Another Arizona POTN get together (2)?

[Hatch1921]

Yes from the Metallica show last tuesday :D


cesarvai


SO JEALOUS!!! The shots look great! How many songs were you allowed to shoot through?

[ScottDR]

My guess... is that if your computer is having troubles with LR2, it won't be so hot with CS4. Specially when you start doing all the nifty hardcore stuff. ;)

Good point (and thanks for the well wishes on Sedona tomorrow, sure you don't want to chance it with the Mopar?).

Brian, I run CS2 in my 2ghz Pentium 4 with 2GB of RAM. When I do noise reduction it takes about 20 seconds to run on a 16 bit RGB TIF (abour 47-52MB file size).

Food for thought.

[ScottDR]

Cesar, congrats!!! How many shots of yours did they use?

[jbdavies]

Good point (and thanks for the well wishes on Sedona tomorrow, sure you don't want to chance it with the Mopar?).

Brian, I run CS2 in my 2ghz Pentium 4 with 2GB of RAM. When I do noise reduction it takes about 20 seconds to run on a 16 bit RGB TIF (abour 47-52MB file size).

Food for thought.
I'd love to. I don't know... I'll see what I think tomorrow. I'd have to get my oil changed real fast. lol

[Cesarvai]

SO JEALOUS!!! The shots look great! How many songs were you allowed to shoot through?

3 songs that was like 20 mins :cool: but it was a little weird because the stage was rectangular and they kept moving around the 8 mics and the first song was completely lasers so it was very dark (yeah yeah excuses lol) you can look at you tube yo can see me there lmao......Like a Great Photographer I Know say........GOOD TIMES :D


Cesarvai

[Cesarvai]

Cesar, congrats!!! How many shots of yours did they use?



Scott They used 7 pics in the page.

cesarvai

[macroshooter1970]

got darn it, i can't sleep, downside to being a night person. i'm gonna have a ruff sedona day.

[jbdavies]

got darn it, i can't sleep, downside to being a night person. i'm gonna have a ruff sedona day.
Just sleep on the way there. :) What is it... a two hour drive?

[Hatch1921]

3 songs that was like 20 mins :cool: but it was a little weird because the stage was rectangular and they kept moving around the 8 mics and the first song was completely lasers so it was very dark (yeah yeah excuses lol) you can look at you tube yo can see me there lmao......Like a Great Photographer I Know say........GOOD TIMES :D


Cesarvai

Man... what a hard stage to shoot... so spread out. What a show! SO WISH I HAD GONE!!! I was a little gun shy after the St. Anger album... hated it.... still... should have gone to the show. :)

Keep up the great work.
Hatch

[macroshooter1970]

Oh, I want to upgrade. I just want to make sure I'm upgrading to productive, and STABLE, software. I tried the LR2 trial, and it killed my PC. Hatch was good enough to provide some info on video drivers, and although the settings helped, LR2 is extremely slow. I don't want the same problems with CS4 after shelling out $700.


oh so you need a new PC. Everthing runs fast and smooth on mine, even that lr2 trial, so ya PS will run slow for you as well.

[macroshooter1970]

Just sleep on the way there. :) What is it... a two hour drive?

im 99percent sure im the driver.

[jbdavies]

im 99percent sure im the driver.
Yeah... and? ;) lol

Take 4 Tylenol PM's. :D

[macroshooter1970]

Yeah... and? ;) lol

Take 4 Tylenol PM's. :D


wish it was that easy

[Hatch1921]

Hey all....


Don't forget.... http://www.imagingusa.org/ HUGE EVENT!

:)
Hatch

[FlyingPhotog]

Two More Quick And Dirty From Friday at Casa Grande:

T34A Mentor and a Pack O Yaks...

[BrianAZ]

Thanks all. The PC I've got is less than a year old. I've already maximized it's performance, and the only app that has a problem is LR2. Hatch was kind enough to send me a link with information that shows others have similar problems with LR2. It seems that the video drivers cause a bit of a problem, and there is a tweak that helps without totally correcting the problem. It's not a big deal, as I really don't use the brushes, gradient, and other features of LR2. I'm happy with LR 1.4.

[Hatch1921]

Nice shots Jay. Really like #2!

Hatch

[FlyingPhotog]

Thanks all. The PC I've got is less than a year old. I've already maximized it's performance, and the only app that has a problem is LR2. Hatch was kind enough to send me a link with information that shows others have similar problems with LR2. It seems that the video drivers cause a bit of a problem, and there is a tweak that helps without totally correcting the problem. It's not a big deal, as I really don't use the brushes, gradient, and other features of LR2. I'm happy with LR 1.4.

FWIW, LR 2.1 has some significant speed improvement...

My Desktop and Laptop both are pretty cutting edge (both less than 18mos old) and Ver 2.0 wasn't all that much to write home about but 2.1 is much better...

[FlyingPhotog]

Nice shots Jay. Really like #2!

Hatch

Thanks...

Just wait until I get the time to make a proper gallery and can embed rather than attach...

The T34 is now my current desktop and it's "Cut Ya" sharp! :cool:

[EDIT] This one is an embed: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=590370

[macroshooter1970]

Two More Quick And Dirty From Friday at Casa Grande:

T34A Mentor and a Pack O Yaks...
nice stuff, 100-400mm

[disneydork06]

wow, all this talk about LR...I think it was LR that I used when it was first a beta so before it all came out. I did not understand it at all and could not do anything that I wanted to do like with photoshop...
anyways, cesar congrats on the 7 shots you got published. looked good.

