Skyfest 2010...

rontront Registered Users Posts: 1,473 Major grins
edited July 27, 2010 in Other Cool Shots
This weekend was Skyfest 2010 @ Fairchild AFB in Spokane, WA. Over the next few days I will share some photos taken at this event. It was a lot of fun, but very hot out there. I hope you enjoy them.

Thanks for looking, Ron

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"The question is not what you look at, but what you see". Henry David Thoreau

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  • rontront Registered Users Posts: 1,473 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2010
    I am a bit curious. Are these bad photos, in the wrong area, just nothing exciting etc...


    Thanks, Ron
    "The question is not what you look at, but what you see". Henry David Thoreau

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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2010
    Hi Ron,

    These certainly aren't bad shots. I think folks get somewhat jaded sometimes and, unless there's something really extraordinary about a shot, they don't bother to comment. As a P-51 nut, I particularly like the last two shots. I would make one critique, and this is paraphrasing a friend who makes a living shooting planes: " if you can count the number of prop blades, you don't have enough prop blur ". He admits that represents an ideal situation but he " always shoots for maximum blur possible ".

    I'm curious about the P-51. Do you know if that one belongs to Kermit Weeks?

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • rontront Registered Users Posts: 1,473 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2010
    Thanks for looking and the response Tom. I appreciate it. Yes, the shutter speed could have been slowed down just a bit more. I like the comment about not being able to count the blades on the prop!! I will keep that in mind!
    I believe the P-51 is owned by John Sessions from Seattle, WA.
    http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/p51survivors/pages/42-106638.shtml

    Thanks again, Ron
    "The question is not what you look at, but what you see". Henry David Thoreau

    http://ront.smugmug.com/
    Nikon D600, Nikon 85 f/1.8G, Nikon 24-120mm f/4, Nikon 70-300, Nikon SB-700, Canon S95
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2010
    Ron,

    Interestingly, I see the P-51B you shot has the " Malcolm Hood " canopy.
    I've always loved the B / C models of this plane. They were actually faster than the following " D " models but, even with the Malcolm canopy, did not have quite the all-important rear vision.

    I appreciate the link you provided. If you look through that site, you'll find reference to the " Sizzlin Liz " serial # 44-74458. This is a P-51 D that belongs to a friend of mine and who takes me up in it. Quite a ride. I look forward to more of your pics.

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • rontront Registered Users Posts: 1,473 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2010
    Well, I am officially jealous that you have been up in a P-51!!!! That is something I would dearly love to do!!

    Thanks again, Ron
    "The question is not what you look at, but what you see". Henry David Thoreau

    http://ront.smugmug.com/
    Nikon D600, Nikon 85 f/1.8G, Nikon 24-120mm f/4, Nikon 70-300, Nikon SB-700, Canon S95
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