Re: GESO: Ecuador & the Galapagos

[Stan Halpin]

Thanks Dan.

Sent from my iPad

> On Jul 15, 2018, at 11:56 PM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> 
> Wonderful record of your travels, with quite a few really fine images!
> Thanks for sharing with us.
> 
> 
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> 
> On Sun, Jul 15, 2018 at 4:06 PM, Stanley Halpin > wrote:
> 
>> A large gallery (132 images) of shots from my trip in late March this
>> year. Some of the shots are there because I am quite pleased with them,
>> others are there because I think they help to provide a visual travelogue
>> of sorts…
>> 
>>   http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p691507445
>> 
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Re: GESO: Ecuador & the Galapagos

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Wonderful record of your travels, with quite a few really fine images!
Thanks for sharing with us.


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On Sun, Jul 15, 2018 at 4:06 PM, Stanley Halpin  wrote:

> A large gallery (132 images) of shots from my trip in late March this
> year. Some of the shots are there because I am quite pleased with them,
> others are there because I think they help to provide a visual travelogue
> of sorts…
>
>http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p691507445
>
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PESO: tricoloured munia

[Subash Jeyan]

the tricoloured munia is a finch native to the indian subcontinent and
southern china. about 11-12 cm, the size of a sparrow:

https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/16/tricoloured-munia/

k5iis, sigma 150-500 OS HSM, f/8, 1/640s, ISO 640, @500mm, handheld.

comments are appreciated

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Re: GESO: Peru - Machu Picchu

[Daniel J. Matyola]

What a spectacular gallery pf interesting images!


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On Sun, Jul 15, 2018 at 4:08 PM, Stanley Halpin  wrote:

> A large gallery (90 images) of shots from my trip in early April this
> year. We went first to a jungle lodge in the Peruvian Amazon, then to Cuzco
> and on to Machu Picchu. As with my Ecuador gallery, some of the shots are
> there because I am quite pleased with them, others are there because I
> think they help to provide a visual travelogue of sorts…
>
>http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p707179303
>
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Re: GESO: Peru - Machu Picchu

[Stan Halpin]

Thanks Subash. I hate changing lenses! Even more in the digital age and the 
dangers of dust on the sensor. For a trip like this I go with two K-1 bodies, 
three basic lenses. And maybe something special like a 50/1.2 or a Macro, 
depending. In this case I had the big-three zooms: 15-30/2.8, 24-70/2.8, and 
70-200/2.8. In a very few cases in the Galapagos or in the Amazon region a 
longer lens would have been nice, but most of the time the wildlife was too 
close for something like a 300mm. The first half day at Machu Picchu, I used 
24-70 and 70-200. Very few shots at the 200 end. The next morning I used 15-30 
and 24-70. 

stan

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> On Jul 15, 2018, at 9:15 PM, Subash Jeyan  wrote:
> 
> a morning well spent. the machu pichu panos were particularly nice.
> just curious, what lenses did you take?
> 
> subash
> 
> On Sun, 15 Jul 2018 16:08:58 -0400
> Stanley Halpin  wrote:
> 
>> A large gallery (90 images) of shots from my trip in early April this
>> year. We went first to a jungle lodge in the Peruvian Amazon, then to
>> Cuzco and on to Machu Picchu. As with my Ecuador gallery, some of the
>> shots are there because I am quite pleased with them, others are
>> there because I think they help to provide a visual travelogue of
>> sorts…
>> 
>>   http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p707179303
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Re: Astro landscape attempts

[Subash Jeyan]

that is a nice set Larry. quite enjoyed those...

subash


On Sun, 15 Jul 2018 13:12:24 -0700
Larry Colen  wrote:

