Sentimental Journey II

Skip Souza · 12th of May 2005 (Thu)

This B-17G is visiting our airport. I visited it with my grandson. He did not want to tanke the tour so I had to satisfy myself with a walk around the outside. Here is a sampling of photos I took.
I used my wife's kit lens and kept it at f/9 or tighter.
Slightly processed and cropped w/Picasa2.

Skip Souza · 12th of May 2005 (Thu)

Two more.

Skip Souza · 12th of May 2005 (Thu)

Guns everywhere.

Carzee · 12th of May 2005 (Thu)

Number 3 for me.
If you PShopped off the concrete, say a straight crop thru the wing line, and you did some cloning to cut off aerodrome lights etc, and then if you motion blurred the props... it'd look like a pan shot, from the rear, of the bird in flight..

Skip Souza · 12th of May 2005 (Thu)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carzee

Number 3 for me.
If you PShopped off the concrete, say a straight crop thru the wing line, and you did some cloning to cut off aerodrome lights etc, and then if you motion blurred the props... it'd look like a pan shot, from the rear, of the bird in flight..

I can see it the way you described it but my PS skills blow, why do you think I use Picasa2?

I'll talk to the wife about it. She is really good. Of course I keep practicing so I might give it a try. Mostly I just try to get a good shot of what is really there.
Thanks for looking and commenting.

Carzee · 12th of May 2005 (Thu)

The thing is - its those fluffy hi alt looking clouds that will make it work.

Andy_T · 12th of May 2005 (Thu)

Skip, great images!

#2 and #4 do it for me

Best regards,
Andy

Jetmech1 · 12th of May 2005 (Thu)

Nice pictures. That is a niece piece of history. Only a couple left flying.

Ballen Photo · 12th of May 2005 (Thu)

These are GREAT Skip! I'm glad you decided to add a part II.

-Bruce

Belmondo · 12th of May 2005 (Thu)

Whenever I look at one of these, I'm amazed at how far aviation advanced in such a short time. The first B-17 prototype, the Boeing Model 299, flew in 1935. That's 70 years ago, and only 32 years after the Wright brothers first flew at Kittyhawk.

The biggest advances since then have been primarily in propulsion and aerodynamics, but airframe construction hasn't changed a lot.

These are excellent shots, Skip. Thanks for posting them.

Skip Souza · 12th of May 2005 (Thu)

Andy, glad you liked them. #2 is my favorite also.

Jetmech1, Bruce, glad you liked them, yes they are a piece of history.

Tom, I also marvel at the advance of aviation techonolgy. As a comparison, there is a B-17 shell and an F-4 Phantom parked together at the Tulare airport. The B-17 was a big gun for its day. A couple of decades the Phantom carried much more ordinance and was flown by one man instead of a whole air crew.
We've come a long way, baby.

Carzee · 13th of May 2005 (Fri)

We've come a long way, baby.

In north Australia, outside the Darwin airport, there is a 'small' Aviation Museum begun when the people of the USA donated a B-52. Well, it needed a shed around it... and then they stashed other planes under it and around it. I looked it over real good... its amazing. That B-52 had been retired after clocking zillions of hours on duty - who knows how many missions. I was a Sputnik baby, and that bird, those crews, flew thru the Cold War covering me and millions like me...

KeithS · 16th of April 2011 (Sat)

Here's a shot from my backyard in March. It was arriving for the Luke AFB airshow.

http://keiths.smugmug.com/For-Postin...X3/crop-X3.jpg

12th of May 2005 (Thu)	#6
Carzee Cream of the Crop Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Posts: 6,476 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Sentimental Journey II The thing is - its those fluffy hi alt looking clouds that will make it work. __________________ POTN Aussie Club CameraJuice.com / my EOS gear "Photograph like a hunter... and hunt like a photographer." -RC

12th of May 2005 (Thu)	#7
Andy_T Compensating for his small ... sensor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stuttgart/Cologne, Germany Posts: 9,848 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Sentimental Journey II Skip, great images! #2 and #4 do it for me Best regards, Andy __________________ some cameras, some lenses, and still a lot of things to learn... (so post processing examples on my images are welcome ) If you like the forum, vote for it where it really counts! CLICK here for the EOS FAQ CLICK here for the Post Processing FAQ CLICK here to understand a bit more about BOKEH

