Jan 31, 2011 | Aviation
Our friends from the AZ CAF brought Sentimental Journey up to Palm Springs Air Museum so we headed down to see our friends and take in the great Saturday presentation. We really didn’t go down for the purpose of photography but we did have our camera with us, naturally. So on one of the afternoon flights of Sentimental Journey, we head out to the flight line to photograph the happenings. The last image made me glad I took out the camera; it’s all about the people! It was a great day at the museum! mtc
Photos captured by D3x, 200-400VR2 on Lexar UDMA digital film
Jan 11, 2011 | Aviation
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The demo flight was over, the T-33 made its last pass and the audience was thanked for coming. Then the tarmac from empty. Jake & stood by and watched, and waited. A few minutes later we saw the T-33 land and taxi. We knew there might be one more click.
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And sure enough, there was one more click. I loved the name on the nose but hadn’t got a good shot of it. Then we had this one last moment and just seeing it makes me smile. Any photograph that can just make you smile is a winner in my book!
Photos captured by D3x, 200-400VR2 on Lexar UDMA digital film
Jan 11, 2011 | Aviation
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Fly & pan, fly & pan, track, previsualize, line up and click. It really is that easy and most definitely 100% enjoyable!
Photos captured by D3x, 200-400VR2 on Lexar UDMA digital film
Jan 11, 2011 | Aviation
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Jake & I have been to a few demo flights but nothing like they do Palm Springs. The museum is right on the runway so other then a six foot high metal fence, you’re right on the flight line.
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They made four passes and the first one was the highest being perhaps five hundred feet off the deck. Because it’s a jet and flying obviously below 10,000 feet, it’s max speed was 250kt (it can do a little better than 500kt).
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Yeap, it was backlit and flash fill wasn’t going to help so you made do with what was presented you. I underexposed -1/2 to push the shadows down and make something in that sky appear othewise I relied on the new coating of the VR2 to make the images work. I panned through the entire pass, shooting from the start, middle (love the thumbs up from 2nd seat) to the end and turn over the field. I love R&R shooting!
Photos captured by D3x, 200-400VR2 on Lexar UDMA digital film
