Jan-Arie wrote:
One from the files year is 2007 aircraft dump near Davis Monthan 2007
S2 tracker I believe , probably a target towing one or target if I believe the colours ...
Enjoy the Sunday
J-A;
1DMKII? I still have my 1DsMKII and love it!
Dan
Are things picking up at the dam? I saw on eBird that there were 45 bald eagles there on April 13, but only 6 were reported there yesterday.
I have to be in Middle River the morning of April 26. I'm thinking of flying down Sunday night, April 23, and spending Monday and Tuesday at the dam. Then flying home the evening of April 26.
Any thoughts on what to expect? I need to decide and book my travel this week.
Mark
Hi Mark, sorry I didn't check this thread until just now. In general, I would say things are picking up at Conowingo because of the increase in number of shads. But it's really unpredictable day to day, hour to hour. Last Monday was very very good (especially in the morning, I heard, I got there in the afternoon), most of the rest of the week was pretty slow. But it's a good time to go now because you have much longer day light to shoot, and warmer too! Middle River is only 30 minutes away from Conowingo so if you are in the area I would definitely take a chance. You WILL see eagles flying around, waiting for them to dive/catch fish and fight over fish in mid air is really unpredictable but it's a good season now.
I may join up with you on either Monday or Tuesday.
Jan-Arie wrote:
Yeah that was my camera then, I started with a Canon 1000F then a EOS 3 from that to a Canon 10D then a 1Dmk1 mk2 and from that to a 5Dmk4 now.
The only thing I regret is not selling the old gear I still have all of them but most of them have almost no value left.
J-A tell me!
I still have my SLR Tlb and AE-1. Maybe I should "fire them up" and see what I have learned since going digital in 2005 or so. 20D was my 1st dslr.
Being in SE Asia, everyone was buying Nikon SLR's at the PX, if I could get there before they were all gone. I bought 2 in total but where my base camp was, I lived in a bunker(see photo-not true to actuality, we did not have observation tower and "ceiling was reinforced runway grid with sandbags on top). and long periods of time away from photography, the heat and humidity destroyed them and any film in my foot locker.
I just use some old Kodak ? and immediately sent the 35mm film a KOdak mailer to Kodak to expose and send to my home. While mail was delivered, weather permitting and/or "interference incoming upon helos landing" daily, I could not keep cameras or film safe.
Thanks!
Dan
Danpbphoto wrote:
J-A tell me!
I still have my SLR Tlb and AE-1. Maybe I should "fire them up" and see what I have learned since going digital in 2005 or so. 20D was my 1st dslr.
Being in SE Asia, everyone was buying Nikon SLR's at the PX, if I could get there before they were all gone. I bought 2 in total but where my base camp was, I lived in a bunker(see photo-not true to actuality, we did not have observation tower and "ceiling was reinforced runway grid with sandbags on top). and long periods of time away from photography, the heat and humidity destroyed them and any film in my foot locker.
I just use some old Kodak ? and immediately sent the 35mm film a Kodak mailer to Kodak to expose and send to my home. While mail was delivered, weather permitting and/or "interference incoming upon helos landing" daily, I could not keep cameras or film safe.
Thanks!
Dan
I hear ya , heat and humidity are killer for photograph equipment and film.
I have to see if there are still battery's for my Eos 3 that is still an amazing piece of kit.
A still from the 1994 Iranian film "The Attack on H3 ". The whole film is available (with English subtitles) at the following link. ?t=4831
This photo is part of the movie of the attack on the H3 bases during the war between Iran and Iraq in the 80s. This is a real sequence. But in reality, this phantom landed in the Palmyra base in Syria.
That old one seems to require inspections, maybe the new one assumes the problem is now worse?
Mark
--Mark, I know the Balto area VERY well and especially Middle River.
I dont know what brings you to Middle River but Douglas's suggestion of Aberdeen motel is better for the dam. I95 will take you right into Middle River
Wishing you BOTH good shooting!
Dan------------------------------------------
Douglas L wrote:
There are some hotels in Aberdeen too. They are also close to he dam.
Hope you are having a good week so far.I'm battling a little upper respiratory thingy that JIII passed on to me, but the show must go on. A couple of days in the oil field over close to the New Mexico border was grueling, but extremely productive. I was up to my ears shooting for the client as they set up all their equipment to begin the fracking process, flew in, drove in, shot until about nine that night, back up at 4 am to get back to the site to shoot pre-dawn/dawn images. Every time I shoot petroleum workers I am impressed by their dedication and tireless work ethic, in largely a very hostile environment, they just get 'er dun whatever the situation and obstacles. Definitely gives you a new appreciation for a gallon of gas.
I didn't have much time to do it, but I saw a lot of stock possibilities that I can go back for when time allows, not that there is much money in stock anymore, but it's still worth picking up here and there. This is a good example as I rushed from one site to another location. Ray knows all about this I'm sure, this is the only way to grow crops/grazing pastures in the arid West Texas climate, it's what creates the green circles that you see on the landscape as you fly over.
Hundreds of images captured during the assignment, but the only shots are easy to pick out. God Blessed me with a beautiful sky, well worth racking out so early for. I alway know that there is something very special in store the harder it is to make myself get up and do it, been that way since the early days.
Hundreds of images captured during the assignment, but the only shots are easy to pick out. God Blessed me with a beautiful sky, well worth racking out so early for. I alway know that there is something very special in store the harder it is to make myself get up and do it, been that way since the early days.
One thing that I have had in mind since these guys asked me to be their photographer was to capture character portraits of the guys that do this work. Dawn provided the light for this shot.............
JWilsonphoto wrote:
West Texas sunrise..........................
Reminds me of Iowa Jim! Horizon from 360degrees. Maybe a corn silo here and there, pork rib smokers filling the air with the sweet smell of heaven...........
Grrat captures!
Hope JIII is getting better and you also!
RD
Hope you are having a good week so far.I'm battling a little upper respiratory thingy that JIII passed on to me, but the show must go on. A couple of days in the oil field over close to the New Mexico border was grueling, but extremely productive. I was up to my ears shooting for the client as they set up all their equipment to begin the fracking process, flew in, drove in, shot until about nine that night, back up at 4 am to get back to the site to shoot pre-dawn/dawn images. Every time I shoot petroleum workers I am impressed by their dedication and tireless work ethic, in largely a very hostile environment, they just get 'er dun whatever the situation and obstacles. Definitely gives you a new app
reciation for a gallon of gas.
I didn't have much time to do it, but I saw a lot of stock possibilities that I can go back for when time allows, not that there is much money in stock anymore, but it's still worth picking up here and there. This is a good example as I rushed from one site to another location. Ray knows all about this I'm sure, this is the only way to grow crops/grazing pastures in the arid West Texas climate, it's what creates the green circles that you see on the landscape as you fly over.
The difference of underground irrigation and natural (depending on rain) is quite a lot. Natural irrigated cotton grows about 24-30 inches while the irrigated can grow up to 4-5 feet (according to the cotton picker who harvest cotton on my fields making for a much more productive yield).
Drayton McClain (previous owner of the Houston Astros and grocer supply baron here in Central Texas) has those irrigation sprayers for his hay fields. It is good to be rich. (Hay is the cheapest product here in Central Texas.)
