I go away to an air race and then my name gets mentioned... so... y'all want MA2A logos?
These were done as precursors to the ISAP design that got used. You're welcome to use these if you want for RIAT. Tell me where to send the hi res files.
I go away to an air race and then my name gets mentioned... so... y'all want MA2A logos?
These were done as precursors to the ISAP design that got used. You're welcome to use these if you want for RIAT. Tell me where to send the hi res files.
Thanks Nick! This morning's Cub flight was delightful, cool and smooth. Never got over 1000 agl Flew again this afternoon because the sky was so beautiful, but it was only so if one was firmly planted on the ground looking up, otherwise it was a beating. Six mph wind and bright sun in the humid air made for a pretty good atmospheric mix, bone jarring. This evening will be exceptional but between airplanes and helicopters, I've had my fill for the day and it will all begin again at dawn.
It's been a long time since an air show has been held nearby (New Orleans). Finally, last month, the Blue Angels came to NAS JRB NO. Note the altitude ---- 2 feet BELOW sea level! If the image shows up, I will post some more.
(BTW- very poor conditions: low cloud deck and drizzle/rain most of the day.)
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Sorry about the crummy WX EG, but it looks like you were up to the challenge, good work! The personal standard we hold ourselves to here, while amazing, can really bring disappointment, even if conditions are out of our control. Saturday was a cacophony of crummy conditions, none of it was my fault, but it was all I could do to shake a few hands when I got out of the helicopter, didn't even eat BBQ, and I look forward to that gathering all year. I was so demoralized I just tossed my gear in the Landcruiser and headed to the hangar to be by myself. Maybe we expect too much of ourselves, but then, look at the results that we post here, in every kind of condition.
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Sorry about the crummy WX EG, but it looks like you were up to the challenge, good work! The personal standard we hold ourselves to here, while amazing, can really bring disappointment, even if conditions are out of our control. Saturday was a cacophony of crummy conditions, none of it was my fault, but it was all I could do to shake a few hands when I got out of the helicopter, didn't even eat BBQ, and I look forward to that gathering all year. I was so demoralized I just tossed my gear in the Landcruiser and headed to the hangar to be by myself. Maybe we expect too much of ourselves, but then, look at the results that we post here, in every kind of condition. ...Show more →
Thanks. In addition to the bad light, I must have done something wrong uploading to FM. There is a definite loss of sharpness and some weird artifacts. Looks almost like I added grain ( which I didn't); looks much better on my iMac and MBP.
JWilsonphoto wrote:
Sorry about the crummy WX EG, but it looks like you were up to the challenge, good work! The personal standard we hold ourselves to here, while amazing, can really bring disappointment, even if conditions are out of our control. Saturday was a cacophony of crummy conditions, none of it was my fault, but it was all I could do to shake a few hands when I got out of the helicopter, didn't even eat BBQ, and I look forward to that gathering all year. I was so demoralized I just tossed my gear in the Landcruiser and headed to the hangar to be by myself. Maybe we expect too much of ourselves, but then, look at the results that we post here, in every kind of condition. ...Show more →
Well Jim, that’s the nature of being “driven” IMHO. In my own case I was really disappointed with the work I did at Abingdon. My proportion of sharp images was less than my old gear. Since than, I’ve sat myself down and given myself a good talking too. Fact is I used to use a 400mm on a full frame – so that’s about 9x magnification and no IS. At Abingdon I was using 560mm on a crop camera with IS – so should be no problem, right? Ah, but that’s about 20x magnification – a small telescope!
Turns out that the focus issues I had where down to a poor job of micro focus adjustment by me, and not having the Servo Focus settings correct (the 80D has those – but they are not presented in the “case” format of the more advanced cameras. I’ve corrected those issues and the test results are promising. I’m not done yet, but the example under is one frame out of a sequence of over 20. I followed this little hawk all over the sky and only two frames where not in focus – a vast improvement!
Well that's too bad Nick, very frustrating! I've never had the courage to experiment with focus calibration. I guess my gear hasn't needed it, but I hear more horror stories than successful ones. Although there are also a number of accounts where CPS/NPS goof it up pretty badly as well.
I don't know if it's anything you're going EG, nothing I post is as sharp on here as it is in real life. I just size them for 1024 @ 72 dpi and let the chips fall where they may
JWilsonphoto wrote:
Well that's too bad Nick, very frustrating! I've never had the courage to experiment with focus calibration. I guess my gear hasn't needed it, but I hear more horror stories than successful ones. Although there are also a number of accounts where CPS/NPS goof it up pretty badly as well.
I got sucked into the micro adjust thing as a result of working the 20x magnification thing. I use the process described here on FM under the name of DOT Tune. It works just fine - but you do have to be really rigorous and meticulous.. Naturally the longer the focal length the more critical things get - especially as one needs to focus on a target at or near (ish) to infinity. That's a long way for 560mm.
Here is a shot of the King Air that I photographed in Saint Augustine, Florida this past Saturday. The weather that day was absolutely gorgeous and not too humid, which was unusual for a Florida coastal city.
JWilsonphoto wrote:
Four hours in the air yesterday and today, cuz the weather is coming back in tomorrow evening. Toyota North America/Plano Texas.........
...where the idea of the full size Toyota truck (Tundra) was born and sold to the Japanese management. (Well, the organization may have been in a different building, but the concept began with the organization in Dallas.)
