Go4Long wrote:
Slowly working my way towards Heathrow for my departure tomorrow. Staying outside London tonight and working on pictures. Still haven't made it through all of the airshow yet, but got to some from departures today because I couldn't wait anymore.
Sweet Steve, best photo i have seen of the Flanker yet, beautiful lighting and in tandem, just doesn't get any better!
Picked up an Olympus T65G just to have in my pocket. Nice camera, menus are a little quirky, but once you get the hang of it's peculiarities it's worth having. If we end up going to Bimini very often, and I see no reason not to, I'll start looking into a Nauticam housing for the 5DSR. Maybe I'll give Stephen Frink a run for this money in wet stock !
Shot this Gulfstream coming into Dallas Love Field a few years ago, I still just marvel at how beautiful these aircraft are, and I especially love to see those awesome flaps in the down position.
Nothing beats flying on a Gulfstream.......well, maybe the Concorde, but since that no longer flies.
My oldest Granddaughter Gracie has a wonderful eye, she and Chandler have the gift. Gracie, for a number of reasons has limited her photography to iPhone captures, and much as I dislike admitting it, they are beautiful. A good composition is a good composition regardless of the tool I guess. A month ago she called me from college and said that she had been working a lot of extra hours to save up for a camera and she wondered if I would help her choose one. Well any of us Grandfather/photographers here are already overcome by that conversation I'm sure. I got busy researching Canon cameras, because I don't really keep up with Rebel level cameras, I needed to dig in and see what was a good choice. The new Rebel T6 looked like a pretty great intro camera, with two zooms as a kit. The fact that she had been working and saving for it was enough to get me on the road downtown to Competitive Camera. Gracie is on a trip with her Dad for a few days and he surprised her with her new Rebel when they launched out. She's been texting and calling me regularly with set up questions and just a little while ago she sent me her first couple of images. Judging from the ensuing text exchange, Gracie Girl has embarked on that unquenchable quest that we all know so well and I couldn't be more pleased.
She asked if I could possibly hop on something and come spend a couple of days with her...................."We could just go shooting together Papa, just you and me!" Hmmmm..................where is that AA Advantage 800 number.............?
Quite a coincidence: our oldest Granddaughter Kelsey (14) has a T6 too and it's a very capable camera. Todays Rebels have enough horsepower to resolve well and the new generation STM glass is an amazing value. I'm not sure how Canon configures all T6 kits, but Kelsey's came with an 18-55 IS STM and a 75-300 III (non-IS). I bought her a 55-250 IS STM and IQ is stunning for the $100 or so they bring on B&S. Of course another advantage of the STM is video support which the younger set is more apt to employ.
Checking our recent progress on the MA2A chart I see we've departed the airshow and crossed over into Grandchildren and water based activities; so here's my entry: our Grandson Ethan with a 25 pound Snook.
This business of privatizing ATC is something that should be fought against at all costs.
To paraphrase a friend of mine, "Imagine if the entire US road network was put into the hands of the largest six trucking companies."
Putting ATC into the hands of the airliners will kill (or seriously reduce) many kinds of General Aviation, not just air shows.
Great smile on your Grandson! I was kind of amazed at what one could buy for not a lot of cash in the Rebel line. Oh, MA2A subject matter runs the gamut, one of the things that makes it what it is! Here's a shot from your neck of the woods............
JWilsonphoto wrote:
I see what you did there Charles!
My oldest Granddaughter Gracie has a wonderful eye, she and Chandler have the gift. Gracie, for a number of reasons has limited her photography to iPhone captures, and much as I dislike admitting it, they are beautiful. A good composition is a good composition regardless of the tool I guess. A month ago she called me from college and said that she had been working a lot of extra hours to save up for a camera and she wondered if I would help her choose one. Well any of us Grandfather/photographers here are already overcome by that conversation I'm sure. I got busy researching Canon cameras, because I don't really keep up with Rebel level cameras, I needed to dig in and see what was a good choice. The new Rebel T6 looked like a pretty great intro camera, with two zooms as a kit. The fact that she had been working and saving for it was enough to get me on the road downtown to Competitive Camera. Gracie is on a trip with her Dad for a few days and he surprised her with her new Rebel when they launched out. She's been texting and calling me regularly with set up questions and just a little while ago she sent me her first couple of images. Judging from the ensuing text exchange, Gracie Girl has embarked on that unquenchable quest that we all know so well and I couldn't be more pleased.
She asked if I could possibly hop on something and come spend a couple of days with her...................."We could just go shooting together Papa, just you and me!" Hmmmm..................where is that AA Advantage 800 number.............? ...Show more →
.... and when the inevitable ultra wide opportunity rocks up, I can recommend the little 10-18 IS STM. Yes, it is plastic but feels nicely built - not sloppy / graunchy at all. Image quality is way better than the modest price tag indicates, and mine tips the scales at 324 grams - including hood and two caps.
nickjohnson wrote:
.... and when the inevitable ultra wide opportunity rocks up, I can recommend the little 10-18 IS STM. Yes, it is plastic but feels nicely built - not sloppy / graunchy at all. Image quality is way better than the modest price tag indicates, and mine tips the scales at 324 grams - including hood and two caps.
futurshox wrote:
This business of privatizing ATC is something that should be fought against at all costs.
To paraphrase a friend of mine, "Imagine if the entire US road network was put into the hands of the largest six trucking companies."
Putting ATC into the hands of the airliners will kill (or seriously reduce) many kinds of General Aviation, not just air shows.
Good Morning Jo,
I tend to agree with you. The FAA is a typical government behemoth with all that goes along with the title, but, and maybe I don't have all the information, privatizing the postal service didn't do us any favors. You have to know that soon there would be a fee for every mike click, every flight plan, etc. Look at the airlines these days, you used to have a couple of bags free, now every bag comes with an escalating price, even choosing a seat has fees attached. No secret that the airlines aren't all that pumped up about revitalizing GA either, it's not in their interest. However, like so much of what goes on these days, we have very little to say about it.
...so, all fixed up