[macroshooter1970]

Very Important Information !!!!!! :rolleyes:




http://www.elimparcial.com/EdicionImpresa/Hoy/ESPECTACULOS/



Cesarvai


good job man

[macroshooter1970]

I'll be on the curb at 3ish for the pick up. I better go to bed now.


hope you got lots of sleep, cause i got 1 hr and might need some help :mad:

[macroshooter1970]

I can't read it. lol

:)

BY CESAR SALAZAR
Glendale, Arizona .- A
Jobing Arena in Glendale,
Arizona made history by
witness the start of
Tour "Magnetic Word
Tour "of one of the bands
larger metal
in the past 25 years:
Metallica.
After a long wait,
and with great emotion
a place to bursting, Lars
Ulrich, James Hetfi eld, Kirk
Hammet and Robert Trujillo
made theirs and filled
adrenaline of the stage
of this majestic place
which is home to large
stars.
With a hail of lasers
dropping to the stage and a
Minimum illumination
Members of the band
heard the first
song of the new disc
Death Magnetic, "That
was just your life "for
continue with "The End of the
Line 'second song
same album.
Metallica was delivered without
stop on a night where
The prevailing color and black
memories, emotions
were present
and the feelings were
in every place, every
corner and in every interpretation.
The most dramatic moment
and perhaps that
More memories captured
were the boxes of lights
in the form of a giant coffin
fl otando on stage
to interpret "Sad but
true "to continue
"Wherever I May Roam" and
"Fight Fire with Fire" in the
using high fl love
which increased the heat
in the place.
The night had its share
quiet with "Until It
Sleeps, "the only song
group that has reached
the Top 10 on Billboard
1996.
The band thanked
their style of his delivery
nalyse fi fans and for what
was his first presentation
This trip to States
United offered "The Day
that Never Comes, "" Master
of Puppets, "which before the
look of joy on James
Hetdield be heard by
every corner of the arena.

[windwatcher]

Sorry, the Metallica topic way more interesting... but Lightroom... is designed to work on minimal platforms (original intent). I run a laptop and a desktop, nothing fancy and it works great. It is not a pixel poker like PS, but now has local brush adjustments for a lot of functions. It integrates camera raw functions, metadata, and global adjustments into your pictures, like white balance, exposure, black, white levels, clarity, crop/ straighten, noise reduction, vignetting, camera calibration, input/output sharpness, scripting, and supports 3rd party plug-ins... okay, okay I really like it. When I grow up I am going to add PS to it for the serious crunching. (If you are filthy rich, you should get them both.)

Just brought home two new computer monitors. The new 24" Samsung flashes in and out and causes Windows to not boot up. I have not tried the 19" Samsung yet. I am so afraid. Later is a trip back to Best Buy to return, yet again.

To all who are going, have fun in Sedona. I am really trying to get up there on Sunday, but only plan on getting the sunset and some shady afternoon stuff. I am thinking Oak Creek Canyon to stomp some old familiar territory.

[Cesarvai]

Good Translation Man, it may sound weird to some of you, cause it sounded weird to me when I readed, they change like 40 % and the order of my review anyways this is just a nice Hobbie :rolleyes:. Mike I didn't know you speak spanish :eek: ok now let`s concentrate on VEGAS Nov 8 and 9 and try to shoot MADONNA :lol:, like I said NICE HOBBIE.


cesarvai


BY CESAR SALAZAR
Glendale, Arizona .- A
Jobing Arena in Glendale,
Arizona made history by
witness the start of
Tour "Magnetic Word
Tour "of one of the bands
larger metal
in the past 25 years:
Metallica.
After a long wait,
and with great emotion
a place to bursting, Lars
Ulrich, James Hetfi eld, Kirk
Hammet and Robert Trujillo
made theirs and filled
adrenaline of the stage
of this majestic place
which is home to large
stars.
With a hail of lasers
dropping to the stage and a
Minimum illumination
Members of the band
heard the first
song of the new disc
Death Magnetic, "That
was just your life "for
continue with "The End of the
Line 'second song
same album.
Metallica was delivered without
stop on a night where
The prevailing color and black
memories, emotions
were present
and the feelings were
in every place, every
corner and in every interpretation.
The most dramatic moment
and perhaps that
More memories captured
were the boxes of lights
in the form of a giant coffin
fl otando on stage
to interpret "Sad but
true "to continue
"Wherever I May Roam" and
"Fight Fire with Fire" in the
using high fl love
which increased the heat
in the place.
The night had its share
quiet with "Until It
Sleeps, "the only song
group that has reached
the Top 10 on Billboard
1996.
The band thanked
their style of his delivery
nalyse fi fans and for what
was his first presentation
This trip to States
United offered "The Day
that Never Comes, "" Master
of Puppets, "which before the
look of joy on James
Hetdield be heard by
every corner of the arena.

[disneydork06]

Nice Cesar...who is she touring with?

[jbdavies]

Wow I hate that drive. :p lol Sedona was wonderful. Company was crazy. LOL All in all... not too shabby of a day. ;)

[ScottDR]

Agreed on all counts :). Was a fun and wacky day for sure. Now time to look and see what I got (if I can stay up that long hehe).

[FlyingPhotog]

Agreed on all counts :). Was a fun and wacky day for sure. Now time to look and see what I got (if I can stay up that long hehe).

