Don't forget Treasure Island. Was out there for classes a couple times and rented boats for excursions on the Bay.
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Don't forget Treasure Island. Was out there for classes a couple times and rented boats for excursions on the Bay.
We had two new aircraft show up on the other side of the flight line this week. Looks like someone is starting a fire base here.
These were the best shots I could get from my vantage point.
These were the best shots I could get from my vantage point.
These were the best shots I could get from my vantage point.
Is that a P-2? I always thought the combination of prop engines and turbines was interesting. Same thing goes for the B-36 and the C-123.
How could we 'forget'??? ... *Think CSSP* .... GASP !!??
We lived in a "fiveplex" on Yerba Buena Island at the very bottom right of that picture from 1989-1991 while I was at Alameda. Incredible view from the back porch - Golden Gate and Alcatraz in the middle, downtown SF/Fisherman's Wharf on the left, San Rafael Bridge on the right.
Psst - Treasure Island was listed in my post!!
How could we 'forget'??? ... *Think CSSP* .... GASP !!??
CSSP= Can't Say Shit Pal. Or so I've heard, don't know nothin' 'bout that.
That building on the lower right ended up on the silver screen . . . albeit with a little window dressing and some banners.How could we 'forget'??? ... *Think CSSP* .... GASP !!??
Yes it is, I had to stop and ask the company fire department what was up with the 2 planes. I was told they will be flying fire bomber missions out of TSTC Airport till we get some much needed rain.
...more from the land of Orange and Whites...
Pictures from our div form arrival into Key West for the March det. More to come... depending on L3......
Maybe one day I will see some of these on the cover of Naval Aviation News... HJ sure has some big shoes to fill!
Pictures from our div form arrival into Key West for the March det. More to come... depending on L3......
Maybe one day I will see some of these on the cover of Naval Aviation News... HJ sure has some big shoes to fill!
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If you want to be on the cover of any magazine, the best insider's tip I can give anyone is to shoot more vertical shots as you have to take into consideration the format of a cover. It increases your Pp (probability of publication) exponentially. Once I started doing that, I started racking up magazine covers right and left (12 and counting from Approach to AvWeek and jackpot of having Wings of Gold and Proceedings with the same image in same month; much to their chagrin). I would say I have my camera in vertical mode way more than horizontal just because it frames the subject better anyway.
This is a worthy vertical from your shots
Another tip is to call the editor and ask what they're interested in and send some shots. Hook, Approach, Wings of Gold and Naval Aviation News are always on the lookout for cover shots because they're much harder to find and need to be composed, lit and overall better images than editorial imagery.
HJ, what sort of camera and lenses did you carry in the cockpit to take your pictures. It would seem to me that you couldn't have any more than one in the cockpit.
When I uploaded the pics to my computer and saw the close up of the jet in the turn-away, I immediately thought of your Tomcat picture inbound to the boat, and realized that it would have been much better if the shot had been vertical.
I'll try and take the composition and lighting in my shots more now. At first, I was just snapping images just to take them. That, and I'm just using a measly Canon Powershot. Gonna have to splurge for the Nikon, but the small one is just easier to stow in the nav bag. Thanks for all the tips!
I'll try and take the composition and lighting in my shots more now. At first, I was just snapping images just to take them. That, and I'm just using a measly Canon Powershot. Gonna have to splurge for the Nikon, but the small one is just easier to stow in the nav bag. Thanks for all the tips!
How could we 'forget'??? ... *Think CSSP* .... GASP !!??
I have no idea what you're talking about
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