How Do You Finish a Great Week?

Aug 13, 2010 | Aviation

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An airshow at night of course! My bud Richard got me in the right place so I could be out on the ramp for the show.

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Shooting moving objects in the dark is a whole new ballgame. First thing I switch up was camera bodies. I shot with the D3s because it does a much better job at higher ISOs and that’s where I had to go.

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The ISO ended up at 800 before I decided to stop shooting but it did start at 200. Exp Comp was -2 going to -3. The one thing that was easy was shooting at slow shutter speed for prop blur. I selected all of these photos because they were all shot at 800ISO, 1/20.

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Yeap, I’m panning with the 200-400VR2, swatting mosquitoes all at 1/20. And my keeper rate?

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Oh, it dropped down to 67% but that’s quite OK. As Richard said that if he jjust got a couple of good ones then he’d be happy. I got a couple and with it being my first nightime airshow, I was happy.

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Once it got too dark and the mosquitoes just too thick, I left the field. I meet up with Kevin and Scott at the Sky Crane. Their we laid on the cement with the thousands of others and watched the show for the next hour. I came back just shy of 5200 image for my time at Oshkosh. I expected to do a whole lot more and cover a whole lot more aircraft but I’m quite happy with what I captured. Even more pleased with what I learned and the new friends I made. Oshkosh isn’t just about planes or people but the friendships that all brings together. It’s only 357 days away and I can’t wait!

Maybe the B&W Helps

Aug 12, 2010 | Aviation

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It’s from the era.

Maybe the B&W Helps

Aug 12, 2010 | Aviation

[swf]http://www.moosepeterson.com/swf_imgs/DAPOSHK2447.swf, 585, 473 [/swf]

It’s from the era.

What Can I Say, I’m a Rear End kind of Guy

Aug 12, 2010 | Aviation

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There are times when the backside just presents a profile that I can’t resist.

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This pair of P-51s is just such and example. The P-51D above and this P-51B below (a Red Tail) are just great planes. Now to get these shots, I’ve gotta stick my butt in the air. I bend over (grass too wet to lay down), way over to get the profile I like. I have the E Screen installed in the D3s that I rely on when in this position to align everything. I think after looking at these for a while, I’m going to have to go back and do a little more finishing to make them perfect.

Photos captured by D3x, 24-70AFS on Lexar UDMA digital film

What Can I Say, I’m a Rear End kind of Guy

Aug 12, 2010 | Aviation

[swf]http://www.moosepeterson.com/swf_imgs/DAPOSHK1823.swf, 585, 473 [/swf]

There are times when the backside just presents a profile that I can’t resist.

[swf]http://www.moosepeterson.com/swf_imgs/DAPOSHK1829.swf, 585, 473 [/swf]

This pair of P-51s is just such and example. The P-51D above and this P-51B below (a Red Tail) are just great planes. Now to get these shots, I’ve gotta stick my butt in the air. I bend over (grass too wet to lay down), way over to get the profile I like. I have the E Screen installed in the D3s that I rely on when in this position to align everything. I think after looking at these for a while, I’m going to have to go back and do a little more finishing to make them perfect.

Photos captured by D3x, 24-70AFS on Lexar UDMA digital film

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