So, where'd you go, what'd you see, who fell off a cliff? :shock:

[jbdavies]

So, where'd you go, what'd you see, who fell off a cliff? :shock:
Ummm... somewhere in Sedona. Lots of red rocks. And... I plead the fifth on the last one.... :p

[FlyingPhotog]

Ummm... somewhere in Sedona. Lots of red rocks. And... I plead the fifth on the last one.... :p

Don't tell me .. let me guess...

You were seen jumping into water again? :lol:

[jbdavies]

Don't tell me .. let me guess...

You were seen jumping into water again? :lol:
Hahaha! Nooo... but I did have a couple close calls. lol

[ScottDR]

We went all around Sedona Jay. We saw lot's of red rocks (/me runs away), and Jeremy almost fell in the water off of red rocks...does that count? LOL

Had a fun day with Tammie, Mike and Jeremy. Time for a shower and see if I can stay awake long enough to look at some of the shots.

How was Casa Grande...even more productive today?

[ScottDR]

ROFL! I should have refreshed before sleepily typing all of that, hahaha.

[FlyingPhotog]

It was a good day. Got to go flying in the back seat of an ultralight to shoot aerials of all the planes parked on the ramp.

I'll get one or two up later tonite or tomorrow. Have to xfer them from laptop to external HD first...

Glad all had fun and made it home safe! Next time, I'm tagging along, I promise!

:)

[ScottDR]

Sounds like a plan :). Mike want's to go out in two weekends again...I'd love to go with but that's the weekend they are flying us out to OH for my wife's physical and an exploratory trip (and I need to land an interview or two for that Friday).

I'm hoping to squeeze another run somewhere before we leave...really like it to be Tucson with Saguaro NP West and the old mission. We'll see if it happens.

[macroshooter1970]

wow i made it home on 1 hr sleep, ordered some food and im in pain. damn good day though, many laughs and I'm sure tammie will let it all out. shower time it is !@#$

[TammieO]

wow i made it home on 1 hr sleep, ordered some food and im in pain. damn good day though, many laughs and I'm sure tammie will let it all out. shower time it is !@#$

Whadda ya mean? I'm no babber mouth. I can't help that you offered each of us your beef and called us Jerkies. Then you and Scott started comparing bananas. Then somebody ( I can't remember who) discussed their red bumps. There was also some conversation about alien abductions and being probed. I had to stop the guys from crashing a wedding. Oh yah, I almost forgot that Jeremy wants to wear a garland of flowers on his head and carry a matching bouquet (just like the bridegroom at the park) when he gets married...:p

[ScottDR]

LOL.../me runs to bed

G'nite all :)

[jbdavies]

LOL!! It was pretty damn sexy... ;) :p

[macroshooter1970]

LOL.../me runs to bed

G'nite all :)


take it like a man, you knew it was coming :)

[TammieO]

I'm off to bed too. Good night all!

[jbdavies]

Come on... you guys are acting like you didn't get any sleep! :p lol

[jbdavies]

Ok, so I'm done with my shots. Only took 44 to begin with, then cut them down to 16. :) I'm getting better at not just unloading at anything I see!! :D lol

Here are a couple shots... they're all pretty much the same: Boring, lame, and... boring. :p


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3209/2973753166_fe979931ac_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3211/2972970545_cff450b2ce_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/2972966129_6b9c19787c_b.jpg

The rest are on my Flickr thingydohillywhopper.

[FlyingPhotog]

Nice dude...

Suprising amount of water for this time of year...

[jbdavies]

Nice dude...

Suprising amount of water for this time of year...
Thanks Jay! :)

It was very cold too!

[Kristy]

WOW! Sounds like a really fun day! I love Tammie's version the best. Only through a woman's eyes... :)

Awesome shots Jeremy..... Not boring at all. Lovely fall color showing there... tell us more about your wanting to wear a flower wreath on your head.. LOL>

Jay.... how was the plane ride... sounds like you made out pretty welll today....

I had less excitiement, but the company was great. :) I hope to get out shooting with you guys next time. Maybe by then I'll actually be "proficient". LOL..

Happy Day!

[jbdavies]

Awesome shots Jeremy..... Not boring at all. Lovely fall color showing there... tell us more about your wanting to wear a flower wreath on your head.. LOL>
lol Thanks Kristy. And the flower head thing... well, what can I say... it was pretty badass!:cool: lol :p

[hgsfrmme2u]

How long would you guys say I have to get up north before the leaves are gone? I'd love to get up there for a day trip but not sure when that would happen.
I love the last shot Jeremy. Now I need to go copy your exact location so I can put it on my wall :lol:;)

On a side note, my 2 1/2 year old son did an impression of the laughing smiley on the board. it was pretty funny if you can picture him showing his teeth and moving his jaw up and down. I'll try and take a series of pictures ;)

[jbdavies]

How long would you guys say I have to get up north before the leaves are gone? I'd love to get up there for a day trip but not sure when that would happen.
I love the last shot Jeremy. Now I need to go copy your exact location so I can put it on my wall :lol:;)

On a side note, my 2 1/2 year old son did an impression of the laughing smiley on the board. it was pretty funny if you can picture him showing his teeth and moving his jaw up and down. I'll try and take a series of pictures ;)
LOL!

