planepics Loc: St. Louis burbs, but originally Chicago burbs

#1 - Picture of the Week - AvWeb (daily e-newsletter for aviation info) (first two pics) Here is the link to the 9/29/11 issue it was in:

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/potw/PictureOfTheWeek_205483-1.html

I've had, maybe 1/2 a dozen other of my plane pics in various editions of AvWeb, but none as winners (elsewhere in the weekly filmstrips)

#2 Picture of the Month EAA.org e-mag (Experimental Aircraft Association June 2012 wallpaper. First pic is original, second is as it appeared in the e-mag (but printed, with the pilot's autograph, framed, and hung on my wall.) The "real" e-mag pic can be found at:

http://www.eaa.org/wallpaper and look for June 2012. Both pics were taken at the same airshow (week-long convention in Oshkosh, WI)

Original (at least the PP'd version)


As it appeared in the e-newsletter


The real McCoy with all the blemishes


Artwork

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

Outstanding!

planepics Loc: St. Louis burbs, but originally Chicago burbs

Thanks. Hopefully one of my shots will appear in print someday. I'm going to be ordering a new lens (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/728341-REG/Tamron_AFA005C700_SP_70_300mm_f_4_5_6_Di.html) within the next 4 days (rebate deadline) to replace my kit long zoom, which should help me take better pics and I'm considering taking a course at my local Jr. college. It'll be my first more-or-less premium lens and it's what I can afford at this time. I've never used a Tamron (it's gotten decent reviews, though) or bought from B+H. I hope I'll be happy with them.

Country's Mama Loc: Michigan

Great shots! At the risk of sounding ignorant. What is the vapor coming off of the first plane?

planepics Loc: St. Louis burbs, but originally Chicago burbs

Condensation of the air as the plane approaches the speed of sound. It most often happens when the air is humid, I suppose. Aircraft (except the military in an emergency) are not allowed to break the sound barrier over land. The F-18 was probably doing .95 mach or so. In the original pic, I barely got the guy in the frame, so it's a rather heavy crop as you can see. I ordered my lens this morning...I hope I get it by the end of the week, but it might be next week..."up to 6 business days" to deliver.

It took me forever to figure out how to find this original file, and redo it after saving a copy of teh PP'd one.

GeneM Loc: Upstate PA

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

planepics Loc: St. Louis burbs, but originally Chicago burbs

Thanks for the thumbs-up :)