C-130 Touch & Go's
Dec 16, 2014 18:39:16 #
The Vandenberge USAF base does touch & go's at our local airport.
This is a C-130 Hercules Cargo Plane California Air Guard. Camera was set on Auto no flash. So settings are different for each shot.
We also get F-15 Eagle, UH-60 Black Hawk, AH-1 SuperCobra, P-3 Orion etc.
With my new Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD Lens I will be no the look-out for more military aircraft to photograph.
Nikon D600 w/Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD Lens
approximate settings
550mm
f/16
ISO 400
1/250
Craig
This is a C-130 Hercules Cargo Plane California Air Guard. Camera was set on Auto no flash. So settings are different for each shot.
We also get F-15 Eagle, UH-60 Black Hawk, AH-1 SuperCobra, P-3 Orion etc.
With my new Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD Lens I will be no the look-out for more military aircraft to photograph.
Nikon D600 w/Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD Lens
approximate settings
550mm
f/16
ISO 400
1/250
Craig
Dec 16, 2014 19:00:15 #
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Dec 16, 2014 21:57:35 #
nicksr1125 wrote:
Very nice shots. Touch & go = Crash & dash.
Nick Mertes MSgt, USAF Retired.
Thank you Nick and who had the clean up duty :roll:
Ever stationed in Calif?
Craig
Dec 16, 2014 22:11:58 #
A lot of pilots refer to T&G as C&D. Spent my 1st 4 years in the Navy as a Photographer's Mate at NAS (now MCAS) Miramar just north of San Diego. My wife is from Monterey. We lived there in 1988-89 and moved back in 1992. Moved to Oklahoma in 2004. We would love to be back in the Monterey area permanently. Did get to spend a couple weeks there in September.
Dec 17, 2014 06:21:41 #
Very nice Craig!!!! I hope you get blue skies for some of your work. That is awesome you can get these!
Erv
Erv
Dec 17, 2014 09:17:31 #
Dec 17, 2014 09:23:34 #
allan catt wrote:
Like them,good shots.
Thank you Allan for the compliment and taking time to view my work.
Craig
Dec 17, 2014 09:46:13 #
nicksr1125 wrote:
Very nice shots. Touch & go = Crash & dash.
Crash and dash --- you sound like you're ex Navy Air.
Dec 17, 2014 09:49:01 #
CraigFair wrote:
The Vandenberge USAF base does touch & go's at... (show quote)
You have some good shots there and lots of different aircraft to shoot.
I used to be a flight engineer on on the P3, a great aircraft that is now being replaced by the Boeing P8.
Dec 17, 2014 09:59:17 #
Erv wrote:
Very nice Craig!!!! I hope you get blue skies for some of your work. That is awesome you can get these!
Erv
Erv
Hi Erv, good to hear from you and thank you very much.
Just got some broken clouds at 4:00 AM. So I.m out shooting the Moon.
Post will be in Astronomical Photography Forum. We'll see if my new Tamron 150-600 can make me a better photographer. :roll:
Craig
Dec 17, 2014 10:51:36 #
CraigFair wrote:
The Vandenberge USAF base does touch & go's at... (show quote)
Great captures all Craig! Boy the last one is a look you would get from the pacific theatre of war almost
Dec 17, 2014 10:57:47 #
flyguy wrote:
You have some good shots there and lots of different aircraft to shoot.
I used to be a flight engineer on on the P3, a great aircraft that is now being replaced by the Boeing P8.
I used to be a flight engineer on on the P3, a great aircraft that is now being replaced by the Boeing P8.
Thank you for taking time to look at my photos.
Is the P8 a 737 in drag? A friend of mine was crew on an Orion P3 in Viet Nam.
Craig
Dec 17, 2014 11:00:54 #
FrodoBaggins wrote:
Great captures all Craig! Boy the last one is a look you would get from the pacific theatre of war almost
Thank you Frodo for taking time to comment,
Sounds like you were there.
Craig
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