Ummm... well, the farther north you go, the colder it gets and the leaves are probably already mostly changed. If you try to stay more south than... Flagstaff maybe, you should be good. Sedona had some pretty good color change. Still lots of green, so it hasn't gotten too cold there to make them fully change. I'd say you've got... a week or two... maybe three, but that's pushing it.

That's my guess. :)

[FlyingPhotog]

Copperstate Fly In From Above:

http://www.pbase.com/flyingphotog/image/105043239/original.jpg

[jbdavies]

That's an awesome view! Look at all those planes!! :D

[FlyingPhotog]

That's an awesome view! Look at all those planes!! :D

And that's only about 3/4 of the ramp area. There were more parked to camera left as well.

I have more views but I'm pretty ragged out after humping it all over the place for the last three days...

[jbdavies]

And that's only about 3/4 of the ramp area. There were more parked to camera left as well.

I have more views but I'm pretty ragged out after humping it all over the place for the last three days...
Holy Cow! That is a lot of planes. :)

Yeah... I'm probably going to be headed to bed here soon. :)

[BassBiggieD]

Copperstate Fly In From Above:

http://www.pbase.com/flyingphotog/image/105043239/original.jpg

hope you got some of me!!
ill post my pictures tomorrow... to late and im tired

[disneydork06]

Becky, it's already near the end of October so I'm guessing you really don't have much longer for those leaves. The ones that change colors are maybe mostly gone :-( I missed them too.
Jay, great shot there. love how you got the elevation on there too...and humping it all over the place? okay...:-P
Wish I could have gone to Sedona. darn work.
So has anyone here ever used www.backdropoutlet.com ? I saw them online and I got a booklet of their stuff. just curious if some here have actually used them. I"ll prolly search more online about them here when I'm more awake. anyways, hope everyone is having a great weekend so far.

[ScottDR]

WOW! Sounds like a really fun day! I love Tammie's version the best. Only through a woman's eyes... :)

Good morning all, I feel WAY better having had over 8.5 hours of sleep. Ahhh.

Kristy, as far as the above 'version': she left out the all important part of her telling how one has to 'massage it straight'. :lol: ANYway...

Love the shot Jay! I'll never go up in an ultralight (vertigo) yikes. Was well worth it for you though.

Jeremy, those are nice captures. I need to get through mine-hoping later today. It was very nice of Tammie lend me her 17-40L for a while. Was really great for the area we were visiting. Need to remember the mounting plate for the tripod next time I borrow a non-IS lens :P. "Spray and pray" means I have tons to delete hehe.

[macroshooter1970]

does something like this work? tell the truth, i'm an adult.

[macroshooter1970]

Ok, so I'm done with my shots. Only took 44 to begin with, then cut them down to 16. :) I'm getting better at not just unloading at anything I see!! :D lol

Here are a couple shots... they're all pretty much the same: Boring, lame, and... boring. :p








The rest are on my Flickr thingydohillywhopper.

nice shots and nice meeting you again.

[disneydork06]

Jeremy. I like your shots. especially that last one. I can never do landscapes cause I just don't see it well in my viewfinder.
Mike, I like the shot. at first I was thinking there was little separation between the mtns and the sky but then I tilted my laptop monitor back more and it looks so much better :-) my monitor just wasn't at the correct level when I first saw it.
anyways, nice work both of you.

[macroshooter1970]

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[Kristy]

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OOOOHHHHH>> Pretty.. love how you did a gradient to the sky. :)

[hgsfrmme2u]

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Very nice. Wish I was there...

[jbdavies]

Jeremy, those are nice captures. I need to get through mine-hoping later today. It was very nice of Tammie lend me her 17-40L for a while. Was really great for the area we were visiting. Need to remember the mounting plate for the tripod next time I borrow a non-IS lens :P. "Spray and pray" means I have tons to delete hehe.
Thanks! It was a beautiful day. :)

does something like this work? tell the truth, i'm an adult.
I like it! Was that from Saturday? I thought there weren't any clouds. ;)

nice shots and nice meeting you again.
Thanks! It was fun meeting you, Tammie, and Scott. :)

Jeremy. I like your shots. especially that last one. I can never do landscapes cause I just don't see it well in my viewfinder.
I find it helps if you just spin around, point your camera somewhere, and snap a shot. :p lol Thanks! :)

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Hey! That's really cool. And I enjoyed actually getting to see how those things worked. Very cool. :)

[macroshooter1970]

Thanks! It was a beautiful day. :)


I like it! Was that from Saturday? I thought there weren't any clouds. ;)


thanks, it was from a few weeks back at the superstiton mountains in apache junction.

[jbdavies]

thanks, it was from a few weeks back at the superstiton mountains in apache junction.
Oh yeah... I guess that is the Superstitions isn't it? :p lol Well, looks good. :)

[Rutha73]

Man, I need to check in more! so much great stuff getting posted!
Jay, looks like that fly in was pretty cool! I want to try some airplane shots now! There is some sort of open house at PhxMesa Gateway next weekend (Nov. 1st 9-2)where aircraft will be on display. Click Here (http://www.phxmesagateway.org/Events.aspx) and its free!
Sedona looked like it was a fun trip! Wish I could have gone
Jeremy, Nice shots! I especially like the 3rd one!
Mike the colors in your Sedona shot are great! I really like your Superstition photo also! That B&W conversion works really well on it. All fo the landscape you have posted lately has been awesome!
Becky, cute shots of the kids! use a flash to get those sutter speeds up, when I finally got one it made a huge difference! even the pop up flash mades a difference.
Frank, Kristy and Steve, your portrait work is outstanding! I need to learn how to do that stuff! If you need someone to hold reflectors/lights, or lug gear let me know! I would love to see how you guys work.
I did some "portrait" work for a good family friend today, and it gave me a new appreciation for how hard it is! they didn't want to meet untill 10 so the light was pretty harsh, we will see if they are pleased. I will put some up after I get them processed so you guys can rip them apart!

