Douglas L
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 Re: Mustang Air to Air: The Sequel | |
Ray Swindle wrote:
So Douglas, how many are you printing? 
You got some nice wall hangers there.
Hi Ray, I haven't thought about it yet. Over the last 10 years I have probably printed 10 pictures, not enough wall space in my house.
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jlambros wrote:
Douglas, you got some really beautiful shots! How in the heck do you do it at 1/100 or 1/160 and also being in an unstable platform? Gyro attached?
Hi Jeff, first I want to thank you for commenting on my pictures in your second post after joining Fred Miranda in 2010. All the shots were handheld, no Gyro. Those cameras have in body stabilization which helped. It wasn't bumpy during the flights so it helped too. I found it SO MUCH easier to get in focus shots at slower shutter speeds than panning on ground. The subjects were flying as about the same speed as the skyvan after they got close enough, even a caveman can get good prop. blurs.
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JWilsonphoto wrote:
No camera is the wrong camera when it's in your hands Douglas! Beautifully captured my friend! The Skyvan is an awkward platform when one is alone, muchness when you are elbow to elbow with a gaggle of photographers vying for position, you did exceptionally well. You'll need to make a few display prints once you recover from the cash outlay that paid air to air missions require. Nonetheless less, you will never regret the cost of that experience, you're hooked now!
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Danpbphoto wrote:
Douglas L wrote:
Thank you, gentlemen! Even my liberal daughter, who bought Michell Obama's biography and was a fan of AOC, moved out of DC and thinks giving debit cards to illegals when there are so many homeless Americans is wrong. Hey, let's welcome another 10 million illegals if people don't wake up.
Back to regular programming. I have lots of files to go through, it may take me months. Here are some I have worked out. I had a 24-70 on one camera and a 100-400 on another. I think the biggest mistake I made while on the skyvan was choosing the wrong focal length sometimes, in the midst of excitement.
Oh my Douglas! These are SUPER!!! I envy you the opportunity to be part of a thrilling experience!
Ignorance is bliss someone said and also PT Barnum said a sucker is born every minute! What goes around comes around! She will get it at some point. Now whether she believes what she proclaims slaps her in her pocketbook... is above my pay grade!
Again SUPER photography brother!
Dan
Thank you Dan! I may hop over to Frederick to shoot FIFI form the ground when they come.
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JayDavis wrote:
Douglas, both sets of your air to air are absolutely outstanding, well done doesn't even begin to tell you what a great job you did with these.
It will cost you a small fortune in printing out all of these, but each one is certainly worthy of making a large print from. I've had the opportunity to do two air-to-air for my clients, it is a thrill, and as you mentioned, some of the excitement running through your brain, may take you away from your thought process. Nevertheless, all of these are gorgeous.
Thank you very much Jay. I consider the trip very productive, even though 2 of the 3 days were disappointing in terms of activities, or the lack of.
Before the trip I gave a lot of thoughts on whether I would use ND filters for the prop. planes so I wouldn't have to shoot at f16 or f18 to get slower shutter speed. I bought a few but ended up not using them at all. We were required to put a rubber hoods on the lenses and tape them down. They don't want bare lenses close to the windows. I wouldn't have had time to mess around with putting on/removing the filters when the jets and prop. planes came and go.
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JWilsonphoto wrote:
You will build on what you learned during your first experience, and next time you will be able to focus more on the photographic aspects of your mission. The first time you shoot air to air there is so much going on that it is distracting. I've taken some of our MA2A folks up with me a couple of times in the B25 and they all did very well, but those flights were much more relaxed (well as relaxed as an air to air mission can be), each of them got to come back to the tail and shoot over my shoulder, as well as shooting out the port hole and windows in the fuselage itself. Each time you go up there will be different things that will try to pull your attention from the reason that you are there. Maybe the air will be rough, maybe something breaks, maybe the clan with you doesn't work so well together, there are always factors trying to pull your attention away. I've had people come to me after a mission, dejected, because they got distracted and forgot that their camera was set to small jpeg...........so many things to remember, consider, aside from the fact that you are in an aluminum can with a dozen excited photographers, all involved in a life threatening activity......"what could go wrong..?"
I love going along with Paul Bowen, Glenn, or Jim Koepnick when they have done all of the orchestration and I can just sit back and concentrate on capturing the stills or video. When you are the chief cook and bottle washer and everything rests on your shoulders, it's a nerve wracking adventure and you are exhausted when it's finally accomplished.........and everyone lived. Two photographers/videographers have gone out the tail of the B25 that I used for years simply because they got distracted by all that was taking place and forgot to buckle in, it's a lot, and it's very easy to miss something critical in the fray.
I will be dreaming to fly with the masters one of these days... Need to sell a kidney. I have acrophobia so I will never sit by the open edge. I was assigned to the second row in all 3 days, which I was perfectly happy. I closed my eyes during takeoff and landing, but once I was up there I was fine with the height.
More shots... I am editing them randomly, too many to go through. Hope I am not spamming the thread.
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