12th of May 2005 (Thu)	#8
Jetmech1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,198 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Sentimental Journey II Nice pictures. That is a niece piece of history. Only a couple left flying. __________________ Canon Rebel XT (350D) W/Generic Grip - Canon 17-40mm L - Canon 75-300mm IS lens - Canon 85mm 1.8 Prime - Olympus SP-570UZ (Point & Shoot)

12th of May 2005 (Thu)	#9
Ballen Photo Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Southern Nevada Posts: 17,952	Re: Sentimental Journey II These are GREAT Skip! I'm glad you decided to add a part II. -Bruce __________________ The Captain and crew finally got their stuff together, now if we can only remember where we left it.

12th of May 2005 (Thu)	#10
Belmondo Admin Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: 92210 Posts: 42,710 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Sentimental Journey II Whenever I look at one of these, I'm amazed at how far aviation advanced in such a short time. The first B-17 prototype, the Boeing Model 299, flew in 1935. That's 70 years ago, and only 32 years after the Wright brothers first flew at Kittyhawk. The biggest advances since then have been primarily in propulsion and aerodynamics, but airframe construction hasn't changed a lot. These are excellent shots, Skip. Thanks for posting them. __________________ I'm not short. I'm concentrated awesome!

12th of May 2005 (Thu)	#4
Carzee Cream of the Crop Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Posts: 6,476 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Sentimental Journey II Number 3 for me. If you PShopped off the concrete, say a straight crop thru the wing line, and you did some cloning to cut off aerodrome lights etc, and then if you motion blurred the props... it'd look like a pan shot, from the rear, of the bird in flight.. __________________ POTN Aussie Club CameraJuice.com / my EOS gear "Photograph like a hunter... and hunt like a photographer." -RC

12th of May 2005 (Thu)	#11
Skip Souza Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Left Coast in the Land of Fruits and Nuts Posts: 24,141 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Sentimental Journey II Andy, glad you liked them. #2 is my favorite also. Jetmech1, Bruce, glad you liked them, yes they are a piece of history. Tom, I also marvel at the advance of aviation techonolgy. As a comparison, there is a B-17 shell and an F-4 Phantom parked together at the Tulare airport. The B-17 was a big gun for its day. A couple of decades the Phantom carried much more ordinance and was flown by one man instead of a whole air crew. We've come a long way, baby. __________________ Canon Pro1 and Colt .380 are always with me. If you don't have it when you need it, you can't shoot it. That which does not kill me ~~ Should Run. كافر‎ 5DMkII, 7D, 70-300L IS, 24-105L, 100-400L *"PERSONAL MESSAGING REGARDING SELLING OR BUYING ITEMS WITH MEMBERS WHO HAVE NO POSTS IN FORUMS AND/OR WHO YOU DO NOT KNOW FROM FORUMS IS HEREBY DECLARED STRICTLY STUPID AND YOU WILL GET BURNED."* For Sale: ASUS Netbook

13th of May 2005 (Fri)	#12
Carzee Cream of the Crop Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Posts: 6,476 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Sentimental Journey II We've come a long way, baby. In north Australia, outside the Darwin airport, there is a 'small' Aviation Museum begun when the people of the USA donated a B-52. Well, it needed a shed around it... and then they stashed other planes under it and around it. I looked it over real good... its amazing. That B-52 had been retired after clocking zillions of hours on duty - who knows how many missions. I was a Sputnik baby, and that bird, those crews, flew thru the Cold War covering me and millions like me... __________________ POTN Aussie Club CameraJuice.com / my EOS gear "Photograph like a hunter... and hunt like a photographer." -RC

16th of April 2011 (Sat)	#13
KeithS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Arizona Posts: 65 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Sentimental Journey II Here's a shot from my backyard in March. It was arriving for the Luke AFB airshow. http://keiths.smugmug.com/For-Postin...X3/crop-X3.jpg

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