[jbdavies]

Thanks Jake! It was fun up there.

That open house thing looks pretty cool. Definitely looks like they need some of Jay's knowledge on those shots. ;) The one with the planes is WAY crooked. lol :p

That would be really interesting watching Kristy, Steve, and Frank work. I've never seen pros at work. ;)

[macroshooter1970]

Very nice. Wish I was there...

thanks, we wish you were there 2. nice to have a good size group.

[macroshooter1970]

OOOOHHHHH>> Pretty.. love how you did a gradient to the sky. :)

that was the work of a circular polarizer, I can't take credit for that.

[ToferPhotography]

Wow, be out sick for several days and have almost 15 pages to catch up on :p

[Kristy]

that was the work of a circular polarizer, I can't take credit for that.


Well sure you can take credit for it.... You put the polarizer on your camera.... so that was the first step towards your end result. :)

Nice work!! :)

[ToferPhotography]

Nice sedona & fly in shots!!

[FlyingPhotog]

2008 EAA Copperstate Fly In Gallery now open at:
http://www.pbase.com/flyingphotog/copperstate08

Come One .. Come All

[Rutha73]

Great set of shots there Jay! What is that jet that is at the end of the series? I have nerver seen one like it before.

[FlyingPhotog]

Great set of shots there Jay! What is that jet that is at the end of the series? I have nerver seen one like it before.

L39 "Albatros"

Former East Bloc trainer. Very popular with the "More Money Than Cresus" set... :lol:

[ScottDR]

Hi again all,

First off, thanks again to Tammie for letting me use her lens and trying out the ND filters. I'm thinking that would be a wise investment (next in line after a proper flash-more glass later).

Here are three from our Sedona outing:

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii96/ScottDR/Sedona%2010-25-08/_MG_1219.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii96/ScottDR/Sedona%2010-25-08/_MG_1271.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii96/ScottDR/Sedona%2010-25-08/_MG_1413.jpg

[FlyingPhotog]

Very nice set Scott...

The leaves in #1 are crazy!
The reflection in #2 is great!!
The whole package is there in #3!!!

[macroshooter1970]

Scott, the last one is nice.

[disneydork06]

Scott, great shots. exactly what Jay said :-)

[FlyingPhotog]

Scott, great shots. exactly what Jay said :-)

C'mon now, you can do better than that... :p

[disneydork06]

ok, finally found a little time to look at the car shots...here is one of my fav cars from the show:
subaru sti with wide body kit and some carbon fiber
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3064/2974630759_73ba054f70.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/2974630779_6e55fb5794.jpg?v=0

[ScottDR]

Thanks guys. Was a great time out. Jay, I plan on checking out your new plane shots tomorrow night. I'm off to bed :). Here is another...the ND filters will take some getting used to as you can see some residual issues in the sky on this one, but they definitely helped tone down the right side:

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii96/ScottDR/Sedona%2010-25-08/_MG_1313.jpg

[ScottDR]

Wow, that scooby doo doesn't look like a Sub-a-roo anymore! Nice captures Ryan.

[macroshooter1970]

this old man is cool, those who went have to remember him.

[disneydork06]

C'mon now, you can do better than that... :p
ok...partially what Jay said?
Wow, that scooby doo doesn't look like a Sub-a-roo anymore! Nice captures Ryan.
Thanks. I think the guy tried to make it look like onne from a car magazine. many of the same parts, just not the stickers :-)

[jbdavies]

2008 EAA Copperstate Fly In Gallery now open at:
http://www.pbase.com/flyingphotog/copperstate08

Come One .. Come All
Great shots Jay!! Some very nice planes there. :)

Hi again all,

First off, thanks again to Tammie for letting me use her lens and trying out the ND filters. I'm thinking that would be a wise investment (next in line after a proper flash-more glass later).

Here are three from our Sedona outing:
Great shots Scott! I love the reflections in the second one. :)

ok, finally found a little time to look at the car shots...here is one of my fav cars from the show:
subaru sti with wide body kit and some carbon fiber
I'd still rather have the truck in the background... and kinda run over the car.... :D lol

Great shot Ryan! Looking forward to seeing more. :)

Thanks guys. Was a great time out. Jay, I plan on checking out your new plane shots tomorrow night. I'm off to bed :). Here is another...the ND filters will take some getting used to as you can see some residual issues in the sky on this one, but they definitely helped tone down the right side:
Wow! Those really do work! :p Looks great. :)

this old man is cool, those who went have to remember him.
Haha! The guy that uses a mono-pod as a walking stick. I think he moved about... 1/2 MPH... but hey, he's out there doing what he likes. :)

[Hatch1921]

Really nice captures Mike, Scott, and Ryan. Looks like you all had a blast this weekend. The fall colors look great!


Info/Vid on the 5DII http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gS4iioy__A

Hatch

[jbdavies]

Really nice captures Mike, Scott, and Ryan. Looks like you all had a blast this weekend. The fall colors look great!


