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Oct 13, 2017 13:02:23   #
Kites
 
Great Pictures. I used to go to many airshows years ago as I love planes. I used to work in the aviation industry (DC-9 flight test) and took many pictures- slides.

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Oct 13, 2017 14:30:21   #
photophly Loc: Old Bridge NJ
 
Great shots.....

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Oct 13, 2017 17:21:46   #
pmackd Loc: Alameda CA
 
starlifter wrote:
Great shots, except #3 which was at too high a shutter speed. The propellant arc would look better as a blurred disk as opposed to appearing stationary. I pan the airplane and use 125th for a shutter speed.


Will try to find a suitable shutter speed next time. It's not possible to shoot at 1/125 sec from a bobbing boat.

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Oct 13, 2017 17:23:48   #
pmackd Loc: Alameda CA
 
Alafoto wrote:
Great shots! I thoroughly admire great aircraft in flight shots.

As a purely unnecessary aside, in 1987 I fell through a skylight on the roof of a seven story hotel building while making pictures of the Air Force Thunderbirds. Sheared the lens mount screws off of my 70-200 f/2.8 but once the lens mount was replaced both camera and lens functioned well. Someone who saw the incident said the camera appeared to bounce about a foot off the flagstone floor and the lens then separated from the FE-2 body.

Alas, I didn't fare as well and spent 14 weeks in intensive care and about a year more in physical therapy.

I purchased an EOS 630 (for the autofocus)and a couple of lenses and my therapist concocted a makeshift shoulder stock of heat moldable splint material and secured a remote shutter button to my good hand with a velcro strap, enabling me to shoot a bit during my recovery.
Great shots! I thoroughly admire great aircraft i... (show quote)


I hope you recovered completely. After one near miss and a couple of falls I vowed to be super careful when shooting and never take a step backward without looking.

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Oct 13, 2017 17:37:56   #
cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast
 
Now, besides a tripod for my camera, I need a boat to sit it on to get good airshow images. Great job! The only criticism is the lack of prop blur on the bi-place image but really great anyway.

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Oct 13, 2017 23:29:09   #
JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles
 
Very nice!

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Oct 14, 2017 00:32:49   #
sailorsmom Loc: Souderton, PA
 
Very good shots, pmackd!

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Oct 14, 2017 01:14:43   #
JoAnneK01 Loc: Lahaina, Hawaii
 
I enjoyed all of your photos. Love the air shows and the pilots who fly them. My favorite is #4. Mahalo for sharing.

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Oct 14, 2017 05:03:00   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
pmackd wrote:
From my boat. Nikon D500 with 300mm f4 VR PF lens

First two shots: Canadian Snowbirds

Third shot: Lucas Acrobatic Biplane

Remaining shots: Blue Angels

Fantastic images, and taken from a boat wow.

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Oct 14, 2017 08:32:03   #
rmm0605 Loc: Atlanta GA
 
pmackd wrote:
From my boat. Nikon D500 with 300mm f4 VR PF lens

First two shots: Canadian Snowbirds

Third shot: Lucas Acrobatic Biplane

Remaining shots: Blue Angels


How did you get those closeups of the Blue Angels? Wow.

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Oct 15, 2017 13:46:13   #
Tikva Loc: Waukesha, WI
 
Wonderful series.

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Oct 15, 2017 14:41:16   #
photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA
 
pmackd wrote:
From my boat. Nikon D500 with 300mm f4 VR PF lens

First two shots: Canadian Snowbirds

Third shot: Lucas Acrobatic Biplane

Remaining shots: Blue Angels



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