That is one fine shot!

I hadn't looked at his work before, I see he's done plane panoramas too, from wing to wing they look impressive. We have an airport nearby I get a lot of planes flying by. We had an airshow once -- before I had my 400mm.. I didn't have to leave the front yard since the airport is so close by, but I had to photograph with a 90mm at the time. However sharp it is, there's a limit.

I don't follow many photographers, but there's one fellow who I have some wallpapers for my desktop from, Greg Martin. He makes some fine ones available for free. Let me see how he's doing now, I see he has an exhibition in the works, 'Views of the Pacific Northwest'.

Wow! Many of his photos are of the Hood River Valley. I have long said that Oak Creek Canyon is the most beautiful place I have visited in the ISA and that the Hood River Valley is #2. One year I arrived during the mountain Spring and photographed miles of .eadows anf mountain with varied wild flowers. Unfortunately none of those are digitized---another project.

When I was an undergrad, our university museum had an exhibition of aerial photography. For the life of me I cannot recall the name of the photographer, but his work was inspiring. Eventually, though I became a pilot, I was never able to approach, much less exceed the quality of his work. It was just too hard to fly safely while composing photographs. I should have done it with another pilot.



Here's one from the Nikon site:

 

Thank you.

Yes, I daresay I don't think I'd handle tail slides, hammerheads, or loops if I was in a plane doing them particularly happily myself. It's one thing to watch, another thing to experience oneself.

My replacement tripod arrived today. Initial impression -- quite satisfied. I made the right decision getting a video tripod for the camera rather than a photo tripod. Better weight allowance, already has a smooth panning head, is extra sturdy and won't tip over, and extra tall when needed.

And still lighter weight than my old aluminum tiltall that liked to give me a good knock when I wrestled it out the door. I will put up the old gear at the next garage sale.

No successful photos today for the long run, but a nice time spent with a raggity swallowtail butterfly who had seen better days. Haven't seen a swallowtail out here in a long time, I should grow more parsley. The monarchs occassionaly migrate through here however, give me a lot of good practice. A nice alternative to birds.

PMed the info.

Yes that looks like just the right sort of thing! :D

And those sound like some great future photo opportunities.

Yeah especially for the ultra panos some kindof tutorial is definitely necessary.

Hope you have some great results to share in the future. :)