> Some attempts at astro landscapes.
> 
> I don't quite have it wired yet, but I'm learning things to try for
> next time. These were done with the rokinon 24/1.4 from the town of
> Mount Shasta.  A couple of these might print up well.
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157697414506681
> 
> 24mm isn't wide enough to get the full arc of the Milkyway, even 
> positioned vertically.
> 
> These were done with the DFA 15-30 using astrotracer from outside of 
> Weed, just off of I-5.  I was hoping the smoke from the fires would
> be beneficial for foreground effects, it may have caused more
> problems, possibly even the rainbow effect, I'm not sure.
> 
> This set doesn't show the ones I tried with the 24/1.4 or the non 
> astrotracer with the 15-30.  I don't think I really got any keepers
> out of this set, but I learned a bit.
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157698646538354
> 
>   I should go back at about a half moon so that I can get shots both 
> with no moonlight and also with Shasta lit after the moon rises.
> I need to do more overlap on the frames, particularly with the 15-30
> The astrotracer really helps with the sky, and with the dark
> foreground doesn't make a lot of difference there.
> I should definitely bracket the photos.
> I wish there were stacking software that could separate the sky from
> the foreground and stack them each appropriately. Also software that
> could stitch an astrotracer sky with a non astrotracer foreground,
> while stacking them for HDR and panorama.
> I also wish the software would use the gps, accelerometer and compass 
> data to make the stitching go faster.

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Re: GESO: Peru - Machu Picchu

[Subash Jeyan]

a morning well spent. the machu pichu panos were particularly nice.
just curious, what lenses did you take?

subash

On Sun, 15 Jul 2018 16:08:58 -0400
Stanley Halpin  wrote:

> A large gallery (90 images) of shots from my trip in early April this
> year. We went first to a jungle lodge in the Peruvian Amazon, then to
> Cuzco and on to Machu Picchu. As with my Ecuador gallery, some of the
> shots are there because I am quite pleased with them, others are
> there because I think they help to provide a visual travelogue of
> sorts…
> 
>http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p707179303

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Re: GESO: Peru - Machu Picchu

[Paul Stenquist]

Well done!

Paul

> On Jul 15, 2018, at 5:36 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> I went to the link through Facebook jsut now -- wonderful travelogue!  so 
> glad you had good photgraphic weather at machu Pichu especially!
> 
> 
>> On 7/15/2018 4:08 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote:
>> A large gallery (90 images) of shots from my trip in early April this year. 
>> We went first to a jungle lodge in the Peruvian Amazon, then to Cuzco and on 
>> to Machu Picchu. As with my Ecuador gallery, some of the shots are there 
>> because I am quite pleased with them, others are there because I think they 
>> help to provide a visual travelogue of sorts…
>> 
>>http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p707179303
>> 
>> stan
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Re: GESO: Peru - Machu Picchu

[Stan Halpin]

Thanks Ann. Yes, apart from some mist our first afternoon at Machu Picchu, we 
continued a longstanding tradition of avoiding most bad weather on our travels. 
And the misty clouds were a great backdrop!

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> On Jul 15, 2018, at 5:36 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> I went to the link through Facebook jsut now -- wonderful travelogue!  so 
> glad you had good photgraphic weather at machu Pichu especially!
> 
> 
>> On 7/15/2018 4:08 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote:
>> A large gallery (90 images) of shots from my trip in early April this year. 
>> We went first to a jungle lodge in the Peruvian Amazon, then to Cuzco and on 
>> to Machu Picchu. As with my Ecuador gallery, some of the shots are there 
>> because I am quite pleased with them, others are there because I think they 
>> help to provide a visual travelogue of sorts…
>> 
>>http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p707179303
>> 
>> stan
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Re: Astro landscape attempts

[Steve Sharpe]

Beautiful photos, Larry! Having a scenic foreground really helps. Out here I 
have light pollution and wind turbines for a foreground. Not pretty.

Skyglow can be a problem and DSLRs are very adept at picking up any green in 
the sky. 50% of their pixels are green sensitive (RGGB), to mimic the colour 
sensitivity of the human eye in daylight. For night photography, though, that 
can become a massive pain to deal with.


