PRS is Just Rockin!
The flyin & photography at PRS is just flyin..crankin and I’m jumpin. Sorry, no real time to blog today but wanted to just encourage you to go out to a airshow this week and show your support and shoot. Much more to come!
The Races are On Baby!
That’s what I want to say with one click…came up with this idea which is in its rough draft form here. Can do better, time will tell.
The Challenge of Making New from Old
“Welcome Home!” was the greeting we got from Val when we pulled Monday to PRS, precursiour to the Reno Air Races (which are more definitely happening this Sept!). And home it is as this is where my passion for aviation was wed with pixels five years ago. When we were new to PRS & Reno, everything was new and photographically, finding new images was not a challenge because it was all new. But now with our fifth event, finding the new image from old at first seemed to be a challenge. Jake, Brent & I thought about it and in a short time we decided we wanted to try a new perspective. Normally at pylons shooting up at the aircraft, we thought we’d trying shooting across at them. The only vantage point for that was at the top of the Grand Stands. So we packed up our gear, a lot of water and headed to the top. Damn is it hot up there in the full sun at 91 degrees! We only spent a couple of hours up there but the potential was obvious as our dear friend went screaming past in #43. With the D4 attached to 600VR w/Tc-14e worked well. No problem with the FPS or images quality even with the heat shimmer. The focal length was good, might go with TC-20eIII tomorrow. But we did find something new from the old, now to exploit it and make it ours.
I Need Your Help Finding Someone
photo courtesy USAF
photo courtesy USAF
photo courtesy USAF
I’ve started a long term project and starting the research for it. Part of the project is talking to, interviewing and photographing hopefully crew members of the A-20 Havoc (pictured above). Veterans from WWII in which this aircraft flew are disappearing and part of the work we’ve been doing is to get these vets stories recorded before they disappear. Even better is to get aircrew vets back in the aircraft for a modern day flight. If you have a family member who was in a A-20 Havoc or a A-20J in particular during WWII, I would love to talk with them. If you could put the two of us in touch, I would be very grateful. Give us a call 760.924.8632 / 661.204.1506. Thanks!
Forever Indebted For Your Service – Thank You!
Doolittle Reunion – Jake’s Take
One of the great pleasures for Sharon & I is being able to work with our sons now they’ve moved out on their own. Jake is a great shooter and I just love shooting with him so it was a great thrill having him with us in Dayton for the Reunion. Not only is he a great shooter, he’s real good at the business side as well. I have lost count how much he has got into print already this year. His latest, from the Doolittle Reunion is out and you can see a sample on the web AirShowStuff Magazine. You click on View Issue Online and get to page 50, you’ll start seeing his images, he has a bunch there starting with two doubletrucks! Great job bud…just leave something for the old man!