post your shots of the airplanes

**mattb123** · 08-24-2010, 09:54 PM

They did high altitude testing of the Osprey just a mile or so from my house. Cool, but I got tired of hearing it day after day!

Paleo Pete · 09-05-2010, 03:41 PM

I drove by the local municipal airport yesterday, a couple of small single seaters were going. Each would take off, fly about 5 minutes, land, refuel and go again. Trainers I think. Here are a couple of shots out of a dozen or so keepers.

Waiting...

click the image to view larger size.

I thought I had the full size crop of this one, 3584x2688 so it will resize easily to 1024x768, but didn't. This is a crop of the next keeper of the same plane, 1024x768. No editing done at all, both are exactly how they came off the camera.

click the image to view larger size.

Shot with my K-x and Sears 80-200 lens, f8 I think. These were both 1/350 shutter speed, so I didn't quite stop the motion of the prop, but I think it works pretty well as is. I'm liking this lens pretty well, it's getting some nice shots. I got several cool shots of them flying, and fast enough to stop the prop, will try to upload and post a couple later.

Adam · 09-05-2010, 03:52 PM

Great shots indeed!

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**jheu02** · 09-05-2010, 08:20 PM

Originally posted by Paleo Pete

I drove by the local municipal airport yesterday, a couple of small single seaters were going. Each would take off, fly about 5 minutes, land, refuel and go again. Trainers I think. Here are a couple of shots out of a dozen or so keepers.

Looks like crop dusters to me. So, if the fields are also nearby, they probably already dumped their loads of pesticides. Can't think they'd need fuel after 5 minutes. Nice shots though.

Special K: No more boneyard shots. Reminds me of having to take my jet to the Davis-Monthan boneyard from Myrtle Beach when they closed down the AFB side.

Just kidding about the shots, keep 'em coming as that was many moons ago when I made my delivery.

Last edited by jheu02; 09-05-2010 at 08:27 PM. Reason: added text

SpecialK · 09-05-2010, 10:40 PM

More Chino '08...

captmacq · 09-08-2010, 10:09 PM

the cheap seat veiw

NAS Carswell fort worth tx

**jheu02** · 09-09-2010, 05:01 AM

captmacq: thanks for adding that last pic. I guess you shot it at about 1/250"? That's about all you'd need to "freeze frame" the Hog.

SpecialK · 09-09-2010, 06:36 PM

Jackie Cochran airport, Thermal Calif '07.

VaughnA · 09-09-2010, 07:18 PM

I'm an aviation nut but this is about all I've got worth sharing for now.

captmacq · 09-09-2010, 08:13 PM

SpecialK that last one better be on a wall some place great shot

SpecialK · 09-09-2010, 08:45 PM

Originally posted by captmacq

SpecialK that last one better be on a wall some place great shot

Thanks for the nice comment. Not printed yet....

SpecialK · 09-15-2010, 04:51 PM

Here's a collection of clips (not mine) from Oshkosh. Thought airplane people might like it.

Oshkosh 2010

Paleo Pete · 09-15-2010, 05:04 PM

jheu02 - I finally found out the planes I posted are rigged to spread fertilizer. A lot of pines have been planted (finally) north of town, from what I could find out they're probably fertilizing those. Still chemicals, of course, and almost as bad as pesticides, but not quite crop dusters. But you were very close. I didn't know what the rigs were on the undercarriage, but they were tanking up on more fertilizer, not fuel as I originally thought.

m8o · 09-15-2010, 06:07 PM

This page and especially last,
Gold Star goes to SpecialK!

**jheu02** · 09-15-2010, 06:18 PM

Hubie Tolson flew his Su-31 at our local airshow. Awesome! Unfortunately, the 2nd shot here is OOF, I guess the AF couldn't settle quickly enough with all the smoke surrounding him. At the end of the main routine, he shuts the engine off while inverted and glides across show center. The last two shots captures this, it wasn't stopped due to shutter speed.

09-05-2010, 03:52 PM	#153
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09-05-2010, 10:40 PM	#155
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,481	More Chino '08... Last edited by SpecialK; 07-29-2011 at 11:06 AM.