On Sun, 15 Jul 2018 16:00:34 -0700, Larry Colen wrote:
> Someone pointed out that the green might actually be airglow, not 
> some odd artifact.  I'd never heard of it before:
> https://www.universetoday.com/112237/how-to-see-airglow-the-green-sheen-of-night/
> 
> Larry Colen wrote on 7/15/18 1:12 PM:
>> Some attempts at astro landscapes.
>> 
>> I don't quite have it wired yet, but I'm learning things to try for 
>> next time. These were done with the rokinon 24/1.4 from the town of 
>> Mount Shasta.  A couple of these might print up well.
>> 
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157697414506681
>> 
>> 24mm isn't wide enough to get the full arc of the Milkyway, even 
>> positioned vertically.
>> 
>> These were done with the DFA 15-30 using astrotracer from outside of 
>> Weed, just off of I-5.  I was hoping the smoke from the fires would 
>> be beneficial for foreground effects, it may have caused more 
>> problems, possibly even the rainbow effect, I'm not sure.
>> 
>> This set doesn't show the ones I tried with the 24/1.4 or the non 
>> astrotracer with the 15-30.  I don't think I really got any keepers 
>> out of this set, but I learned a bit.
>> 
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157698646538354

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Re: Astro landscape attempts

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Excellent image set of images, Larry!


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On Sun, Jul 15, 2018 at 7:00 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:

> Someone pointed out that the green might actually be airglow, not some odd
> artifact.  I'd never heard of it before:
> https://www.universetoday.com/112237/how-to-see-airglow-the-
> green-sheen-of-night/
>
> Larry Colen wrote on 7/15/18 1:12 PM:
>
> Some attempts at astro landscapes.
>>
>> I don't quite have it wired yet, but I'm learning things to try for next
>> time. These were done with the rokinon 24/1.4 from the town of Mount
>> Shasta.  A couple of these might print up well.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157697414506681
>>
>> 24mm isn't wide enough to get the full arc of the Milkyway, even
>> positioned vertically.
>>
>> These were done with the DFA 15-30 using astrotracer from outside of
>> Weed, just off of I-5.  I was hoping the smoke from the fires would be
>> beneficial for foreground effects, it may have caused more problems,
>> possibly even the rainbow effect, I'm not sure.
>>
>> This set doesn't show the ones I tried with the 24/1.4 or the non
>> astrotracer with the 15-30.  I don't think I really got any keepers out of
>> this set, but I learned a bit.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157698646538354
>>
>>   I should go back at about a half moon so that I can get shots both with
>> no moonlight and also with Shasta lit after the moon rises.
>> I need to do more overlap on the frames, particularly with the 15-30
>> The astrotracer really helps with the sky, and with the dark foreground
>> doesn't make a lot of difference there.
>> I should definitely bracket the photos.
>> I wish there were stacking software that could separate the sky from the
>> foreground and stack them each appropriately. Also software that could
>> stitch an astrotracer sky with a non astrotracer foreground, while stacking
>> them for HDR and panorama.
>> I also wish the software would use the gps, accelerometer and compass
>> data to make the stitching go faster.
>>
>>
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Re: Astro landscape attempts

[Larry Colen]

Someone pointed out that the green might actually be airglow, not some 
odd artifact.  I'd never heard of it before:

https://www.universetoday.com/112237/how-to-see-airglow-the-green-sheen-of-night/

Larry Colen wrote on 7/15/18 1:12 PM:

Some attempts at astro landscapes.

I don't quite have it wired yet, but I'm learning things to try for next 
time. These were done with the rokinon 24/1.4 from the town of Mount 
Shasta.  A couple of these might print up well.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157697414506681

24mm isn't wide enough to get the full arc of the Milkyway, even 
positioned vertically.


These were done with the DFA 15-30 using astrotracer from outside of 
Weed, just off of I-5.  I was hoping the smoke from the fires would be 
beneficial for foreground effects, it may have caused more problems, 
possibly even the rainbow effect, I'm not sure.


This set doesn't show the ones I tried with the 24/1.4 or the non 
astrotracer with the 15-30.  I don't think I really got any keepers out 
of this set, but I learned a bit.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157698646538354

  I should go back at about a half moon so that I can get shots both 
with no moonlight and also with Shasta lit after the moon rises.

I need to do more overlap on the frames, particularly with the 15-30
The astrotracer really helps with the sky, and with the dark foreground 
doesn't make a lot of difference there.

