Sister Mary
by Zeus

Comment by MaryO:
Not my sister! Focus on the head is sharp where it matters. Lighting is a bit harsh, which makes the shadows and the legs equally dark on my monitor.

Preflight Complete
It's Time to Perform!
by Zeus

Comment by Zeus:
Hi Tome!
Actually I did. I work UNICOMs for air shows in California (so far) and this one was on the Catalina Island. I met Vicky Benzing and gave her this shot as a Windows Wallpaper. I also have many of the pilots and performers on my email photo list. Thank you for your appreciative comment. My favorite photo subject is aircraft, mostly helicopters and they present quite a challenge. Getting the rotors or propellers properly blurred means a shutter speed at about 1/80 so try a panning shot at that speed and see if you get an acceptable, sharp photo. My best made the MD Helicopters calender and the wall of the Fresno Co Sheriff's airborne division. But DPC'ers mostly vote my aircraft photos down and I find that frustrating. Like a fine wine and beer, it's an acquired taste, or an ingrained fascination with flight. And photography.

Avalon's show is unique that the airport launches the show aircraft, but the show is off shore outside the Avalon Bay 5 miles away where I can't see them, so I don't get the aerobatic performances like I do at the other shows, like Marysville.

BTW, my photos of this event are posted at //photo.sagerquist.net/UNICOM-AVX-Oct2014.html
and the other events are listed at //photo.sagerquist.net/UNICOMs.html


Message edited by author 2014-10-17 12:37:23.

Preflight Complete
It's Time to Perform!
by Zeus

Comment by tome:
No better way to perform than with the Extra 300! Lovely shot, you could share this with the pilot :-).

Preflight Complete
It's Time to Perform!
by Zeus

Comment by Pangurban:
Love the colours and motion in this. Personally I'd like to have seen more of the pilot.

Preflight Complete
It's Time to Perform!
by Zeus

Comment by MadMan2k:
Well composed and perfect shutter speed to capture the moving propeller in such a cool looking manner, but I'm not a fan of the added border.

Thirsty Visitor
by Zeus

Comment by MargaretNet:
and curious

Thirsty Visitor
by Zeus

Comment by bmartuch:
That's pretty cool to have him come up that close.

Request a Tower Fly-By
by Zeus

Comment by Zeus:
Funny, my old tower crew think this is the best photo I've ever taken of the tower.

They Shoot Photographers
Don't They?
by Zeus

Comment by littlemav:
Good job in advanced making it look like the bullets are coming towards me, curious to see what your DOF was. Reason I ask is I wonder what this would look like with a GIANT DOF

They Shoot Photographers
Don't They?
by Zeus

Comment by jgirl57:
I upped this vote because it was not your normal laying on the table kind of gun, after looking at this a bit more, I really like how the bullets look like they were flying out of the gun from being shot.
Interesting concept to it..