09-09-2010, 06:36 PM	#158
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,481	Jackie Cochran airport, Thermal Calif '07. Last edited by SpecialK; 07-29-2011 at 11:07 AM.

09-15-2010, 06:18 PM	#165
jheu02 Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,027	Su-31 Hubie Tolson flew his Su-31 at our local airshow. Awesome! Unfortunately, the 2nd shot here is OOF, I guess the AF couldn't settle quickly enough with all the smoke surrounding him. At the end of the main routine, he shuts the engine off while inverted and glides across show center. The last two shots captures this, it wasn't stopped due to shutter speed.

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08-24-2010, 09:54 PM	#151
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,872	They did high altitude testing of the Osprey just a mile or so from my house. Cool, but I got tired of hearing it day after day!

09-05-2010, 03:41 PM	#152
Paleo Pete Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,880	I drove by the local municipal airport yesterday, a couple of small single seaters were going. Each would take off, fly about 5 minutes, land, refuel and go again. Trainers I think. Here are a couple of shots out of a dozen or so keepers. Waiting... click the image to view larger size. I thought I had the full size crop of this one, 3584x2688 so it will resize easily to 1024x768, but didn't. This is a crop of the next keeper of the same plane, 1024x768. No editing done at all, both are exactly how they came off the camera. click the image to view larger size. Shot with my K-x and Sears 80-200 lens, f8 I think. These were both 1/350 shutter speed, so I didn't quite stop the motion of the prop, but I think it works pretty well as is. I'm liking this lens pretty well, it's getting some nice shots. I got several cool shots of them flying, and fast enough to stop the prop, will try to upload and post a couple later.

09-05-2010, 08:20 PM	#154
jheu02 Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,027	Originally posted by Paleo Pete I drove by the local municipal airport yesterday, a couple of small single seaters were going. Each would take off, fly about 5 minutes, land, refuel and go again. Trainers I think. Here are a couple of shots out of a dozen or so keepers. Looks like crop dusters to me. So, if the fields are also nearby, they probably already dumped their loads of pesticides. Can't think they'd need fuel after 5 minutes. Nice shots though. Special K: No more boneyard shots. Reminds me of having to take my jet to the Davis-Monthan boneyard from Myrtle Beach when they closed down the AFB side. Just kidding about the shots, keep 'em coming as that was many moons ago when I made my delivery. Last edited by jheu02; 09-05-2010 at 08:27 PM. Reason: added text

09-08-2010, 10:09 PM	#156
captmacq Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: fort worth tx Photos: Gallery Posts: 107	the cheap seat veiw NAS Carswell fort worth tx

09-09-2010, 05:01 AM	#157
jheu02 Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,027	captmacq: thanks for adding that last pic. I guess you shot it at about 1/250"? That's about all you'd need to "freeze frame" the Hog.

09-09-2010, 07:18 PM	#159
VaughnA Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,363	I'm an aviation nut but this is about all I've got worth sharing for now.

09-09-2010, 08:13 PM	#160
captmacq Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: fort worth tx Photos: Gallery Posts: 107	SpecialK that last one better be on a wall some place great shot

09-09-2010, 08:45 PM	#161
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,481	Originally posted by captmacq SpecialK that last one better be on a wall some place great shot Thanks for the nice comment. Not printed yet....

09-15-2010, 04:51 PM	#162
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,481	Here's a collection of clips (not mine) from Oshkosh. Thought airplane people might like it. Oshkosh 2010

09-15-2010, 05:04 PM	#163
Paleo Pete Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,880	jheu02 - I finally found out the planes I posted are rigged to spread fertilizer. A lot of pines have been planted (finally) north of town, from what I could find out they're probably fertilizing those. Still chemicals, of course, and almost as bad as pesticides, but not quite crop dusters. But you were very close. I didn't know what the rigs were on the undercarriage, but they were tanking up on more fertilizer, not fuel as I originally thought.

09-15-2010, 06:07 PM	#164
m8o Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 40°-55'-44" N / 73°-24'-07" W [on LI] Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,092	This page and especially last, Gold Star goes to SpecialK!