I should definitely bracket the photos.
I wish there were stacking software that could separate the sky from the 
foreground and stack them each appropriately. Also software that could 
stitch an astrotracer sky with a non astrotracer foreground, while 
stacking them for HDR and panorama.
I also wish the software would use the gps, accelerometer and compass 
data to make the stitching go faster.





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Boats at night

[Larry Colen]

A small set of photos of boats in the Newport Oregon harbor at night.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157697441154951
A couple even show moonbows.

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Re: Astro landscape attempts

[Paul Sorenson]

Does this one do you any good?

https://www.markus-enzweiler.de/StarStaX/StarStaX.html

-p


On 7/15/2018 3:12 PM, Larry Colen wrote:


I wish there were stacking software that could separate the sky from 
the foreground and stack them each appropriately. Also software that 
could stitch an astrotracer sky with a non astrotracer foreground, 
while stacking them for HDR and panorama.
I also wish the software would use the gps, accelerometer and compass 
data to make the stitching go faster.




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Re: GESO: Peru - Machu Picchu

[ann sanfedele]

I went to the link through Facebook jsut now -- wonderful travelogue!  
so glad you had good photgraphic weather at machu Pichu especially!



On 7/15/2018 4:08 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote:

A large gallery (90 images) of shots from my trip in early April this year. We 
went first to a jungle lodge in the Peruvian Amazon, then to Cuzco and on to 
Machu Picchu. As with my Ecuador gallery, some of the shots are there because I 
am quite pleased with them, others are there because I think they help to 
provide a visual travelogue of sorts…

http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p707179303

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Re: Astro landscape attempts

[lrc]

These were all with the k-1. Exposure data should be listed. Lens speed is 
critical. I haven't figured exposure out yet. It seems to be different every 
time.

On July 15, 2018 1:37:38 PM PDT, "J.C. O'Connell"  wrote:
>which camera do you use and what are your typical ISO, exposure time,  
>fstop settings?
>why not use a wider lens or is lens speed critical?
>jco
>
>
>On Sun, 15 Jul 2018 16:12:24 -0400, Larry Colen 
>wrote:
>
>> Some attempts at astro landscapes.
>>
>> I don't quite have it wired yet, but I'm learning things to try for
>next  
>> time. These were done with the rokinon 24/1.4 from the town of Mount 
>
>> Shasta.  A couple of these might print up well.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157697414506681
>>
>> 24mm isn't wide enough to get the full arc of the Milkyway, even  
>> positioned vertically.
>>
>> These were done with the DFA 15-30 using astrotracer from outside of 
>
>> Weed, just off of I-5.  I was hoping the smoke from the fires would
>be  
>> beneficial for foreground effects, it may have caused more problems, 
>
>> possibly even the rainbow effect, I'm not sure.
>>
>> This set doesn't show the ones I tried with the 24/1.4 or the non  
>> astrotracer with the 15-30.  I don't think I really got any keepers
>out  
>> of this set, but I learned a bit.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157698646538354
>>
>>   I should go back at about a half moon so that I can get shots both 
>
>> with no moonlight and also with Shasta lit after the moon rises.
>> I need to do more overlap on the frames, particularly with the 15-30
>> The astrotracer really helps with the sky, and with the dark
>foreground  
>> doesn't make a lot of difference there.
>> I should definitely bracket the photos.
>> I wish there were stacking software that could separate the sky from
>the  
>> foreground and stack them each appropriately. Also software that
>could  
>> stitch an astrotracer sky with a non astrotracer foreground, while  
>> stacking them for HDR and panorama.
>> I also wish the software would use the gps, accelerometer and compass
> 
>> data to make the stitching go faster.
>>
>
>
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Re: Astro landscape attempts

[J.C. O'Connell]

which camera do you use and what are your typical ISO, exposure time,  
fstop settings?

why not use a wider lens or is lens speed critical?
jco


On Sun, 15 Jul 2018 16:12:24 -0400, Larry Colen  wrote:


Some attempts at astro landscapes.

I don't quite have it wired yet, but I'm learning things to try for next  
time. These were done with the rokinon 24/1.4 from the town of Mount  
Shasta.  A couple of these might print up well.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157697414506681

24mm isn't wide enough to get the full arc of the Milkyway, even  
positioned vertically.