Info/Vid on the 5DII http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gS4iioy__A

Hatch
:(:cry:

[Hatch1921]

Why the sad faces Jeremy?

[jbdavies]

I want one. lol I'd actually be happy with the regular 5D... or one of the 1D's. lol

[Hatch1921]

LOL I'm not 100% sure I want one just yet... I think the current camera is doing really well. It would be nice to have a camera with high ISO capabilities... and maybe a little better AF... but... right now.... no need for video or 21 megapixels. I wouldn't refuse to have one if someone wanted to give me one. LOL

You should be able to pick up a nice 5D for a great price once the 5dII hits the market. Hang in there :)

Hatch

[jbdavies]

Yeah... I just want a full frame... then spend all my money on nice wide angles. :D lol

If you ever get tired of yours... I know someone who would love to hold it for you... ;) lol

[disneydork06]

Yeah... I just want a full frame... then spend all my money on nice wide angles. :D lol

If you ever get tired of yours... I know someone who would love to hold it for you... ;) lolbut then your 17-55 2.8IS would be useless since it's efs...

[jbdavies]

but then your 17-55 2.8IS would be useless since it's efs...
Oh, I'd still have my 40D... just have a FF too. :D I've always wanted two DSLR's too. lol Call me greedy. :p

[disneydork06]

look another monster truck! :-)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/2977715872_391f81f037.jpg?v=0

and a model...it was halloween night there so the models dressed up in the beginning.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3241/2977717170_89e0a3a827.jpg?v=0

[disneydork06]

Oh, I'd still have my 40D... just have a FF too. :D I've always wanted two DSLR's too. lol Call me greedy. :p
oh darn. was hoping you would trade :-P

[jbdavies]

Great shots Ryan! I can't decide which one I like best... first, or second. :p lol

LOL!! I could put something else down... but don't want to hurt the virgin ears here. :p lol :D

[jbdavies]

oh darn. was hoping you would trade :-P
HAHAHA! Hmmmm.... well I don't know. ;)

[disneydork06]

Great shots Ryan! I can't decide which one I like best... first, or second. :p lol

LOL!! I could put something else down... but don't want to hurt the virgin ears here. :p lol :D
lol...what are you talking about? she's a funny girl. Oh and I forgot to mention that I used my stofen omnibounce for that shot. nice softer light now :-) just bounced kinda funny :-P there's plenty more of my shots on carandmodel.com but hard to tell which are mine....you'd have to have the best eye for my photos in order to know which ones are which :-/

[jbdavies]

lol...what are you talking about? she's a funny girl. Oh and I forgot to mention that I used my stofen omnibounce for that shot. nice softer light now :-) just bounced kinda funny :-P there's plenty more of my shots on carandmodel.com but hard to tell which are mine....you'd have to have the best eye for my photos in order to know which ones are which :-/
Oh... nothing. :) It does look really nice. Nice skin tone too. :)

[macroshooter1970]

lol...what are you talking about? she's a funny girl. Oh and I forgot to mention that I used my stofen omnibounce for that shot. nice softer light now :-) just bounced kinda funny :-P there's plenty more of my shots on carandmodel.com but hard to tell which are mine....you'd have to have the best eye for my photos in order to know which ones are which :-/

do you mean funny girl as in

[disneydork06]

do you mean funny girl as in
haha?

[Guerry Dalrymple]

Hi again all,

First off, thanks again to Tammie for letting me use her lens and trying out the ND filters. I'm thinking that would be a wise investment (next in line after a proper flash-more glass later).

Here are three from our Sedona outing:



Scott

Love these shots!!!

Guerry

[Kristy]

Interesting for Fall hiking/photography .....

http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/tonto/FallColors/index.shtml

Chamber Sponsors Pinal Fall
Color Photography Hikes

Globe, AZ: Glorious golden aspen trees are at their peak near Hallowe'en,
coloring the topmost mile of the Ice House Canyon Trail in the Pinal Mountains
near the city of Globe. The Globe-Miami Chamber of Commerce is offering a Nov.
2 (Sunday) foliage hike guided by professional photographer Mark Skalny and
also horticulturist Kim Stone from Boyce Thompson Arboretum.
Participants will meet at the chamber office at 8 a.m. to arrange carpools and
caravan to the top of Ice House Canyon. The hike down Trail #198 is
approximately five miles to the CCC camp and the descent grade is moderately
strenuous. Registration is $10 a person, and spaces are limited; additional
hikes will be offered the following weekend; call for details. To sign up call
the Globe-Miami Chamber of Commerce at 928-425-4495 or email
visitorinfo@globemiamichamber.com; read more about photographer Mark Skalny at
www.markskalny.com

[Hatch1921]

I don't think you are going to be able to make this Kristy... you might be shooting Sunday ;-) LOL I will keep you posted.

[Kristy]

I don't think you are going to be able to make this Kristy... you might be shooting Sunday ;-) LOL I will keep you posted.


You mean I might be "assisting"..... right.

