*Manny*...you need to put those up on Airliners.net! What camera is that and congrats on the rare accomplishment!
Cheers times a million!
-Brian
Oh Brian, you're too kind... it was pure luck. I **sort of prepared myself** for it by just concentrating on keeping the plane in the frame SOMEHOW... it is VERY hard to track at this speed especially when you're so close to it. I was at the very edge of the water. From the Boardwalk I may have had a better time tracking as the angle of view is totally better the further away you are. To test this, just imagine when you're on the side of the road and a car passes you, no matter how slow they may be going, it seems that they're flying. Yet from far away, the move slowly... relatively speaking of course LOL
Oh, the gear? Nikon D2Xs (old but gets the job done) + 200-400mm f/4, hand-held (gets really really tiring at the end of the day) Can you tell I want a D3? :mrgreen:
On day two (Sunday) I attempted the same feat. This time I switched to cropped mode (6MP as opposed to native 12MP) which gives me a MUCH SMALLER frame to work with but, it gives me 8FPS as opposed to 5FPS in full DX frame mode. Well, I missed all but one frame :-( Even at super high speed, the panning is everything.
Next time, I need to switch to the 70-200mm and just aim for a larger coverage area (AOV) to guarantee the craft will be ALL in the frame... hehehe, I hate chopping off corners :-(
Once again, thank you for your kind words!
Cheers.
05-26-2009, 10:37 PM
moose135
Re: Jones Beach Airshow 2009
Damn, Manny! What a great sequence! Not much else to say but welcome to NYCA. It was a pleasure meeting you Saturday night, looking forward to seeing you around in the future.
05-26-2009, 10:39 PM
h2opunk1822
Re: Jones Beach Airshow 2009
omg those f-18 shots are amazing!!.. awesome job on them.. i am 100% jealous that you got those.. good work!
05-26-2009, 10:45 PM
gonzalu
Re: Jones Beach Airshow 2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by moose135
Damn, Manny! What a great sequence! Not much else to say but welcome to NYCA. It was a pleasure meeting you Saturday night, looking forward to seeing you around in the future.
Thanks Moose... also looking forward to you and I having more time to talk shop... both aviation and photography :-)
05-26-2009, 10:46 PM
gonzalu
Re: Jones Beach Airshow 2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by h2opunk1822
omg those f-18 shots are amazing!!.. awesome job on them.. i am 100% jealous that you got those.. good work!
THANK YOU! :P
05-27-2009, 12:05 AM
Big Tim #70
Re: Jones Beach Airshow 2009
Not my video but check out this one of the Horsemen & the HF...
Also, not sure if anybody else posted it yet or not but here is a great video of Jugg's Vapor.
05-27-2009, 11:13 AM
ch2tdriver
Re: Jones Beach Airshow 2009
Big Tim,
Hey you saved me the trouble of posting my own video, Thanks!! LOL!
Here is a link to the video where you can click on 'HQ' and watch the Horsemen in High Quality:
I don't know whats up with YT, but in order to watch the video with this feature you now have to add the '&fmt=18' at the end of the url link. Ever since they added that annotation feature, when I upload video the 'HQ' button is missing.
I'll try and post the Snowbirds when I can.
Peter B. (ptbpilot)
05-27-2009, 05:57 PM
Gerard
Re: Jones Beach Airshow 2009
Hey maybe we can get these guys to come across the Pond for next years show...
I don't know whats up with YT, but in order to watch the video with this feature you now have to add the '&fmt=18' at the end of the url link. Ever since they added that annotation feature, when I upload video the 'HQ' button is missing.
I'll try and post the Snowbirds when I can.
Peter B. (ptbpilot)
Hey Peter,
Great video's! I'm really glad it was an ASB/NYCA member who shot this. I rated it 5 stars, commented on it and added it to my favorites.
Excellent Work!
05-27-2009, 06:20 PM
Jonesbeach
Re: Jones Beach Airshow 2009
Looks like some one got an awesome picture of the Super Hornet high-speed pass. (Not that the guys on this site didn't)
Wow that's a SUPERB shot... and I love the angle... although that is the typical angle I always see :-) I did manage to get this angle but the shock cone was either just forming or beginning to dissipate.
Thanks
05-27-2009, 07:51 PM
fk6065
Re: Jones Beach Airshow 2009
A few of the A-10 with a little vapor trying to form
After his Thunderbird media flight, Steven Colbert leaves Republic Airport, a little dizzy, a little sick, but nonetheless satisfied with the power of America.
After his Thunderbird media flight, Steven Colbert leaves Republic Airport, a little dizzy, a little sick, but nonetheless satisfied with the power of America.
The T-Bird support guys talked about flying him recently, but I didn't realize it was out of FRG last week.
05-28-2009, 09:42 AM
ch2tdriver
Re: Jones Beach Airshow 2009
Here is my production of the Snowbirds Demo. I am very happy that the folks at the BFCU Airshow Team got them down here. I had not seen them fly since Dayton '85, and the last time I saw them takeoff/land and fly by was at FRG in '91.
What's up for next year?!!!! How about a massive flyover of Grumman Aircraft!!
Here is my production of the Snowbirds Demo. I am very happy that the folks at the BFCU Airshow Team got them down here. I had not seen them fly since Dayton '85, and the last time I saw them takeoff/land and fly by was at FRG in '91.
What's up for next year?!!!! How about a massive flyover of Grumman Aircraft!!