These were done with the DFA 15-30 using astrotracer from outside of  
Weed, just off of I-5.  I was hoping the smoke from the fires would be  
beneficial for foreground effects, it may have caused more problems,  
possibly even the rainbow effect, I'm not sure.


This set doesn't show the ones I tried with the 24/1.4 or the non  
astrotracer with the 15-30.  I don't think I really got any keepers out  
of this set, but I learned a bit.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157698646538354

  I should go back at about a half moon so that I can get shots both  
with no moonlight and also with Shasta lit after the moon rises.

I need to do more overlap on the frames, particularly with the 15-30
The astrotracer really helps with the sky, and with the dark foreground  
doesn't make a lot of difference there.

I should definitely bracket the photos.
I wish there were stacking software that could separate the sky from the  
foreground and stack them each appropriately. Also software that could  
stitch an astrotracer sky with a non astrotracer foreground, while  
stacking them for HDR and panorama.
I also wish the software would use the gps, accelerometer and compass  
data to make the stitching go faster.





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Astro landscape attempts

[Larry Colen]

Some attempts at astro landscapes.

I don't quite have it wired yet, but I'm learning things to try for next 
time. These were done with the rokinon 24/1.4 from the town of Mount 
Shasta.  A couple of these might print up well.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157697414506681

24mm isn't wide enough to get the full arc of the Milkyway, even 
positioned vertically.


These were done with the DFA 15-30 using astrotracer from outside of 
Weed, just off of I-5.  I was hoping the smoke from the fires would be 
beneficial for foreground effects, it may have caused more problems, 
possibly even the rainbow effect, I'm not sure.


This set doesn't show the ones I tried with the 24/1.4 or the non 
astrotracer with the 15-30.  I don't think I really got any keepers out 
of this set, but I learned a bit.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157698646538354

 I should go back at about a half moon so that I can get shots both 
with no moonlight and also with Shasta lit after the moon rises.

I need to do more overlap on the frames, particularly with the 15-30
The astrotracer really helps with the sky, and with the dark foreground 
doesn't make a lot of difference there.

I should definitely bracket the photos.
I wish there were stacking software that could separate the sky from the 
foreground and stack them each appropriately. Also software that could 
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stacking them for HDR and panorama.
I also wish the software would use the gps, accelerometer and compass 
data to make the stitching go faster.


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GESO: Peru - Machu Picchu

[Stanley Halpin]

A large gallery (90 images) of shots from my trip in early April this year. We 
went first to a jungle lodge in the Peruvian Amazon, then to Cuzco and on to 
Machu Picchu. As with my Ecuador gallery, some of the shots are there because I 
am quite pleased with them, others are there because I think they help to 
provide a visual travelogue of sorts…

   http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p707179303

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GESO: Ecuador & the Galapagos

[Stanley Halpin]

A large gallery (132 images) of shots from my trip in late March this year. 
Some of the shots are there because I am quite pleased with them, others are 
there because I think they help to provide a visual travelogue of sorts…

   http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p691507445

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Re: PESO - Green and Gate

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On 15/7/18, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Amazing footage.  I remember seeing tv news coverage of the accident at the
>time.  Hard to see what caused the collision from the video.  What were
>they trying to do at the time?

A line about it on Wiki:

Investigators later determined that pilot error was the cause, after one pilot 
did a reverse loop and disappeared into the clouds, the other one lost sight of 
his wingman and aborted the routine.

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Re: GESO a bunch of critters

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>From Larry:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/43363009902/in/album-72157669137217797/

Very nice set. You've done well.

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Re: PESO - Green and Gate

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Amazing footage.  I remember seeing tv news coverage of the accident at the
time.  Hard to see what caused the collision from the video.  What were
they trying to do at the time?


