Photography Thread !!!

[Dan]

agf,
very nice, how did you take them?

 

[agf]

agf,
very nice, how did you take them?

Man I wish that I had taken them, they came to me as an email some time ago and I know that many forum members are in the armed forces in the US or have a keen interest in aviation and/or photography, like Humpy here in Australia, so I have been trying to take them from being embedded in the email and find a way to share, hence the many failed attempts to post.

I cant take any credit and unfortunately I cant even tell who did take them so as to credit them, but they are quite stunning

 

[Yasko]

Thanks for the screensavers Adrian.:thumbup:

 

[lytehouse]

Sawblade...that lens is HUGE!! How much does something like that weigh? (and cost?)
oh and great pics....

 

[Sawblade]

Sawblade...that lens is HUGE!! How much does something like that weigh? (and cost?)
oh and great pics....

It weighs 7 or 8 pounds and was $6000 (well, 6,000,000 korean won anyway). I just bought the camera in the picture and asked the guy at the shop to take a picture of me with the lens. That was a 400f2.8, but they also had one of these on the counter, but they got mad and took it in the back room when I started taking picture of it.
Nikkor 1200mm Super telephoto lenses

 

[Nelly]

ok Im still trying
you havnt beaten me yet

The prize for persistence goes to..................AGF

 

[Humperdinkel]

Hey that WW F-16 is from my base.




Though, effective April 1st, all US aerial demonstrations are suspended due to the budget idiocy going on.

And that would mean you are based in Misawa :thumbup:


Strange coding for the F-22's , they came out of Kadena & are based there with Langley AB tail codes (yes I know , I'm very strange that I know all the USAF tail codes too )

The lack of aerial displays is not only a US problem :spank: there were many notable absences from the Aussie Intl Airshow this year

 

[Cloggy]

After seeing Adrians pics of the A10 it reminded me of my service days at RAF Bawdsey (now defunked), more than 20 years ago. We were about 10 miles from the USAF bases of Woodbridge and Bentwaters. The A10's would often buzz us, especially during an excercise or tracking practice (I worked on the Radar for the bloodhound missiles at the time).

I know this pic probably belongs in the military section (and it wouldn't win any prizes) but here it is anyway:

 

[Dave.TX]

I love military aircraft!

To change the subject it's springtime around here. The red bud tree in my front yard survived the winter and is starting to bloom. The white iris is from Melody's front yard.

 

[xXxSushanxXx]

Here are some pics i took with my riding group not too long ago...

 

[FrozenBiker]

The water looked kind'a neat, like the surface was sandpapered or something.. (Lincoln Woods, State Park)

Sexy new Metzelers

How'd ya like to be standing next to that rock on the day it split?

 

[nivag]

A couple of alternatives to the aircraft shots (all very nice!!) which reminded me of these from the Eastbourne airshow a few years ago that I took.


Eastbourne Airbourne 2006 by urbannivag, on Flickr


Eastbourne Airbourne 2006 by urbannivag, on Flickr

 

[Dave.TX]

I went on an early morning ride today, got a few shots. Then went to a car show in N Austin, got a few more.

That John Deere tractor is literally 5 minutes from my house. It seems the property owner set it up that way for "art". Lots of old 100+ year buildings around here, mostly farming (cotton and other agriculture).

 

[Humperdinkel]

That is OUTSTANDING !!! love the post processing :rockon: :rockon:

 

[Erci]

That is OUTSTANDING !!! love the post processing :rockon: :rockon:

+1! Fantastic shot!

 

[Dave.TX]

I planted a red bud tree in the front yard last year and it's finally in bloom this spring. Went out yesterday to get some pics and a bumble bee was there. I took 13 shots, this was the last one and the best one.

 

[Dave.TX]

In San Diego, CA, this week visiting family. Went to the Zoo, USS Midway museum and a few other places. Going home tomorrow. Got a few pics to share:

USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 at North Island NAS with Navy gun boats as seen from the USS Midway

USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 (Nimitz class nuclear supercarrier) and USS Anchorage LPD-23 (San Antonio Class amphibious transport dock)

 

[Humperdinkel]

Great pics , thanks for sharing :thumbup:......

I do however have one question for you............................... Where are all the pics of that F-8 Crusader & the A-7 Corsair ??? :spank: :spank: :spank:

And all the other cool planes on the USS Midway's deck

 

[Dave.TX]

There's a few pics of the planes somewhere, just didn't reduce and upload yet.

 

[Motogiro]

In San Diego, CA, this week visiting family. Went to the Zoo, USS Midway museum and a few other places. Going home tomorrow. Got a few pics to share:

Dave! Shoulda reminded me you were in town!

Great pictures!

I worked on building the doner wall on the USS Midway. I've been on that carrier quite a few times!