Jeff W. wrote:
.... I know my father would be pleased to know that these old images continue to be enjoyed. Here are a couple of 4x5 negative scans I made. According to his notes, dad made these images as his squadron was preparing to transition from the F-86 to the F-104. The CO wanted some nice photos of the squadron before they changed birds. The Copperheads had gone from F-51's to F-86A's to F-86D's to F-86L's. The F-104 was going to be a serious change of pace. Dad shot these images with his USAF issue KE-12 4x5 camera - essentially a drab olive Graflex Speed Graphic. He was shooting from the back seat of his beloved T-33. His favorite A2A platform. ...Show more →
Wonderful shots! They look fantastic even when measured against today's image standards. Your dad was clearly an outstanding photographer.
NightOwl Cat wrote:
I wanted the people gone, and the plane alone in the shot. You'd think they'd have done their eye candy shots the previous day when all the sponsors had their opportunities to get in there (One of the sponsors was the ones mucking it up for the rest of us)
I don't think the stewardesses of that era wore that type of uniform, either.
I know but just had to make an old fart comment..meant no disrespect to lady....
Dan
JWilsonphoto wrote:
Long time client and friend, Ross Perot Sr. passed away a short time ago. The world has lost a rare man and a one of a kind Patriot!
Jim,
Mr Perot was the epitome of the American Patriot. I can't imagine what it was like to have known him.
I met him one time at a Scout function...a warm smile, firm handshake and a howdy... what more could you ask for?
Certainly a privilege to have been a resource to such an icon. I have a shot of the two of us at Trammell Crow’s home one evening, all decked out in Tux’s. Just saw him a week ago tomorrow at his office on Turtle Creek, he was celebrating his 89th with Ross Jr and family. I’ve worked with a lot of very successful folks over the years and I’m grateful for the work, the relationships, but there is something very unique about The Perot family. The unbridled success is something for sure, but what has long gripped me is what fine human beings they are. Years ago when I was introduced to Ross Jr, we shook hands, he looked me in the eye and said, “Ross Perot............”. I noticed it then and I still notice it when he is greeting someone new, it’s not boastful, or artificial in any way. I have come to realize over the years that what I heard in Ross Jr’s tone was a deep respect for his father’s name and the awareness of the responsibilities that come with being the only son of an exceptional man like his Dad. I have never seen a man who exhibits such heartfelt respect and admiration for his parents, I’ve been touched by many examples of it over the years, in fact my eyes are welling as I type these thoughts. The last few years as Mr. Perot’s health declined Ross was always there making sure that his Dad had just the right combination of respectful independence, but loving care, really a testament to how he was raised. So, Texas bigger than life Billionaires, impressive for sure, but who I know those Perot men to be as human beings, men, leaders, fathers, friends, husbands, Patriots, well those qualities make the fortunes pale in the scheme of what’s really important .
I actually thought of you when I heard Mr. Perot had passed. Wonderful tribute to the Perot family you wrote there. My condolences to them, and to you for the loss of your friend.
Good Morning Dave! Your skydiving images are always outstanding, but I believe that you have outdone yourself with this last batch! Beautiful!! The dusk/dawn image of one skydiver and the King Air above the cloud deck is simply mesmerizing.
JWilsonphoto wrote:
Good Morning Dave! Your skydiving images are always outstanding, but I believe that you have outdone yourself with this last batch! Beautiful!! The dusk/dawn image of one skydiver and the King Air above the cloud deck is simply mesmerizing.
Did an air to air shoot with our Buddy Glen Watson this afternoon. We had lightning nipping at our tail feathers but we go it done. The Wilson Sharpshooter cinema stabilizer performed like a champ. Once those two Kenyon 8x8's get spooled up that baby is rock solid.
I added an Atomos Ninja Inferno to the mix and the gyros hadn't spooled up when I shot this image so the center column had not righted itself yet. Sure handles like a dream in the air and the 7" Inferno is a beautiful thing to behold.
ISAP is putting together a great photo op in KC in August. The event includes a night run up of the B29 Doc and if your pockets are deep there are a few slots available to shoot the B29 air to air with Scott Slocum. I am not going to be able to attend because Sheila's 70th birthday falls in the middle of the event.
Certainly a privilege to have been a resource to such an icon. I have a shot of the two of us at Trammell Crow’s home one evening, all decked out in Tux’s. Just saw him a week ago tomorrow at his office on Turtle Creek, he was celebrating his 89th with Ross Jr and family. I’ve worked with a lot of very successful folks over the years and I’m grateful for the work, the relationships, but there is something very unique about The Perot family. The unbridled success is something for sure, but what has long gripped me is what fine human beings they are. Years ago when I was introduced to Ross Jr, we shook hands, he looked me in the eye and said, “Ross Perot............”. I noticed it then and I still notice it when he is greeting someone new, it’s not boastful, or artificial in any way. I have come to realize over the years that what I heard in Ross Jr’s tone was a deep respect for his father’s name and the awareness of the responsibilities that come with being the only son of an exceptional man like his Dad. I have never seen a man who exhibits such heartfelt respect and admiration for his parents, I’ve been touched by many examples of it over the years, in fact my eyes are welling as I type these thoughts. The last few years as Mr. Perot’s health declined Ross was always there making sure that his Dad had just the right combination of respectful independence, but loving care, really a testament to how he was raised. So, Texas bigger than life Billionaires, impressive for sure, but who I know those Perot men to be as human beings, men, leaders, fathers, friends, husbands, Patriots, well those qualities make the fortunes pale in the scheme of what’s really important . ...Show more →
A self made man and a patriot!!! He had the fundamentals of becoming the icon he was!
Dan
JWilsonphoto wrote:
Did an air to air shoot with our Buddy Glen Watson this afternoon. We had lightning nipping at our tail feathers but we go it done. The Wilson Sharpshooter cinema stabilizer performed like a champ. Once those two Kenyon 8x8's get spooled up that baby is rock solid.
I added an Atomos Ninja Inferno to the mix and the gyros hadn't spooled up when I shot this image so the center column had not righted itself yet. Sure handles like a dream in the air and the 7" Inferno is a beautiful thing to behold.
I'm so pleased at how it performs. Every time I have used it so far it's been with Glenn and we are both trying to make sure the other gets what they need so it's a compromise. I secure it about 24 inches aft of the forward's door jamb to give Glenn room to shoot, if I was the only one shooting I would have it almost against the seat to give me a wider field of view. We were also right at the edge of a Texas thunderbumper so time was of the essence . Toward the end of the shoot Adam was doing Barrel Rolls around the A36 which was pretty incredible to witness. Haven't had time to look through my footage yet but it's downloaded and backed up to four different places so it will be there when I have a minute. Should be some cool stuff.
As an aside, "one is not paranoid if they really are after you..........." as we climbed out yesterday I was recording Pro Res 4K on the Inferno SSD and 4K XAVC-I internally on the PXW Z280. Just after our takeoff roll a message popped up on the Inferno screen notifying me that a file break had just occurred and it gave me several options. SO much was going on that I didn't have time to go through menus so I just x'd the notice and proceeded to roll. When we got back I immediately began researching what had happened, 3/4 of our shoot was not there on the Inferno, but it was all there in glorious 4K XAVC-I on the Sony XQD cards, whew, redundancy, redundancy, redundancy !
The Inferno is an indispensable addition to my system, beautiful monitor, but I need to figure out what the hiccup was yesterday and how to deal with it if it ever happens again.
