GrauGeist's Photos - Page 10 - Aircraft of World War II

trackend · 08-03-2009, 03:52 AM

Super stuff Dave thanks for letting us see them re the B24.
I have often wondered if the ultra low gear was an advantage or disadvantage when landing or sevicing

evangilder · 08-03-2009, 09:53 AM

Very mice, Dave. The spider shot is nice and sharp!

Gnomey · 08-03-2009, 04:34 PM

Nice shots GG, the spider is especially nice.

Aaron Brooks Wolters · 08-03-2009, 09:31 PM

Most excellent sir!

I love the spider shot!

GrauGeist · 08-03-2009, 09:50 PM

Thanks guys!

It's amazing how nice the shots come out when those little

stay still...

And Lee, to be honest, I really don't know why the B-24 was built so close to the deck. I know that the main wing was built with a high degree of lift, so perhaps they felt it wasn't nessecary to have the aircraft up any higher than that. I do know that the ball turret has to be retracted for landing because of the low clearance.

vikingBerserker · 08-04-2009, 12:02 AM

The spider shot rocks!

Geedee · 08-04-2009, 05:07 AM

Wow ! Great set of pics that little lot, thanks for posting

GrauGeist · 08-07-2009, 04:50 AM

Everyone's been having good luck grabbing the full moon, but we've had thunderstorms and forest fire smoke here until this evening, so I decided to go out and give it a shot...

The moon was tinted from the smoke, but the upside was a slower shutter speed which allowed some good details of the lunar surface.

I even grabbed a shot of Jupiter with a few of her moons (it's the bright "star" near the moon). The shot is not Hubble quality, but it's cool that my 70-300 can pull 'em in. If the moon wasn't so bright, the quality would be better, so I adjusted the contrast a little for clarity. There's 3 moons to the right of Jupiter, two are very close together, and look like one. To the left, there's one for sure and possibly one more further out.

evangilder · 08-07-2009, 08:37 AM

Nice ones, Dave. I thought about trying a Jupiter shot yesterday, but I have too many trees in the way.

ontos · 08-07-2009, 07:34 PM

Nice shots,Dave. I think the smoke adds to the mood of the shot. Wouldn't it nice to afford a telescope with a camera attachment ?

GrauGeist · 08-07-2009, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evangilder

Nice ones, Dave. I thought about trying a Jupiter shot yesterday, but I have too many trees in the way.

I have bunch of trees here too. So I drug my camera & tripod out to the street (at 12:30 a.m.) and grabbed a shot that way!

Quote:

Originally Posted by ontos

Nice shots,Dave. I think the smoke adds to the mood of the shot. Wouldn't it nice to afford a telescope with a camera attachment ?

Oh trust me, I have thought about that for years!

It's really not all that expensive, either. But I find that my camera does a broad range of things a telescope/camera can't, so when I can grab a stellar object like the moon or even Jupiter, I'm happy enough!

Aaron Brooks Wolters · 08-07-2009, 10:03 PM

Great shots Dave! And one day I will have a telescope with a camera attachment. I really like the moon shot!

GrauGeist · 08-07-2009, 10:10 PM

Thanks Aaron!

To be honest, I was looking at a Sigma APO 800mm f5.6 EX DG HSM. This baby is about three steps beyond cool! It's also about 8,000 dollars...

Soooo...I look and I lust, but that's about it

Aaron Brooks Wolters · 08-07-2009, 10:17 PM

They have one that is $22,000 dollars. It's 800mm to 2400mm in three changeable stages. Weighs 26lbs. and is 24 inches long.

You could photograph the back side of Pluto from here.

GrauGeist · 08-07-2009, 10:31 PM

LOL!!!

The 800mm I was looking at is only 20" long and almost 11 pounds!

08-03-2009, 09:53 AM	#137
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 14,803	Very mice, Dave. The spider shot is nice and sharp! __________________ http://www.vg-photo.com For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci

08-03-2009, 04:34 PM	#138
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 15,214	Nice shots GG, the spider is especially nice. __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

08-03-2009, 09:50 PM	#140
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,345	Thanks guys! It's amazing how nice the shots come out when those little stay still... And Lee, to be honest, I really don't know why the B-24 was built so close to the deck. I know that the main wing was built with a high degree of lift, so perhaps they felt it wasn't nessecary to have the aircraft up any higher than that. I do know that the ball turret has to be retracted for landing because of the low clearance. __________________ "Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future." - Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome > I Support Doug Gillis <

08-04-2009, 12:02 AM	#141
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,722	The spider shot rocks! __________________ "Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it" "Those who dwell in the past, condemn the future"

08-04-2009, 05:07 AM	#142
Geedee Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 763	Wow ! Great set of pics that little lot, thanks for posting __________________ Cheers Gary Not only am I a master of suspense, but I... http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/sta...ect-18113.html "I’ll never worry about meeting a FW 190 in a 51 since I was able to outturn, outdive and generally out-maneuver him at all altitudes, from 23,000 feet to the deck; I could follow him in anything and do a lot more besides.” Richard D Bishop, 11 Sept 1944, 55th FG

08-03-2009, 03:52 AM	#136
trackend Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Canvey Island, Essex Posts: 4,029	Super stuff Dave thanks for letting us see them re the B24. I have often wondered if the ultra low gear was an advantage or disadvantage when landing or sevicing

08-03-2009, 09:31 PM	#139
Aaron Brooks Wolters Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA. Posts: 2,283	Most excellent sir! I love the spider shot!

08-07-2009, 04:50 AM	#143
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,345	Everyone's been having good luck grabbing the full moon, but we've had thunderstorms and forest fire smoke here until this evening, so I decided to go out and give it a shot... The moon was tinted from the smoke, but the upside was a slower shutter speed which allowed some good details of the lunar surface. I even grabbed a shot of Jupiter with a few of her moons (it's the bright "star" near the moon). The shot is not Hubble quality, but it's cool that my 70-300 can pull 'em in. If the moon wasn't so bright, the quality would be better, so I adjusted the contrast a little for clarity. There's 3 moons to the right of Jupiter, two are very close together, and look like one. To the left, there's one for sure and possibly one more further out. Attached Images __________________ "Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future." - Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome > I Support Doug Gillis <

08-07-2009, 08:37 AM	#144
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 14,803	Nice ones, Dave. I thought about trying a Jupiter shot yesterday, but I have too many trees in the way. __________________ http://www.vg-photo.com For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci

08-07-2009, 07:34 PM	#145
ontos Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 348	Nice shots,Dave. I think the smoke adds to the mood of the shot. Wouldn't it nice to afford a telescope with a camera attachment ? __________________

08-07-2009, 10:03 PM	#147
Aaron Brooks Wolters Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA. Posts: 2,283	Great shots Dave! And one day I will have a telescope with a camera attachment. I really like the moon shot!

08-07-2009, 10:10 PM	#148
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,345	Thanks Aaron! To be honest, I was looking at a Sigma APO 800mm f5.6 EX DG HSM. This baby is about three steps beyond cool! It's also about 8,000 dollars... Soooo...I look and I lust, but that's about it __________________ "Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future." - Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome > I Support Doug Gillis <

08-07-2009, 10:17 PM	#149
Aaron Brooks Wolters Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA. Posts: 2,283	They have one that is $22,000 dollars. It's 800mm to 2400mm in three changeable stages. Weighs 26lbs. and is 24 inches long. You could photograph the back side of Pluto from here.

08-07-2009, 10:31 PM	#150
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,345	LOL!!! The 800mm I was looking at is only 20" long and almost 11 pounds! __________________ "Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future." - Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome > I Support Doug Gillis <

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