I walked out into the lobby to get a slice of pizza during an arena resurfacing break and all of a sudden I was surrounded by championship bull riders asking me if I might have captured them. Apparently they were watching me move all around the arena shooting them, really nice guys, just nice hard working cowboys, refreshing!
JWilsonphoto wrote:
I walked out into the lobby to get a slice of pizza during an arena resurfacing break and all of a sudden I was surrounded by championship bull riders asking me if I might have captured them. Apparently they were watching me move all around the arena shooting them, really nice guys, just nice hard working cowboys, refreshing!
I've always considered bullriders to be at least one degree off plumb BUT you gotta have a big 'ol pair to strap yourself to that much unadulterated power!
Jim, we've got a much smaller venue and crowd in South AL, but the effort is no less. And it shouldn't be since the bulls don't care how big the event is!
There is grace and power in other parts of the rodeo too..
This was my first attempt at shooting a rodeo with and adapted manual Nikon lens on a Fuji X-E2. I have a LOT of respect for those who shot fast-paced action before the advent of the modern AF lenses!
Dang, Glenn, I think you've put the bar somewhere in the middle of the asteroid belt. I was trying to see if I could climb into the cockpit of that first one
Have not been able to shoot much of anything lately, but I did get some G2A action from the shores of Lake Erie during a break in my son's swimming competition.
nrferguson wrote:
Quiz time! Would you fly from the UK to Cape Town in just this size of cockpit and with only this instrumentation? Who did? Name that plane?
Answers,
1) No - I've always been mad, but not suicidal.
2) Alex Henshaw.
3) Percival Mew Gull
And you win the prize. Actually there is no prize, but yesterday was the first time I've got to Old Warden in time to book a place on the flight line walk!
nrferguson wrote:
Quiz time! Would you fly from the UK to Cape Town in just this size of cockpit and with only this instrumentation? Who did? Name that plane?
nickjohnson wrote:
Answers,
1) No - I've always been mad, but not suicidal.
2) Alex Henshaw.
3) Percival Mew Gull
Good questions always present an interesting learning opportunity. I knew from the canopy screws it wasn't German; the screws would all be same depth and the slots perfectly aligned ---
Great stuff from OSH. Were you shooting for the EAA or for your self?
I'm headed there next year and would quite like to get myself an air 2 air opportunity.
Mark
Mark
My brother-in-law has just phoned to say he is up for OSH next year, so we might see you there - never having been, I will need advice from MA2A members as to what I need to do
Niall
The Tiger Moth Display (one of only two 9-ship display teams in the UK - everyone knows the other one) doing a break at Shuttleworth yesterday
My bride and I went on a little road trip last weekend to Mount Pleasant, Texas to visit Scott Glover and his merry band at the Mid America Flight Museum.
A group from Alabama had flown their freshly restored TBM over for some check rides (TBM formerly of the Evergreen Museum in Oregon )
Then Scott asked if we wanted to go flying in the Stearman...after twisting our arm with the appropriate amount of force. we relented.
It was Dawn's fist open cockpit experience...she agreed to go, only after admonishing pilotman extraordinaire, Andrew, as to his professed love of inverted flight...
She had a Blast!
Then said pilotman extraordinaire and I went out to the practice area....no admonition of inversion needed!
Andrew made me fly the airplane almost the whole time so I didn't have much time behind the camera...oh what a joy!
Oshkosh looked like a great time this year. Sure wish we had been there!
Glenn...nice stuff! ( I see our previous campsite in that one shot over the field! cool! )
Niall, I've only been twice...and camped on the field ( the only way to go)
If you are going to stay off field in a hotel or something, reserve early...very early.
If you can, stay all week, if not, Sunday through Wednesday is best. ( Don't miss the night airshow on Wednesday or Saturday)
Wear good shoes and be ready to walk...we averaged over 6 miles a day. A couple of days I think we walked 8 or 9+
I do enjoy watching the formation harvesting. I went down to 1/50th and still could not get much tire rotation. Afraid I couldn't catch anything useable at 1/20th...but when they are traveling at 5 mph, it is hard.
Remembering a great friend and all around good guy, lost 20 years ago this October, as you wished to Sheila and I many times, Peace John...............
Kenj8246 wrote:
I've always considered bullriders to be at least one degree off plumb BUT you gotta have a big 'ol pair to strap yourself to that much unadulterated power!
Kenny
I'm with you Ken, can't imagine what you feel like the next day! Think this one should be titled "Peer Pressure"
I truly envy ya'll with high ISO cameras. ACHA Championships (Cutting Horse) were in Belton last year. My high school friend told me her son (in the photo) was participating. You can tell from the processing I have to overcompensate for the noise. The Bell County Expo is a dungeon, in fact, it is worse than most small high school gyms. One of these days I'll get a high ISO camera, one of these days!
we relented. 
