GrauGeist's Photos - Page 17 - Aircraft of World War II

GrauGeist · 11-17-2009, 09:41 PM

Thanks guys, this is one of those instances where I wasn't looking to take any photos, but just happened to see the 'Jay warming on the tip of the Fir tree and figured, what the heck, why not, and grabbed the camera!

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Originally Posted by ontos

Great shots Dave, did that bird fall out of the tree, I don't see his wings out, or is it a plastic Bird

Just kidding Great capture.

Well, I was actually hoping to catch the 'Jay at the moment he (she?) opened thier wings but I calculated just a bit early and got the "feathered lawn dart" look instead!

This photo is of a Sikorsky S-64E of Erickson Air-Cranes that had been sitting down a ways from where we were waiting for the Collings Foundation and thier B-17, B-24 and PT-51C to arrive. What first got my attention, was one of the crewmembers was actually under the main rotor (while it was idling), checking something near the engine while perched on the port main gear...I was thinking that wasn't too safe, but hey, they're the experts, right?

I may post that one if I remember to grab it off my other computer

Aaron Brooks Wolters · 11-17-2009, 09:55 PM

Looks like the same bird Ontos got a shot of Dave. I think there just cool.

Excellent shot to.

GrauGeist · 11-19-2009, 04:10 AM

They are pretty cool machines, and we have just about all types up here for all types of tasks, from construction to firefighting and logging.

Here's the photo that I mentioned earlier, showing the crewmember out on the gear structure. He was up and down, checking something shortly before they lifted off.

109ROAMING · 11-19-2009, 04:13 AM

Heck thats a huge chopper!

evangilder · 11-19-2009, 07:08 AM

Cool!

Aaron Brooks Wolters · 11-19-2009, 03:04 PM

I see what you mean about the guy on the rear landing gear leg. He's so small you almost miss him.

ontos · 11-19-2009, 08:09 PM

Great shots Dave.

vikingBerserker · 11-19-2009, 09:22 PM

Very cool Dave!

GrauGeist · 11-25-2009, 12:54 AM

Thanks guys, that was a pretty cool shot...you don't see stuff like that too often...

I shot this sunset yesterday evening just before leaving work. I happened to have my Pentax with me because we have a real high-tech project at the shop, and I had brought it in to get some detailed photos.

There wasn't much in the way of clouds, but with my 70-300 zoomed in on the ridge (the ridge being about 10 miles distant), it was a completely different look. The results were pretty cool.

evangilder · 11-25-2009, 07:21 AM

Nice colors!

vikingBerserker · 11-25-2009, 06:12 PM

Dam Dave, that might be the best one of yours I've seen yet!

ontos · 11-25-2009, 06:33 PM

WOOOOW, fantastic shot Dave.

Gnomey · 11-25-2009, 07:04 PM

Excellent shot!

Aaron Brooks Wolters · 11-25-2009, 07:05 PM

Excellent Dave!!!!!!!

Heinz · 11-26-2009, 12:01 AM

Great shots mate!

Love the air crane! Seen those a lot with our summers, hopefully we wont have to use them this summer after the horrific day in Februrary here in Victoria. Had one those pretty much land near a friends house taking on water. The fire was across road from his, the Erickson sure saved the day.

11-17-2009, 09:55 PM	#242
Aaron Brooks Wolters Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA. Posts: 3,490	Looks like the same bird Ontos got a shot of Dave. I think there just cool. Excellent shot to. __________________

11-19-2009, 04:10 AM	#243
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,987	They are pretty cool machines, and we have just about all types up here for all types of tasks, from construction to firefighting and logging. Here's the photo that I mentioned earlier, showing the crewmember out on the gear structure. He was up and down, checking something shortly before they lifted off. 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 <

11-19-2009, 04:13 AM	#244
109ROAMING Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,869	Heck thats a huge chopper! __________________ RIP Wigram AFB 1916-1995-2009

11-19-2009, 07:08 AM	#245
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 15,421	Cool! __________________ 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

11-19-2009, 03:04 PM	#246
Aaron Brooks Wolters Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA. Posts: 3,490	I see what you mean about the guy on the rear landing gear leg. He's so small you almost miss him. __________________

11-19-2009, 08:09 PM	#247
ontos Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 516	Great shots Dave. __________________

11-19-2009, 09:22 PM	#248
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 6,208	Very cool Dave! __________________ Take arrows in your forehead, but never in your back. - Samurai maxim

11-25-2009, 12:54 AM	#249
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,987	Thanks guys, that was a pretty cool shot...you don't see stuff like that too often... I shot this sunset yesterday evening just before leaving work. I happened to have my Pentax with me because we have a real high-tech project at the shop, and I had brought it in to get some detailed photos. There wasn't much in the way of clouds, but with my 70-300 zoomed in on the ridge (the ridge being about 10 miles distant), it was a completely different look. The results were pretty cool. 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 < Last edited by GrauGeist; 11-25-2009 at 02:05 AM. Reason: I wuz speelin like uh idiot...

11-25-2009, 07:21 AM	#250
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 15,421	Nice colors! __________________ 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

11-25-2009, 06:12 PM	#251
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 6,208	Dam Dave, that might be the best one of yours I've seen yet! __________________ Take arrows in your forehead, but never in your back. - Samurai maxim

11-25-2009, 06:33 PM	#252
ontos Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 516	WOOOOW, fantastic shot Dave. __________________

11-25-2009, 07:04 PM	#253
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 16,525	Excellent shot! __________________ "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

11-25-2009, 07:05 PM	#254
Aaron Brooks Wolters Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA. Posts: 3,490	Excellent Dave!!!!!!! __________________

11-26-2009, 12:01 AM	#255
Heinz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 7,678	Great shots mate! Love the air crane! Seen those a lot with our summers, hopefully we wont have to use them this summer after the horrific day in Februrary here in Victoria. Had one those pretty much land near a friends house taking on water. The fire was across road from his, the Erickson sure saved the day. __________________

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