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On Sun, Jul 15, 2018 at 8:36 AM, Steve Cottrell  wrote:

> On 15/7/18, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
> >I participated in a couple during my active duty days.  One resulted in a
> >few moments of terror when one of our planes didn't make it for the
> fly-by,
> >but was involve in a mid-air that resulted in the loss of a radome and a
> >navigation ejecting (safely except for some broken toes) over the pine
> >forests of NC.  The best one was wen my son was a teen-ager and we
> attended
> >the one at Miramar, CA back when it was the "Top Gun" Navy Base.  (It is
> >now the USMC's main airbase on the West Coast).  I had lots of high
> >performance a/c, plus two Migs;  first ones I ever saw other than I on
> >radar screen.
>
> In 1993 (ironically the one year I missed working on the show) a pair of
> MIGs collided and the pilots both ejected safely. One of them landed in a
> field nearby and after untethering his canopy, calmly walked up to a
> bystander and bummed a cigarette, lit it and walked back to the airfield.
>
> 
>
> Scroll through towards the end.
>
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Re: PESO - Green and Gate

[Steve Cottrell]

On 15/7/18, Jostein, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Love it exactly as is.
>Delicate light.

Tusen tak :-)

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Re: PESO - Green and Gate

[Jostein]

Love it exactly as is.
Delicate light.
Jostein

Den 13.07.2018 22:42, skrev Steve Cottrell:

Photographic doldrums during a house move. Friday evening after an arduous 
week. Wine. Saw some scenes through the window so dug out the camera and the 
Pentax 50/1.4 and took half a dozen shots. This was my favourite. Kill me now.

Totally boring and dull but I liked it.



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Re: PESO - Green and Gate

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On 15/7/18, Steve Cottrell, discombobulated, unleashed:

>bummed a cigarette, lit it and walked back to the airfield.

It might have been his own - here's the footage!

At 4'26"



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Re: PESO - Green and Gate

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On 15/7/18, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I participated in a couple during my active duty days.  One resulted in a
>few moments of terror when one of our planes didn't make it for the fly-by,
>but was involve in a mid-air that resulted in the loss of a radome and a
>navigation ejecting (safely except for some broken toes) over the pine
>forests of NC.  The best one was wen my son was a teen-ager and we attended
>the one at Miramar, CA back when it was the "Top Gun" Navy Base.  (It is
>now the USMC's main airbase on the West Coast).  I had lots of high
>performance a/c, plus two Migs;  first ones I ever saw other than I on
>radar screen.

In 1993 (ironically the one year I missed working on the show) a pair of MIGs 
collided and the pilots both ejected safely. One of them landed in a field 
nearby and after untethering his canopy, calmly walked up to a bystander and 
bummed a cigarette, lit it and walked back to the airfield.



Scroll through towards the end.

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Re: PESO - Green and Gate

[Daniel J. Matyola]

I love air shows!

I participated in a couple during my active duty days.  One resulted in a
few moments of terror when one of our planes didn't make it for the fly-by,
but was involve in a mid-air that resulted in the loss of a radome and a
navigation ejecting (safely except for some broken toes) over the pine
forests of NC.  The best one was wen my son was a teen-ager and we attended
the one at Miramar, CA back when it was the "Top Gun" Navy Base.  (It is
now the USMC's main airbase on the West Coast).  I had lots of high
performance a/c, plus two Migs;  first ones I ever saw other than I on
radar screen.

We have a nice annual airshow 2 hours west of here in Reading, PA, that
specializes in WW II aircraft.  An organization to which I belong mans a
table there to promote our group and educate folks on aviation heroes.

I used to like to post myself at the end of runways and watch the planes
overhead heading for a touchdown.  These days one can get arrested doing
that. 



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> On 13/7/18, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
> >Not sexy, perhaps, but I really like the textures, especially the contrast
> >between the greens and the gate.
>
> Two minds...
>
> Thanks mate.
>
> I thought of you yesterday - a 3-ship formation of a stealth bomber (B-2?)
> and a pair of fighter escorts were holding over our village, swooped by 4
> times at about 2 thousand feet waiting to take part in the Royal
> International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, some 15 miles
> away. It's on all weekend so I expect we might get the same today. Back in
> the 1990s I used to work at the show and was always the runway camera,
> halfway between the crowd line and the runway about the point they touched
> down on landing. This gave a good vantage point for both take offs and
> landings. There were 2 main cameras on the tower, a roaming camera the
> other side (north side) for interviews and taxiing shots, and one cam on
> scaffold in line with the runway about 300 feet past the threshold - he
> always got some amazing shots, though technically mine was more difficult
> as panning all the way through almost 180 degrees isn't easy keeping the
> plane centred and steady while trying not to trip over the tripod legs
>
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Re: PESO Joy

[Paul Stenquist]

Thanks Marnie. And thanks to all who commented or had a look.