[jbdavies]

Interesting for Fall hiking/photography .....

http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/tonto/FallColors/index.shtml

Chamber Sponsors Pinal Fall
Color Photography Hikes

Globe, AZ: Glorious golden aspen trees are at their peak near Hallowe'en,
coloring the topmost mile of the Ice House Canyon Trail in the Pinal Mountains
near the city of Globe. The Globe-Miami Chamber of Commerce is offering a Nov.
2 (Sunday) foliage hike guided by professional photographer Mark Skalny and
also horticulturist Kim Stone from Boyce Thompson Arboretum.
Participants will meet at the chamber office at 8 a.m. to arrange carpools and
caravan to the top of Ice House Canyon. The hike down Trail #198 is
approximately five miles to the CCC camp and the descent grade is moderately
strenuous. Registration is $10 a person, and spaces are limited; additional
hikes will be offered the following weekend; call for details. To sign up call
the Globe-Miami Chamber of Commerce at 928-425-4495 or email
visitorinfo@globemiamichamber.com; read more about photographer Mark Skalny at
www.markskalny.com
Actual trees? Down in Globe?! Where?!! lol

I'll be hiking the Four Peaks in mid November. Should be real nice up there. :) Hopefully will get some good shots too.

[FlyingPhotog]

Actual trees? Down in Globe?! Where?!! lol

I'll be hiking the Four Peaks in mid November. Should be real nice up there. :) Hopefully will get some good shots too.

I don't think I could make beyond just one peak let alone all four... :rolleyes:

[jbdavies]

I don't think I could make beyond just one peak let alone all four... :rolleyes:
LOL! The trail really isn't that bad. I did it a few years ago. It's the trail that goes to the Amethyst mine. So you really only hike three peaks. Neat area. :)

[FlyingPhotog]

LOL! The trail really isn't that bad. I did it a few years ago. It's the trail that goes to the Amethyst mine. So you really only hike three peaks. Neat area. :)

What's the fourth then, a spare? :D

[jbdavies]

What's the fourth then, a spare? :D
Hahaha! Pretty much. Who wants to say, "Hey look! It's the three peaks!!" Just doesn't have a nice ring to it. Four Peaks is way better... plus it's an even number. :D lol

[ScottDR]

Mike, that older gentleman rocked as I said when we saw him last in town. I sure hope I am doing what he was doing when I'm his age. Was just inspiring. For those of you who didn't know the story, he was slowly making his way through the canyon several miles North of Sedona. We later saw him and his G9 w/monopod down at the creek after sunset.

[ScottDR]

Scott

Love these shots!!!

Guerry

Thanks Guerry! Was a great day out and am very glad I went.

[macroshooter1970]

12hrs, people must be tired haha. rise and shine Arizona, WAKE UP

[TammieO]

I am tired and haven't had time to go through all my stuff from Saturday. I just got back from the cafe. Got my free coffee and banana. Following information is for Scott and Mike: The banana has green streaks and about a 20 degree bend. :lol:

[jbdavies]

12hrs, people must be tired haha. rise and shine Arizona, WAKE UP
Maybe it's the "cold" down there. Gets below 90 and people go crazy. :p lol

[TammieO]

My data set is ready. Time to go back to work!

[FlyingPhotog]

Now doesn't this look fun?
http://www.pbase.com/flyingphotog/image/105184232/original.jpg

[disneydork06]

Maybe it's the "cold" down there. Gets below 90 and people go crazy. :p lolgeez, lived in Flag long enough, i can't wait for that weather. tshirt and jeans.

Jay, that looks scary. are your legs strapped in? and how can i get a ride too? :-)

[cntry]

Looks like a blast Jay!! Just saw this today:

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/rvs/892942437.html

[FlyingPhotog]

Looks like a blast Jay!! Just saw this today:

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/rvs/892942437.html

Ah if I only had a spare $50K...

$25K to Buy
$25K to Learn to Fly

[joeb1]

Now doesn't this look fun?
http://www.pbase.com/flyingphotog/image/105184232/original.jpg


That word behind you, "Experimental" would probably keep me out of that machine. :)

[FlyingPhotog]

That word behind you, "Experimental" would probably keep me out of that machine. :)

It's mearly Government-ease for "not built in a factory..."

And hey, it had a stick and rudder pedals for me too!

[Kristy]

looks dangerously fun.

[disneydork06]

Danger is his middle name :-P sorry, thought of Austin Powers for a sec...

[FlyingPhotog]

Danger is his middle name :-P sorry, thought of Austin Powers for a sec...

YEAH BABY...YEAH!

[macroshooter1970]

I am tired and haven't had time to go through all my stuff from Saturday. I just got back from the cafe. Got my free coffee and banana. Following information is for Scott and Mike: The banana has green streaks and about a 20 degree bend. :lol:

that's not right

[jbdavies]

Now doesn't this look fun?
Oh Sweet!! I wanna ride!! I'll even hold onto the side bars if there isn't room! :D

geez, lived in Flag long enough, i can't wait for that weather. tshirt and jeans.

Jay, that looks scary. are your legs strapped in? and how can i get a ride too? :-)
It is nice down there right now. :)

[FlyingPhotog]

geez, lived in Flag long enough, i can't wait for that weather. tshirt and jeans.

Jay, that looks scary. are your legs strapped in? and how can i get a ride too? :-)

I'll make a deal with you...

When I get back to regularly flying (which I intend to do...) I'll take you for a ride. Howzat?

Something a little more substantial though like this Cessna:
http://www.pbase.com/flyingphotog/image/71688204.jpg

[ScottDR]

that's not right

Agreed! :)

[ScottDR]

That word behind you, "Experimental" would probably keep me out of that machine. :)

Jay, I realize you had a perfectly good explanation for the above...but Joeb was thinking exactly the same thing as I.

