jeff! They had the right guy there to capture that event!!
NO kidding Jeff, EXCELLENT shot.

@Jo: Your images from the Rocket 100 are just wonderful.

Thanks Jim and Bill for the kind comments. Attending a formal Marine Corps ceremony like this was a very special privilege for me. I was honored to be in the presence of such great Americans who serve our country so faithfully.

Lastly, let me add my wishes for all to have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving.

I actually kinda like the look of the F-35. It's ugly, but in sort of a beautiful way...

Going through some old stock trying new things...




Glenn

Texas Mooney..


Glenn