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rfortson · Oct 20, 2006, 1:07 AM

Took a long lunch today near Ellington Field hoping to catch some planes coming in for the airshow this weekend. I managed to catch the USAF Thunderbirds doing some warmups, along with one of the biplanes, and a photographer's plane. All of these were taken with my Pentax K100D and the Tamron 28-300 in AF-C. I accidently left the ISO set at 800 (doh!). Cropped and tweaked in PPL3 (yeah, I know I have some dust in some shots).

Here is a long shot of the Thunderbirds in formation along with a biplane/stuntplane and a photographer's plane.

Here's a closer shot.

Here's the photographer hanging out of the blue/white plane.

Got some nice high speed passes at the end of the runway.

And some nice low speed passes.

Finally, saw one of the "locals" while I was out there.

I'm sure I'll get lots more shots this weekend, including a lot of the old warbirds!

Russ

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rfortson

JohnG · Oct 20, 2006, 7:41 AM

Russ,

Really like the low speed pass - it's a very good shot.

The others I'm not too fond of - to far away and/or too soft - but that low speed is GREAT!

Goofas · Oct 20, 2006, 7:44 AM

Nice shots. When does the show start Saturday?

rfortson · Oct 20, 2006, 9:48 AM

JohnG wrote:

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The others I'm not too fond of - to far away and/or too soft - but that low speed is GREAT!

Yeah, John...you're looking at the limits of the Tamron...or my ability...or a little of both.

I could probably postprocess them a little better, and if I wasn't in love with posting large shots, they'd look better a little smaller. All in all, though, I'm satisfied for a quick afternoon shoot.

Thanks for the comments.

Russ

JohnG · Oct 20, 2006, 9:50 AM

I think it's just a limitation of the lens and reality - some times things are just too far away to get a sharp shot. No fault of the photographer.

rfortson · Oct 20, 2006, 9:50 AM

Goofas wrote:

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Nice shots. When does the show start Saturday?

Thanks! Gates open from 8:00a.m. to 6:00p.m. on Saturday, and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.

http://www.wingsoverhouston.com/

Russ

rfortson · Oct 20, 2006, 7:54 PM

Here are a few shots from today...mainly old warbirds (a little easier to catch than the jets).

"The attack came out of the sun..."

Reenactment of the attack on Pearl Harbor

Fighter escort...

And finally, an unimpressed spectator to all the events....

Thanks for looking. All taken with my Pentax K100D and the Tamron 28-300 (non-DI).

Russ

Widowmaker · Oct 20, 2006, 8:53 PM

Very cool shots... Love the war planes

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Oct 20, 2006, 1:07 AM	#1
rfortson Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 349	Took a long lunch today near Ellington Field hoping to catch some planes coming in for the airshow this weekend. I managed to catch the USAF Thunderbirds doing some warmups, along with one of the biplanes, and a photographer's plane. All of these were taken with my Pentax K100D and the Tamron 28-300 in AF-C. I accidently left the ISO set at 800 (doh!). Cropped and tweaked in PPL3 (yeah, I know I have some dust in some shots). Here is a long shot of the Thunderbirds in formation along with a biplane/stuntplane and a photographer's plane. Here's a closer shot. Here's the photographer hanging out of the blue/white plane. Got some nice high speed passes at the end of the runway. And some nice low speed passes. Finally, saw one of the "locals" while I was out there. I'm sure I'll get lots more shots this weekend, including a lot of the old warbirds! Russ http://www.flickr.com/photos/rfortson

Oct 20, 2006, 7:41 AM	#2
JohnG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 8,529	Russ, Really like the low speed pass - it's a very good shot. The others I'm not too fond of - to far away and/or too soft - but that low speed is GREAT!

Oct 20, 2006, 7:44 AM	#3
Goofas Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 734	Nice shots. When does the show start Saturday?

Oct 20, 2006, 9:50 AM	#5
JohnG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 8,529	I think it's just a limitation of the lens and reality - some times things are just too far away to get a sharp shot. No fault of the photographer.

Oct 20, 2006, 7:54 PM	#7
rfortson Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 349	Here are a few shots from today...mainly old warbirds (a little easier to catch than the jets). "The attack came out of the sun..." Reenactment of the attack on Pearl Harbor Fighter escort... And finally, an unimpressed spectator to all the events.... Thanks for looking. All taken with my Pentax K100D and the Tamron 28-300 (non-DI). Russ

Oct 20, 2006, 8:53 PM	#8
Widowmaker Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bakersfield, CA Posts: 851	Very cool shots... Love the war planes