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Mar 09, 2010 01:06 | #1

Hello everyone! Just wanted to share some of the pics from my last trip in good 'ol Freddy (C-5). I finally broke down and took all my gear so that I could really get some great pics. Most were shot with a 5D and 17-40, while others were with the 70-200 f/4 non-IS.

Let me know what you think and C&C is always welcomed!!!

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1. Shot out the #1 hatch, and at 17mm, this pic shows just how wide a C-5 is

IMAGE: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4387750225_bf57303f7a_o.jpg

2. a shot of the enormous cargo box of the C-5 with two, out of the three, de-icing trucks we hauled

IMAGE: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2727/4387751761_f51fdf955e_o.jpg

3. using the wacky UWA perspective I turned Freddy into a cartoon!

IMAGE: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2635/4412289360_625f2f5f25_o.jpg

4. me in my "office"

IMAGE: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2751/4411520561_4df17c9cfd_o.jpg

5. an HDR pic of sunrise over Manas AB

IMAGE: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2706/4406599213_078f1f509c_o.jpg

6. a C-17 "Barney" (Fred's little fat friend that gets all the attention) landing at Spangdhalem AB, Germany

IMAGE: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2677/4412296490_97d882b953_o.jpg

7. also at Spangdhalem AB, this Viper is calling it a day

IMAGE: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4412297230_7985bc1d73_o.jpg

8. another HDR pic, this time of a Dover AFB C-5 sitting on the ramp next to us

IMAGE: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4411527325_4526573be9_o.jpg

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Mar 09, 2010 01:58 | #2

Great set of images! I really like #'s 3, 4 & 5. That HDR of Manas AB is really very cool.

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Mar 09, 2010 06:48 as a reply to @ ChasWG's post | #3

Awesome shot's! Thanks, and post more!

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Mar 09, 2010 07:02 | #4

Those are awsome! Only one change I would have made is #1. I would have centered the lens over the center of the fuselage where the black lines would have been symmetricaly centered in the shot.

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Mar 09, 2010 09:04 | #5

Great shots! Thanks for sharing!

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Mar 09, 2010 09:35 | #6

Nice series. Great interior shots & sunrise.

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Mar 09, 2010 10:04 as a reply to @ PhotosGuy's post | #7

Nice shots, but you need some plants in your office.

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Mar 09, 2010 12:15 | #8

Very Nice Set...

Anyone else think #3 looks like Thunderbird 1? FAB...

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Mar 09, 2010 12:23 as a reply to @ FlyingPhotog's post | #9

Really nice series. Fun to look at.

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Mar 09, 2010 12:30 as a reply to @ tom1s's post | #10

Great shots and thanks for your service!

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Mar 09, 2010 12:37 as a reply to @ RogerAylstock's post | #11

A great mixture of superb shots! Love the creative ones and 'non standard' angles...

No wonder you love your job!

More when available please...

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Mar 09, 2010 12:41 as a reply to @ fotomast's post | #12

Love the pic with the lineup of all the C5's. Looks either futuristic or super cold. Like the giants are waking to the sunrise or something. Nice.

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Mar 09, 2010 12:49 | #13

Those are some great shots! That "cartoon" looking one is very original! How did you get it?

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Mar 09, 2010 12:56 as a reply to @ SkyBaby's post | #14

Great shots, always loved the C-5's.

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Mar 09, 2010 13:29 | #15

ChasWG wrote in post #9757961

Great set of images! I really like #'s 3, 4 & 5. That HDR of Manas AB is really very cool.

Thanks! The HDR was probably my fourth try, but the way the sun was coming up over the KC-135s screamed for it.

12 Wyoming wrote in post #9758700

Awesome shot's! Thanks, and post more!

Thanks, more will be on the way!

ScottsGT wrote in post #9758750

Those are awsome! Only one change I would have made is #1. I would have centered the lens over the center of the fuselage where the black lines would have been symmetricaly centered in the shot.

I took dozens of different angles for that shot and I agree with you. Next time I have a chance I'm going to re-compose that one to get it right.

Thanks!

vitacura wrote in post #9759365

Great shots! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks, and you're welcome

PhotosGuy wrote in post #9759543

Nice series. Great interior shots & sunrise.

Thank you. All interior shots were hand held just using iso 1600 (max) at around 1/15s or so. #2 is actually iso1600 around 1/4s! the 5D is an amazing camera

SMBPhotography wrote in post #9759719

Nice shots, but you need some plants in your office.

Ha! I'll try to bring in a little more "greenery" next time

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #9760649

Very Nice Set...

Anyone else think #3 looks like Thunderbird 1? FAB...

All I need is the "Thunder chicken" on the belly and we'll be set

tom1s wrote in post #9760709

Really nice series. Fun to look at.

Thanks!

RogerAylstock wrote in post #9760753

Great shots and thanks for your service!

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Thank you

fotomast wrote in post #9760786

A great mixture of superb shots! Love the creative ones and 'non standard' angles...

No wonder you love your job!

More when available please...

I do love my job and being creative around Freddy is pretty easy, but making the shots work is a different story.

Thanks!

F-117HWK wrote in post #9760808

Love the pic with the lineup of all the C5's. Looks either futuristic or super cold. Like the giants are waking to the sunrise or something. Nice.

It was really cold that morning, temps right around 25F or -4C...brrrrr

SkyBaby wrote in post #9760858

Those are some great shots! That "cartoon" looking one is very original! How did you get it?

Thanks!

i used the 17-40 @ 17mm and knelt just under the nose at about 3 feet from the plane itself. trying to get the perspective and angles just right took about 20 pics.

Ramrod wrote in post #9760911

Great shots, always loved the C-5's.

Thank you. Same here, grew up watching them fly over my house and now I fly her around the world!

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