Cessna, maybe...ultralight, no way in hell! :) Stupid vertigo.

[jbdavies]

Jay, I realize you had a perfectly good explanation for the above...but Joeb was thinking exactly the same thing as I.

Cessna, maybe...ultralight, no way in hell! :) Stupid vertigo.
I actually can't fly in little planes like Cessna's. I get air sick so fast. But, going up to skydive and being in a helicopter doesn't bother me at all. Who knows...

[FlyingPhotog]

I actually can't fly in little planes like Cessna's. I get air sick so fast. But, going up to skydive and being in a helicopter doesn't bother me at all. Who knows...

<Checks List .. Jeremy Off .. Moves On>

[jbdavies]

<Checks List .. Jeremy Off .. Moves On>
:( lol

[ScottDR]

Finally got a chance to check out your EAA fly in gallery Jay, a lot of really great shots in there. One of my personal favorites being the guy sitting in the hammock seat dangling off of his biplane's prop :). I'm still thinking top honors for me is the shiny one you posted here. And, the action shot EAA_CState_08-63.jpg WOW sums it up!

They also give me great appreciation for my planned next lens, the 100-400L. Thanks for sharing those.

So did the ultralight vibrate like I'd imagine? Just wondering about IS :).

[FlyingPhotog]

Finally got a chance to check out your EAA fly in gallery Jay, a lot of really great shots in there. One of my personal favorites being the guy sitting in the hammock seat dangling off of his biplane's prop :). I'm still thinking top honors for me is the shiny one you posted here. And, the action shot EAA_CState_08-63.jpg WOW sums it up![quote]

Thanks. Pretty good catch considering he was hauling the mail at around 300+ knots... The crop results from not being able to zoom out fast enough to get the whole jet when he was 90 degrees in front of me. I was trying to stay really tight head on but he sort of snuck up on me!

[quote]They also give me great appreciation for my planned next lens, the 100-400L. Thanks for sharing those.

The 100-400 is a good lens. Likes lots of light (f/5.6 max aperture of course) but in ideal circumstances, it can produce excellent results.

So did the ultralight vibrate like I'd imagine? Just wondering about IS :).

Three things to contend with shooting from a Challenger II (I did use a 24-105mm f/4L IS)
1) Slipstream wrapping around pilot's windscreen and in your mug the entire time.
2) Slipstream grabbing lens hood whenever you lean out even a little (should have taken it off...)
3) Difficult to turn 90 degrees sideways to shoot. I thought about loosening my lap belt a little .. then thought better of it :shock: :lol:

[ScottDR]

Ah, so fighting the wind like mad, I can imagine that. That shot of you coming in for a landing makes me a bit dizzy just looking at it. Looks like you hung the camera outside of the craft, must have been really tough to hold steady with the hood on there!

[FlyingPhotog]

Ah, so fighting the wind like mad, I can imagine that. That shot of you coming in for a landing makes me a bit dizzy just looking at it. Looks like you hung the camera outside of the craft, must have been really tough to hold steady with the hood on there!

Head on wasn't bad as it kinda mashed the camera back into my face and as long as the wind was fully into the hood, it was quite stable.

It was when I swung out sideways that was problematical...

[Rutha73]

Head on wasn't bad as it kinda mashed the camera back into my face and as long as the wind was fully into the hood, it was quite stable.

It was when I swung out sideways that was problematical...

Here is another question, since that craft is so light did you have to tell the pilot when you were shifting around? If he just held steady would you be able to turn the craft left or right by shifting your weight like a hang glider?

[ScottDR]

Head on wasn't bad as it kinda mashed the camera back into my face and as long as the wind was fully into the hood, it was quite stable.

It was when I swung out sideways that was problematical...

So you are saying you actually leaned that far out of the craft? Eep, I just threw up a little. :lol:

[FlyingPhotog]

Here is another question, since that craft is so light did you have to tell the pilot when you were shifting around? If he just held steady would you be able to turn the craft left or right by shifting your weight like a hang glider?

The Challenger II model has a pretty good wingspan and with the combined weight of the pilot and myself well below the longitudinal axis, I think we'd have to lean out very aggressively to fly it that way.

An aircraft is far more sensitive to weight shift in pitch than roll. In fact, I've had flight instructors slide their seats back while flying and...up we'd go!

You can fly hands off by using the rudder however! That's fun...

[FlyingPhotog]

So you are saying you actually leaned that far out of the craft? Eep, I just threw up a little. :lol:

Well, consider that my seat is directly behind the pilot and I grabbed this on takeoff:

[jbdavies]

Did something blow up in the background?! :D :D lol

[FlyingPhotog]

Did something blow up in the background?! :D :D lol

Errrrm, nope...

Prolly someone parking in the dirt area highlighted here:

[jbdavies]

Oh.... that's boring. :p

[FlyingPhotog]

Oh.... that's boring. :p

There was a plane reported down just west of Coolidge that was enroute to the fly in on Friday...

[jbdavies]

There was a plane reported down just west of Coolidge that was enroute to the fly in on Friday...
Anyone injured?

[FlyingPhotog]

Anyone injured?

Don't know.

All I overheard was the Fly In Boss talking to someone on his cell phone about it and then I had to move on to other things...

He may have been talking to the Civil Air Patrol 'cause he was asking if they had a plane up that could go take a look or should they just call 911...

I'll have to go a search and see if anything pops up.