Paul

> On Jul 15, 2018, at 4:19 AM, Marnie (aka Doe)  wrote:
> 
> Lovely.
> 
> Marnie aka Doe
> 
>> On 7/13/2018 10:46 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> While shooting little league baseball I spotted this. K-1 with D FA 150-450, 
>> f5.6 @ 1/1000th, ISO 1250, 450mm
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18483991/Joy
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Re: PESO - Green and Gate

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On 13/7/18, Jack Davis, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Believe I like it as is, Cotty.

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Re: PESO - Green and Gate

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On 13/7/18, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed:

>How heavy was the house, and how far did you have to move it?
>
>I hope your back is OK

Har!

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Re: PESO - Green and Gate

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On 13/7/18, ann sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I'd /-love-/ it if you cropped out the gate and just left the green...
>This is the NEW house location, yes?
>
>lucky you

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Re: GESO 2018 - Two Sets of Five - GDG

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On 13/7/18, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed:

>San Francisco Visit - B: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmogkwTo
>San Francisco Visit - Color: https://flic.kr/s/aHskBn8Z4R


Like the colour set - reminds me of the old Kodachrome 25 !! Nice.

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Re: PESO: plain prinia

[Subash Jeyan]

On Sun, 15 Jul 2018 01:23:37 -0700
"Marnie (aka Doe)"  wrote:

> Very nice. Great detail.

thanks, Marnie...

> On 7/11/2018 9:16 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote:
> > another one from last sunday's outing:
> > 
> > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/11/plain-prinia/
> > 
> > k5iis, sigma 150-500 OS HSM, at 500mm, handheld, ISO 800, f/8,
> > 1/640, cropped.

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Re: July PUG is up!

[Marnie (aka Doe)]

What they said.

M aka D :-)

On 7/5/2018 6:21 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote:

On 7/4/2018 5:11 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote:

http://pug.komkon.org/
Lovely gallery of pictures - well done all!

Particularly enjoyed Ann's and Ken Waller's images - two big
standouts for me. Plenty of 'ooohs' and 'hs' on them :-)

Thanks much, Cotty !
-- I quite like Ken's beauty shot too... how can one not?   but
realy, not a lemon among them..  Subash's BW sunset particularly
lovely minimalism too.
ann


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Re: GESO a bunch of critters

[Marnie (aka Doe)]

Nice collection, Larry.

Really like the positive and negative space of the first one. And the 
sixth one, great eye close up.


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On 7/14/2018 3:41 PM, Larry Colen wrote:

PESO: PDML discussion

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/43363009902/in/album-72157669137217797/ 




I'm finally back from my trip North. What was supposed to be a 
relatively short trip for a tango event and then visiting became a lot 
more complicated as things came up and we had to come up with new living 
arrangements for my mom.


I'm starting in on my huge backlog of photos. Today, I tackled my 
wildlife photos.


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Re: PESO: plain prinia

[Marnie (aka Doe)]

Very nice. Great detail.

Marnie aka Doe

On 7/11/2018 9:16 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote:

another one from last sunday's outing:

https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/07/11/plain-prinia/

k5iis, sigma 150-500 OS HSM, at 500mm, handheld, ISO 800, f/8, 1/640,
cropped.

comments appreciated

~subash


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Re: PESO Joy

[Marnie (aka Doe)]

Lovely.

Marnie aka Doe

On 7/13/2018 10:46 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:

While shooting little league baseball I spotted this. K-1 with D FA 150-450, 
f5.6 @ 1/1000th, ISO 1250, 450mm

https://www.photo.net/photo/18483991/Joy


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