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ryanbatc

ryanbatc

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I'm not a morning person, but you gotta do what ya gotta do right?

Enjoy these pics from work today. We had a Delta B767 (heavy jet yay) in the pattern for a few hours this morning and this afternoon. C130's from Minneapolis came up to play as well!!

Equipment used: Canon XTi with my new wider angle 15-85mm IS USM and my zoom lens, the Tamron 70-300mm without IS

Any questions, feel free to ask...

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C130 starting a random shallow manuever (starts about 5 miles north, comes over field at almost max speed and makes a sharp turn back to the base leg for the Ry)
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Over the field
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Barren ramp (everyone was in the air -very busy today)
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Did I mention lots of ground traffic!
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Here he comes again!
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Very nice pictures. I am glad I am not there, very cold.
I sure wish the snow in FSX looked like that real stuff. In FSX it just does not have the build up along the edges like the real stuff.
 
Great shots Ryan, most enjoyable.

That Tamron looks to do a pretty nice job for non-Canon glass. (Canon user myself after years of Nikon).
 
Ok that's it . I got to get me a decent camera . Outstanding pictures Ryan . The T & G's with the 130's and the beautiful cloud formations are absolutely beautiful . You wouldn't have professional training or work in photography would you ? Is there a big learning curve to one of these Cannon's ? This is coming from basically a " Point and Shoot " man . LOL

Thanks again for sharing , they are great pics .

Rich
 
Great pics! I had to go put on a sweater after watching them. You're making me want to bust out my CS C-130 for some pattern work. :ernae:
 
Airliners.net - I dont think they like me, my shots aren't perfectly crisp for them lol - I do have a few shots there you can search by butterworth

The 15-85 is working out very well. It's still not the greatest in low light hand held (but what is?) But the last cloud shot was using that lens with my CPL from Hoya. The img quality is much much improved over my older kit lens, so to me it was worth it. Just need an airshow to get more up close n personal airplane shots.

The tamron does do well for being a basic telephoto. I think it has better IQ than the first Canon telephoto upgrade you can buy, and they are about the same price. But it sure would be nice to have the 70-200 or 100-400mm from canon, but another 1500+ bucks will have to wait :icon_lol:

Thanks, C130's are fun to take pics of. I'd like to try and get their props spinning, but that normally requires lower shutter speed and at my focal length (and lack of sunshine for the first half of the day) I was already have some blurry photo issues. I don't have any professional experience, just love aviation, love my job, and am fortunate to be able to explore photography! As far as learning curves go - moving from a point and shoot to a DSLR will assure you much better manual control. So if you want to change your exposure, or get some motion blur, or take 1080p movies (the newer nikon and canons), and a lot more a DSLR is probably for you. The manual that came with my camera was pretty comprehensive. Plus the online community is large. check out www.dpreview.com for reviews and forums. Check out www.bhphoto.com for decent prices on DSLR's.

I have the CS C130 and from what I've seen the c130's do up here I feel the FDE is way off for the CS version. Maybe it's my setup but I can't keep my pattern in as tight as the real ones if it would save my life...

Again, I appreciate all your comments, and every few months I try to take some nice plane pics. Maybe it will be warmer for my next batch :icon_lol:
 
You lucky son of a gun! How sweet to enjoy that sight every day. Nice shots, I really enjoyed.

Jim
 
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