Jones Beach Air Show

VycorVycor Registered Users Posts: 386 Major grins
edited May 28, 2008 in Other Cool Shots
So it was cool to see the Blue Angels flying around, but im disapointed in my crappy shots. I got there late so only got to see the Blue Angels perform. I'm gonna go back tommorrow for the last showing and try and get better photos, but heres a few from today:

Fat Albert:
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The angels:
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Adam Daley
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Comments

  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2008
    Crappy shots. rolleyes1.gifIf only I had a dollar for every time I thought about my images.

    You got some nice grabs none the less. thumb.gif Love airshows.
    Michael
  • CuongCuong Registered Users Posts: 1,508 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2008
    Love the jet formations.

    Cuong
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  • VycorVycor Registered Users Posts: 386 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2008
    Yeah a few... problem was airplanes... fly in the sky... and when you aim yer camera at the sky, it likes to darken everything down... and i couldnt use manual because sometimes the clouds went away and sometimes they were there... it was tricky to say the least..

    So i'll try tomm, im gonna get there early at start of show and get a good spot. i was walking up/down and just ended up standing somewhere for some shots.. happened to be a great spot as they flew right at me...
    Adam Daley
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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2008
    Manual would be really hard with 360 degrees being your arena. No expert
    but shooting the sky is some like shooting snow or bright sand. The camera tells you on thing and the exposure is wrong. What do your histograms look
    like? Maybe using exposure compensation is in order. Generally speaking your
    exposures look nailed save for a few just a wee dark.
    Michael
  • VycorVycor Registered Users Posts: 386 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2008
    I had to do a lot of PP. I didnt look at my histograms, dont really know how to read those. I had my exposure comp set to +1 i'll try a lil more tomm maybe +2
    Adam Daley
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  • VycorVycor Registered Users Posts: 386 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2008
    Heres one I liked... i stopped by the airport on my way home tonight its around corner, was a buncha people outside the fences. They parked the angels right near the fences so people could see them, kinda kewl

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    Adam Daley
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  • jenniferjennifer Registered Users Posts: 152 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2008
    Here are some of my shots from the air show. I'm pretty happy with them. Much more so than my decision not to bring sunscreen eek7.gif

    C&C welcome and appreciated!

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  • PantherPanther Registered Users Posts: 3,658 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2008
    Howdy Vycor,

    I really think your images came out very good, lots of neat compositions and details.

    I would be very proud to have those in my portfolio.
    Take care,

    Craig

    Burleson, Texas
  • VycorVycor Registered Users Posts: 386 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2008
    Nice shots... great shots. I hungout with a friend at the airport today. We left around 12:30 or so, and as I was driving out that first plane, the raptor is it? flew overhead, twice, HOLY CRAP the power that plane has, it felt amazing. I stopped to take photos but it was LONG gone, that sucker MOVES.

    I'll try and get out next year to the beach for the photos.
    Adam Daley
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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2008
    Both you and Jennifer got nice shots. Were you two shooting together?
    Michael
  • jenniferjennifer Registered Users Posts: 152 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2008
    No, not together. It looks like Vycor was on the boardwalk while I was on the beach. Not that there was a bad seat in the house.
    40D, 10-22, 70-200 f/2.8L IS, 75-300 IS, 1.4x TC
  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2008
    jennifer wrote:
    No, not together. It looks like Vycor was on the boardwalk while I was on the beach. Not that there was a bad seat in the house.

    :D Hardly ever a bad seat at an air shot. I got the sunscreen setting out now. Thanks for the reminder. thumb.gif
    Michael
  • VycorVycor Registered Users Posts: 386 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2008
    I was there Saturday on the boardwalk, didnt get there Sunday.
    Adam Daley
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  • eL eSs VeeeL eSs Vee Registered Users Posts: 1,243 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2008
    Beautiful shots, you too! clap.gif
    Lee
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  • moose135moose135 Registered Users Posts: 1,420 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2008
    Nice shots, folks! It was an intense few days for me - over 4,400 shots in all (loving the new 40D - arrived Wednesday!) Here are a random sample from what I've had a chance to process.

    Blue Angel 7 testing the temporary arresting gear after arriving Wednesday afternoon.
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    Will that be cash or credit?
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    Departing on a media flight - cleared the fence at the end of the field by about 20 feeteek7.gif
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    Dave Windmiller lost his canopy during one of the practice sessions.
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    Spent all day Saturday in the old control tower at Republic Airport. Bob Baranaskas had an oil leak and made a challenging safe return.
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    Saturday evening, the American Airpower Museum at Republic invited a number of us in to photograph the aircraft after hours. It was the second "Night Under The Stars" photo shoot we've been able to arrange with the museum.

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    Lots more photos here. I'll be adding photos for the next few days, I'm sure!
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  • VycorVycor Registered Users Posts: 386 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2008
    Awesome last shot there, love it. Next year i'll take some time to get some shots like that. Maybe i'll have my press pass by then... wish I had it this weekend, but i gotta find out where it is
    Adam Daley
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  • jenniferjennifer Registered Users Posts: 152 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2008
    Those are great shots, Moose. I'm very envious of your access!! The last one is my favorite. The colors are brilliant.
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  • eL eSs VeeeL eSs Vee Registered Users Posts: 1,243 Major grins
    edited May 27, 2008
    I haven't seen the Blue Angels in action in years. Super cool images! thumb.gif
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  • evorywareevoryware Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited May 27, 2008
    I got some I'm going through from the airshow also. Will post later as they are uploading now.
    These are all great shots posted so far! moose it looks like you were in the sky with that Raptor!
    Amazing how so many people can be at the same place but still come up with such different images!


    For now here's one of mine from the parking lot at Jones Beach:
    I patented those maneuvers! Pissed.gif
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  • evorywareevoryware Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited May 28, 2008
    I took about 740 pics and whittled them down to 125. I'll link to them later, but I was extremely happy with them so it's hard to even post 10.

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