GrauGeist's Photos - Page 4 - Aircraft of World War II

Gnomey · 05-10-2009, 01:15 PM

Good shot!

Aaron Brooks Wolters · 05-10-2009, 04:50 PM

WOW GG!!!!! That's stupendous!!!!

GrauGeist · 05-10-2009, 05:16 PM

Thanks guys!

Alot of the credit goes to the owl, who tolerated me getting about 6 feet away from it for the shot. It was a youngster, and wasn't really interested in what I was doing. These little Western Screech owls are about 9" tall as an adult.

GrauGeist · 05-11-2009, 12:08 AM

I liked Aaron's barn photo, so I thought I'd show off a west coast barn

I took this a couple years ago along Highway 299 East, just a little north of town here.

And yes, I hate the cable too, but this is unedited.

evangilder · 05-11-2009, 12:43 AM

I don't know if it is the barns, or just old buildings with character for me. That's probably why I like the Eastern Sierras. I love the old ghost towns and mills.

Aaron Brooks Wolters · 05-11-2009, 12:59 AM

I like that GG!

GrauGeist · 05-11-2009, 01:28 AM

Thanks Aaron, I may edit out that cable for that post anyway...it's buggin' me!

And I agree Eric, there's something about a ghost town, not sure what it is...perhaps trying to imagine what it was like when the town was alive. There's all sorts of historic buildings all over this area, but they are disappearing at a rapid pace due to development and environmental conditions. We just lost an entire ghost town last summer due to the fire. It was in excellent shape, and they were considering creating a public park out of it. Nothing left but a few brick ruins now.

Here's a couple shots from the area.
First photo is a house currently occupied, it dates back to the late 1800's and is in Weaverville, a gold-rush era town to the west of here.
Next two photos show all that remains of the Ingot stamp mill & mine to the east of here, on Cow Creek. It was in operation from the late 1800's through the depression.

evangilder · 05-11-2009, 08:12 AM

Yep, that's what I am talking about. Every year when I go to Mammoth, I fins stuff like that. We have visited Bodie many times and driven through a lot of the back roads in the Eastern Sierras just to look at a pile of rubble. Must be something nostalgic about it.

Aaron Brooks Wolters · 05-11-2009, 09:12 PM

Very cool GG and interesting.

vikingBerserker · 05-11-2009, 09:53 PM

Nice job!

GrauGeist · 05-12-2009, 01:21 AM

Well, Aluminum Overcast made her low pass over Benton Field today on her way to Redding Airport.

I'll be at Redding tomorrow (Tuesday) morning for a ton of photos!

I also grabbed a shot of a Beech B45 (T-34A) parked at Benton Field for Eric!

evangilder · 05-12-2009, 10:39 AM

Nice ones, GG.

Thanks for the T-34 shot. I haven't seen that one.

Gnomey · 05-12-2009, 02:52 PM

Nice shots, looking forward to more from the coming days.

Aaron Brooks Wolters · 05-12-2009, 06:41 PM

wheelsup_cavu · 05-12-2009, 06:41 PM

Thanks for the pictures of the old houses and buildings.
They remind me of several of the small towns in the midwest with building built in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

Wheelsup

05-10-2009, 01:15 PM	#46
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 15,214	Good 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

05-10-2009, 05:16 PM	#48
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,346	Thanks guys! Alot of the credit goes to the owl, who tolerated me getting about 6 feet away from it for the shot. It was a youngster, and wasn't really interested in what I was doing. These little Western Screech owls are about 9" tall as an adult. __________________ "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 <

05-11-2009, 12:08 AM	#49
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,346	I liked Aaron's barn photo, so I thought I'd show off a west coast barn I took this a couple years ago along Highway 299 East, just a little north of town here. And yes, I hate the cable too, but this is unedited. 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; 05-11-2009 at 12:11 AM.

05-11-2009, 12:43 AM	#50
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 14,803	I don't know if it is the barns, or just old buildings with character for me. That's probably why I like the Eastern Sierras. I love the old ghost towns and mills. __________________ 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

05-11-2009, 01:28 AM	#52
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,346	Thanks Aaron, I may edit out that cable for that post anyway...it's buggin' me! And I agree Eric, there's something about a ghost town, not sure what it is...perhaps trying to imagine what it was like when the town was alive. There's all sorts of historic buildings all over this area, but they are disappearing at a rapid pace due to development and environmental conditions. We just lost an entire ghost town last summer due to the fire. It was in excellent shape, and they were considering creating a public park out of it. Nothing left but a few brick ruins now. Here's a couple shots from the area. First photo is a house currently occupied, it dates back to the late 1800's and is in Weaverville, a gold-rush era town to the west of here. Next two photos show all that remains of the Ingot stamp mill & mine to the east of here, on Cow Creek. It was in operation from the late 1800's through the depression. 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 <

05-10-2009, 04:50 PM	#47
Aaron Brooks Wolters Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA. Posts: 2,283	WOW GG!!!!! That's stupendous!!!!

05-11-2009, 12:59 AM	#51
Aaron Brooks Wolters Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA. Posts: 2,283	I like that GG!

05-11-2009, 08:12 AM	#53
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 14,803	Yep, that's what I am talking about. Every year when I go to Mammoth, I fins stuff like that. We have visited Bodie many times and driven through a lot of the back roads in the Eastern Sierras just to look at a pile of rubble. Must be something nostalgic about it. __________________ 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

05-11-2009, 09:12 PM	#54
Aaron Brooks Wolters Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA. Posts: 2,283	Very cool GG and interesting.

05-11-2009, 09:53 PM	#55
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,722	Nice job! __________________ "Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it" "Those who dwell in the past, condemn the future"

05-12-2009, 01:21 AM	#56
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,346	Well, Aluminum Overcast made her low pass over Benton Field today on her way to Redding Airport. I'll be at Redding tomorrow (Tuesday) morning for a ton of photos! I also grabbed a shot of a Beech B45 (T-34A) parked at Benton Field for Eric! 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 <

05-12-2009, 10:39 AM	#57
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 14,803	Nice ones, GG. Thanks for the T-34 shot. I haven't seen that one. __________________ 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

05-12-2009, 02:52 PM	#58
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 15,214	Nice shots, looking forward to more from the coming days. __________________ "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

05-12-2009, 06:41 PM	#59
Aaron Brooks Wolters Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA. Posts: 2,283

05-12-2009, 06:41 PM	#60
wheelsup_cavu Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Corona, California Posts: 1,534	Thanks for the pictures of the old houses and buildings. They remind me of several of the small towns in the midwest with building built in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Wheelsup __________________ Cheers Wheelsup_cavu Wheels's Photos - Time lapse build of an F/A-18 Super Hornet - Lock N' Load

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