Evan's photography phun (8 Viewers)

[evangilder]

Thanks guys. I always love that event for the camaraderie and the flying, but the turbulence is a pain. But i wouldn't think I was in Palm Springs if the wind stopped blowing.

 

[evangilder]

Here is another video from 2 cameras. Larry had a GoPro pointing back at me, so I edited the video with both my helmet cam, and his.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUClKOcW05M

 

[Shinpachi]

Your face looked sharp, Eric!

 

[Gnomey]

Cool video Eric!

 

[evangilder]

Thanks guys. It was a first for me to get on someone else's video.

 

[ontos]

Another great Video Eric. Thanks for sharing. Is that a glare shield on the front of your lens ?

 

[gumbyk]

Eric, what helmet camera do you have? Those videos are pretty sharp.
I've been thinking about getting one, and might have to start hinting to my wife about xmas presents!

 

[evangilder]

It's a rubberized glare shield that can retract, Merv. It's real handy for glare when the canopy is closed, and keeps me from scratching the canopy.

I have the Contour HD camera for the helmet. It shoots full HD and weighs only 4 ounces. It's nice and small.

Cameras -- Contour Online Store

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Excellent video Eric! The turbulence looked to be a good pain though. Most folks don't realize how restricted you are in craft like that. Shooting can be kinda tough. Great material sir!

 

[evangilder]

Yeah, it's not as easy as it seems.

 

[evangilder]

So I took the airliner route to Tuscon earlier this week for work. I wanted to go to the Pima Air Museum, but didn't get a chance with the schedule. I did, however get some photos of some of the airliners and from the air. Next time I get out there, I am going a day early so I can get to the Museum and enjoy it.

The first 2 shots are over California. The second 2 are Qantas birds, the 747 and 2 A380s. Sitting in an Embraer, the 380s look really huge!

 

[GrauGeist]

Really cool landscape shots!!

Things look so much different at altitude, don't they?

 

[gumbyk]

Was that a polarizing filter on that second shot? The sky looks pretty dark.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Couple of nice shots there Eric, snow capped mountains and the desert valley right next to each other. Your right about the A380 as well, it is huge and a nice quiet bird to fly in.

 

[GrauGeist]

I'm going to guess that the second shot was about 25,000 feet...

 

[evangilder]

Yes, the second shot was at 30k. I never use filters as I don't like any more reflective surfaces than necessary between me and my subjects.

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots Eric!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Those are GREAT Eric! The shots of the mountains and terrain are awesome sir!

 

[evangilder]

Thanks guys. I was pretty surpised that they came out well considering I was shooting through the window of the airplane. Sometimes the experiments work out. 8)

 

[evangilder]

I have my first portrait shoot today. So while I was dusting off some photoshop skills, I did this little edit.