Forum: In the Air

The plane ride back from San Jose, California to Chicago was pretty long... and with boredom running rampant and my camera sitting right overhead in carryon luggage - well, I ended up shooting a BUNCH of aerial shots :D ....these shots were all taken with the D200 and 500mm f/1.4... through a...

OK so I have been slacking off from shooting planes lately... but I am going to jump back in with both feet... heres some old shots that may or may not be posted somewhere else in here... enjoy!

Mike came by to go back out to look for the eagles... which we didnt see... but strangely enough I did see these... Can you guess which each are?

Here's the Thunderbirds before their performance at an air show on Shaw AFB in South Carolina.

Waiting for the P&W to show up in Ledyard this (freaking cold) morning, a Coast Guard HH-60J Jayhawk made a trip up and down the Thames. Caught him here on the way back south passing over the NRG power station across the river in Montville, CT

Many years ago in a land far far away I shot my 1st air show with an F2 & Tri-ex. Actually I think it was somewhere here in CT. I did manage to get a couple of good images - one I especially liked but haven't done any neg scanning. So time goes on & a few years ago started shooting a couple of the...

First time catching the "rainbow" effect..... even if it was just a small one!!!!

What if the Wright Bros. Never tried? What if no one was brave enough to punch holes in the skies? How big would the world still be? Imagine the feeling, of doing somthing so new, and dangerous.... Imagine how free they must have felt, flying with the birds for the first time.. From the first...

I was thinking when I saw the tail, that it was Albany med, but I wasnt sure... Come to find out, Albany Med, replaced thier old helo with this one in November of 2005.(on a google search anyway) What a beauty. I will miss the BK117, the helo that this one replaces, I can't imagine how many lives...

It's Been years since I've been to the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome. I was really looking forward to hearing the old rotary engine of the Sopwith Camel, but it was not there!! (I'm thinking maybe it's being used to shoot the new movie "Fly Boys"??? I hope somthing bad didn't happen!!) Anyway, heres a...

Back in June, Barnes ANG Base in Westfield, MA hosted an air show. Unfortunately it was cloudy the whole weekend. However the A-10's and Blue Angels did take to the sky. Here are a few shots from the show. A C5A from Westover ARB flys by. If you have never seen one of these things on the ground,...

I had to go to FedEx at Bradley International in Windsor Locks, CT this afternoon and despite the rainy weather I decided to shoot some planes. I got a nice surprise too, Southwest's "Maryland One" made an appearance. They're all a little soft but still look ok.

Amazing what a telephoto will do to compress the shot... :D Took it while I was at the CT Air Guard's Air & Space day at BDL. A freaking hot, humid & hazy day.

This is my first capture of "Rotterdam"....... Thought I might dedicate this one to Ross... We miss you @ the field....Come home soon.... We will leave the lights on for ya!!!! -Jay

They are able to make thier engines out of "Gold" now.... have a look!!!:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Another summer almost over, as N845HK departs to the west......

Every year the Lebanon Fair features helicopter rides. Here they are taking off with a pair of folks for a view of Lebanon from the air. 20D with my favorite lens - the Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX Fisheye. :D

And the couple comes in for a landing. Looks like she enjoyed the ride. :D 20D with the Canon 70-200mm f/4L

Wow, what a catch!!! A Piaggio Avanti, painted up like a Ferrari!!! The Avanti was almost scrapped as a whole in 1998, before an investor group led by Ferrari, pitched in to help save the "Catfish" as we line guys affectionally refer to it as.... The Avanti is refered to as the "Ferrari of the...