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tiger98 · Oct 30, 2005, 3:54 PM

Squirl you should try a few hundred shots, shooting at an airshow again. I found that the more I shot the more I enjoyed it and the better the shots became...well most of the time! :-) Jim

spy · Oct 30, 2005, 6:50 PM

Man, I wish I was there!!! I love all those shots. Were any of them digitally zoomed?

tiger98 · Oct 30, 2005, 7:28 PM

Hi Kevin, No digital zooms used. Most of the airplane shots were taken at 12x optical zoom. Ended up taking 753 pictures! You would have really liked it! Jim

squirl033 · Oct 30, 2005, 7:41 PM

yeah, maybe next year i'll try to get up to the Abbotsford air show. it's the only major one left up here in the NW. they used to have one at an airport about 15 miles from here every year, but they stopped in the early-mid 90's. there are still exhibitions at the localair force and naval airbases, but they never bring in any cool old stuff... i miss the warbirds! i know if i do get up to Abbotsford, i'll burn through a couple of batteries and at least 2-3 512MB memory cards!

tiger98 · Oct 30, 2005, 8:03 PM

Squirl, Are you aware of a Chapplin (not sure of name) Air Fighter Museum that was recently moved to your area within past yr or 2. Anyway they moved from my area and if you get a chance to visit it I'm sure you would like it and be able to take a bunch of pictures! Jim

squirl033 · Oct 30, 2005, 8:20 PM

no, i hadn't heard of that one...when did they move up this way? t

tiger98 · Oct 30, 2005, 8:43 PM

Squirl, I think they made the move summer before last. It had been here in Mesa for many years and they had some real nice hard to find planes. You will probably find them at or near one of the airports up there. Jim

squirl033 · Oct 30, 2005, 8:51 PM

kewl. i'll see what i can find out. i did a quick web search, and it says they're still in AZ... i gues they haven't updated their web info...

bentleysmom · Oct 31, 2005, 6:44 AM

OK.....Give me advice......I may go to our air show this weekend at the beach...I'll have to figure out exactly where they will be flying and my best vantage point.....Blue Angels are going to be here....Hope that the weather will be good. bentleysmom

corcoj · Oct 31, 2005, 7:27 AM

Very exciting shots. Must be a thrill to get that close.

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Oct 30, 2005, 3:54 PM	#21
tiger98 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,696	Squirl you should try a few hundred shots, shooting at an airshow again. I found that the more I shot the more I enjoyed it and the better the shots became...well most of the time! :-) Jim

Oct 30, 2005, 6:50 PM	#22
spy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,129	Man, I wish I was there!!! I love all those shots. Were any of them digitally zoomed?

Oct 30, 2005, 7:28 PM	#23
tiger98 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,696	Hi Kevin, No digital zooms used. Most of the airplane shots were taken at 12x optical zoom. Ended up taking 753 pictures! You would have really liked it! Jim

Oct 30, 2005, 7:41 PM	#24
squirl033 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,915	yeah, maybe next year i'll try to get up to the Abbotsford air show. it's the only major one left up here in the NW. they used to have one at an airport about 15 miles from here every year, but they stopped in the early-mid 90's. there are still exhibitions at the localair force and naval airbases, but they never bring in any cool old stuff... i miss the warbirds! i know if i do get up to Abbotsford, i'll burn through a couple of batteries and at least 2-3 512MB memory cards!

Oct 30, 2005, 8:03 PM	#25
tiger98 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,696	Squirl, Are you aware of a Chapplin (not sure of name) Air Fighter Museum that was recently moved to your area within past yr or 2. Anyway they moved from my area and if you get a chance to visit it I'm sure you would like it and be able to take a bunch of pictures! Jim

Oct 30, 2005, 8:20 PM	#26
squirl033 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,915	no, i hadn't heard of that one...when did they move up this way? t

Oct 30, 2005, 8:43 PM	#27
tiger98 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,696	Squirl, I think they made the move summer before last. It had been here in Mesa for many years and they had some real nice hard to find planes. You will probably find them at or near one of the airports up there. Jim

Oct 30, 2005, 8:51 PM	#28
squirl033 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,915	kewl. i'll see what i can find out. i did a quick web search, and it says they're still in AZ... i gues they haven't updated their web info...

Oct 31, 2005, 6:44 AM	#29
bentleysmom Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 594	OK.....Give me advice......I may go to our air show this weekend at the beach...I'll have to figure out exactly where they will be flying and my best vantage point.....Blue Angels are going to be here....Hope that the weather will be good. bentleysmom

Oct 31, 2005, 7:27 AM	#30
corcoj Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 168	Very exciting shots. Must be a thrill to get that close.