evangilder
"Shooter"
Very cool! I have seen a few static B-29s so far, but have yet to see Fifi, or see it fly. Great stuff, and well captured.
RabidSnaps
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RabidAlien
1st Lieutenant
Thanks, y'all! I would've loved to see her land, as well, but when the 2-year-old starts getting hot, tired, and bored, its time to leave.
Walked out to the end of the taxiway (whatever the strip of concrete between the hangars is called) to watch her actually take off. I was quite surprised that nobody else walked out there either. Had a good conversation with one of the CAF guys (standing watch out there, I guess) and the professional photographer (seen sitting on the little push-cart that moved Fifi out for engine-start), and nobody seemed mad at me, so I guess it was okay. Oh, well, either way got some good shots that I'm purty darn sure nobody else got!
Walked out to the end of the taxiway (whatever the strip of concrete between the hangars is called) to watch her actually take off. I was quite surprised that nobody else walked out there either. Had a good conversation with one of the CAF guys (standing watch out there, I guess) and the professional photographer (seen sitting on the little push-cart that moved Fifi out for engine-start), and nobody seemed mad at me, so I guess it was okay. Oh, well, either way got some good shots that I'm purty darn sure nobody else got!
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Stupendous shots Kirk!!!!
I have seen FIFI in the air twice and had no camera either time.
The size of this airshow didn't matter. The material MORE than made up for it.
I have seen FIFI in the air twice and had no camera either time. The size of this airshow didn't matter. The material MORE than made up for it.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Beaut shots Kirk, thanks for posting.
Great shots!
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RabidAlien
1st Lieutenant
Stupendous shots Kirk!!!!
Amen to that.
ontos
Tech Sergeant
Great shots Kirk, well worth the trip I would say 8)
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RabidAlien
1st Lieutenant
From a recent trip to the Ft Worth zoo:
(need to play around with Gimp and PS3 a bit, try to burn the sky a little more. I miss shooting B&W infrared film, so not having dark, dark skies to backdrop everything else just kinda rubs me wrong, ya know?)
My Canon Rebel either has some crud on the mirror, or my 70-300 lens is starting to fog up (its about 15 years old now, and is a Quantaray lens, so while its served me well over the years, it wouldn't surprise me that its going out), so I need to get a new lens somewhere. For these pics, I used my wife's new Nikon D7000. Her old Nikon D80 took a nosedive off a tripod and broke the lens-mounting ring off. It can be repaired, but due to impending photo shoots (one last weekend, one today, and another tomorrow), we couldn't wait the 6 or so weeks to have it repaired. Nice camera!
(need to play around with Gimp and PS3 a bit, try to burn the sky a little more. I miss shooting B&W infrared film, so not having dark, dark skies to backdrop everything else just kinda rubs me wrong, ya know?)
My Canon Rebel either has some crud on the mirror, or my 70-300 lens is starting to fog up (its about 15 years old now, and is a Quantaray lens, so while its served me well over the years, it wouldn't surprise me that its going out), so I need to get a new lens somewhere. For these pics, I used my wife's new Nikon D7000. Her old Nikon D80 took a nosedive off a tripod and broke the lens-mounting ring off. It can be repaired, but due to impending photo shoots (one last weekend, one today, and another tomorrow), we couldn't wait the 6 or so weeks to have it repaired. Nice camera!
i like 'em
fubar57
General
Just took the grand tour RA. Great looking family and equally great shots. I agree with the others, B&W looks the best. I like to experiment and put a bit of color in some of my shots. A bit time consuming but worth it.
Geo
Geo
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Like the Boa! Excellent shots to RA!
Excellent shots to RA!
T Bolt
Colonel
I just looked through the whole thread too. Some great shots there RA 8)
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RabidAlien
1st Lieutenant
Thanks, y'all....just realized I never posted any pics from our trip to Orlando Florida last year, including the trip to the air museum. Just got back from the Dallas Arboretum (botanical garden), so I'll have to go through and see if I got anything good.
Cool shots!
Crimea_River
Marshal
I like those.
Matt308
Glock Perfection
Adler will like those too.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Really nice shots ya' got there, but I'll say the first B&W shot of the dreaded Iguanadon flat out rocks, man!! 
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RabidAlien
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Instead of bogging down the forums with a ton of photos, here's a link to our blog (mostly my wife's) with some photos from this weekend.
(hint...click the photo!)
(hint...click the photo!)
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Outstanding shot!!
Ok...I clicky
Ok...I clicky
evangilder
"Shooter"
Nice stuff, Kirk! I have the D80 and have been drooling over the 7000 for a while, just hasn't been in the budget lately to get one. I like the contrasts of black and white.
For your Quantaray lens, look into getting it cleaned. Glass elements shouldn't cloud up.
For your Quantaray lens, look into getting it cleaned. Glass elements shouldn't cloud up.