The KS-6. Even though I have a beautiful sequence of shots of the Acclaim at 1/40th months before I bought the Kenyon, I think it unlikely that I would have gotten the Mustang at 1/20th without it. The Kenyon paid for itself in the first week I owned it with two ridiculously rough air to ground assignments that would have been close to impossible without it.
Here are a couple shots from this weekend's photoshoot in Avon Park, FL with Walt Pierce & Double Trouble (American Barnstormers). Air 2 Air was scrubbed, so we had to manage ground to air and close quarters shots.
yup. I thought it would be iffy for Saturday due to the close proximity of the tropical storm, but thankfully, it pulled all the clouds from the sky and left deep blue!
Welcome to our great thread! I think you'll find the tone at "Mustangs Air to Air" is gentle all around so don't be bashful. Nice shot. A good friend of mine flew that aircraft on it's last flight and set a record. I never got a shot of the 71 in flight, an opportunity I wish I hadn't missed!
Welcome to our great thread! I think you'll find the tone at "Mustangs Air to Air" is gentle all around so don't be bashful. Nice shot. A good friend of mine flew that aircraft on it's last flight and set a record. I never got a shot of the 71 in flight, an opportunity I wish I hadn't missed!
JW
wikipedia:
When the SR-71 was retired in 1990, one was flown from its birthplace at United States Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California to go on exhibit at what is now the Smithsonian Institution's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (an annex of the National Air & Space Museum) in Chantilly, Virginia. The Blackbird, piloted by Colonel Ed Yielding and Lt. Col. J.T. Vida, set a coast-to-coast speed record at an average 2,124 mph (3,418 km/h). The entire trip was reported as 68 minutes and 17 seconds. Three additional records were set within segments of the flight, including a new absolute top speed of 2,242 mph measured between the radar gates set up in St. Louis and Cincinnati. These were accepted by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA), the recognized body for aviation records in the United States....Show more →
Is this of what you are speaking? ^ Amazing aircraft for sure, breathtaking in person.
The Udvar-Hazy Center is certainly one of my favorite places I've ever been.
It seems as if I've not been on here in ages but last week I picked up a new 40D. I'm blown away by the camera and my images are suffering from the learning curve I'm dealing with. Between school and my new instructing gig it seems like I haven't had hardly any time to shoot but I'll be getting a break here shortly. In the meantime, here is an image of the ERAU CAP231 that was kept in our hangar over the weekend.
Welcome back ESA! You'll love the 40D. I got my daughter one a few months ago and she is crazy about it. Just got an update from my Canon guys, looks like another couple of weeks for the 1Ds MKIII. Just about the time I get to send my 1D MKIII off to them for the mirror change.
You guys remember I bought a 1D MKIIn a couple of days before GML, because I was so unsure about the MKIII performance. I spent most of yesterday in Lightroom going over my 12,435 shots from GML. I've got Lightroom preferenced to show exif data for a few seconds as each image is selected and, of course, the file number is always visible. The MKIIn has an RS8XXXX designator.
I was second guessing my decision to spend $3,500 on a back-up camera and experiencing a little buyer's remorse. Yesterday that all went away. That's a heck of a camera!! Much better all around than my MKII which I sold six months ago. The MKII was a fine camera, but the IIn puts it to shame. While my MKIII performed reasonably well during the event, there is a decided difference in the "hit" ratio with the IIn. As we've said before, you begin to adjust your expectations re: sharpness when your using the III, just so you're not disappointed and ticked off by it's spotty performance, and because the other capabilities of the camera are so extraordinary. Reviewing the IIn images yesterday put things back in perspective. Rarely did it mis-figure focus, even in the toughest of sequences.
When I layed my gear out every day, I didn't have any particular order as far as lens/body configuration. I just put my 500, 100-400, and 70-200 on a random body and left them like that for most of the event. Occasionally I swapped lenses for a specific series of shots and to see how each body played with the different lenses. The IIn really surprised me. I was thinking about selling it, but I've changed my mind, it's a valueable tool to have in the arsenal, at least until the newer versions prove their worth.
If anyone is thinking about a pre-owned IIn (I think I bought the last new one in the world), don't hesitate. It performs the way we had hoped the MKIII would.
I know what you mean Jon! I keep having this mirage vision of what a fifty one would look like as I open the hangar door. Of course, if I figured out a way to get one, I'd never open the hangar door because I'd be working night and day to feed it! Hey, I'm already working night and day!! Awww!
