GrauGeist's Photos - Page 9 - Aircraft of World War II

Airframes · 07-09-2009, 12:00 AM

Great pics Dave, and thanks for the sound track. Believve it or not, that's the first time I've ever heard a B24 - marvellous!
I'll have to figure out a way of transferring the soundtrack from my BBMF programme, with the Lancaster starting, running up, taxiing and take off. Plus the Spits!

GrauGeist · 07-09-2009, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Airframes

Great pics Dave, and thanks for the sound track. Believve it or not, that's the first time I've ever heard a B24 - marvellous!
I'll have to figure out a way of transferring the soundtrack from my BBMF programme, with the Lancaster starting, running up, taxiing and take off. Plus the Spits!

Thanks Terry, I'm glad you liked it!

I grew up around older aircraft, including warbirds and there's nothing like the sound of a radial although a V-12 sure pulls a close second!

I hope you find a way to transfer those sound files, it would be great to hear 'em!

I was even considering starting a thread in the technical section devoted just for aircraft engine sound files.

Aaron Brooks Wolters · 07-09-2009, 10:56 PM

I know the feeling GG.

Redbeard · 07-10-2009, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by GrauGeist

Yeah, the red is almost too much...

I really wish I could have used my flash, but the gal at the door told me no, so I didn't want to get busted.

I did a little editing in Photoshop, knocked just about all of the color out of it, and you can see the detail better now...

maybe you should have use a bit of visine. they still are most excellent.

GrauGeist · 07-12-2009, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Redbeard

maybe you should have use a bit of visine. they still are most excellent.

lol...thanks man!

These moon photos are for ontos (or anyone else who might be interested), to give an idea of how difficult it is to capture trees (or clouds) with a full moon in the picture.

I am far from being an expert on the subject, but I keep trying with the little knowledge that I'm armed with, and someday I might be able to master the shot. I know a person can photoshop an image to get the perfect shot, but I tend to be a purist (maybe my 35mm film experience creeping in here?) and try for the real deal.

They do have expensive video cameras that can do the job, but that's alot of money to spend just to get a few still photos here and there

IMG 1: Taken 1 January 08 - 1:17 a.m. (blurred from slight breeze)
IMG 2: Taken 22 January 08 - 7:52 p.m. (just a hint of a breeze ruined all but this shot that night)
IMG 3: Taken 17 September 08 - 9:38 p.m. (sky still smokey from local fires)
IMG 4: Taken 18 September 08 - 9:32 p.m. (again, smokey skies)
IMG 5: Taken 9 January 09 - 6:39 p.m. (the sun had set almost 2 hours earlier, the sky is nothing but moonlight)

vikingBerserker · 07-12-2009, 10:47 PM

DAM!

That first shot is perfect!

Aaron Brooks Wolters · 07-13-2009, 12:07 AM

Very cool GG! I like all of them.

Gnomey · 07-13-2009, 06:59 AM

Nice shots GG!

Wayne Little · 07-13-2009, 08:09 AM

I like 'em all too...tried to capture the same type of shot myself....will stick to making models I think...!

evangilder · 07-13-2009, 09:25 AM

Nicely done, Dave.

Sometimes, tack sharp focus is great, other time soft focus work in your favor.

wheelsup_cavu · 07-13-2009, 03:18 PM

Wow, cool moon shots GG.
I tried taking them with a 35mm years back and all I got was small white dot in the pics.

A blurry white dot at that...

Wheels

ontos · 07-13-2009, 04:09 PM

Those are great Dave, thanks for posting them. The second and last ones are my favorites.

GrauGeist · 07-13-2009, 10:47 PM

Thanks guys!

I guess I'm stubborn (can't tell if it's my German ancestry or my Scottish) and get an idea in my head and I'll keep plugging away at it until I get results.

None of those photos are what I'm after, but I'll keep trying, and with a digital camera, I can afford to keep taking shots until I get "that one".

lesofprimus · 07-14-2009, 07:11 AM

I especially like the last moon shot, the composition is about perfect...

GrauGeist · 08-03-2009, 03:26 AM

It's a bummer that all the great airshows are everywhere but this area right now, though the Redding Airshow is next month but still not like Duxford or Airventure

I have gotten some photos of some critters recently, so what the heck...we'll look at bugs 'till the planes come in!

The first three photos were taken with my 18-55 lense, the last photo was taken with my 100mm Macro lense. The first and last photos were sized down from 3008x2000, the second and third were cropped (1024x680). The Spider is about 1" (2.5cm) in length.

07-09-2009, 12:00 AM	#121
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,030	Great pics Dave, and thanks for the sound track. Believve it or not, that's the first time I've ever heard a B24 - marvellous! I'll have to figure out a way of transferring the soundtrack from my BBMF programme, with the Lancaster starting, running up, taxiing and take off. Plus the Spits! __________________

07-12-2009, 10:47 PM	#126
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,722	DAM! That first shot is perfect! __________________ "Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it" "Those who dwell in the past, condemn the future"

07-13-2009, 06:59 AM	#128
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 15,214	Nice shots GG! __________________ "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

07-13-2009, 08:09 AM	#129
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 12,487	I like 'em all too...tried to capture the same type of shot myself....will stick to making models I think...! __________________

07-13-2009, 09:25 AM	#130
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 14,803	Nicely done, Dave. Sometimes, tack sharp focus is great, other time soft focus work in your favor. __________________ 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

07-09-2009, 10:56 PM	#123
Aaron Brooks Wolters Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA. Posts: 2,283	I know the feeling GG.

07-13-2009, 12:07 AM	#127
Aaron Brooks Wolters Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA. Posts: 2,283	Very cool GG! I like all of them.

07-13-2009, 03:18 PM	#131
wheelsup_cavu Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Corona, California Posts: 1,534	Wow, cool moon shots GG. I tried taking them with a 35mm years back and all I got was small white dot in the pics. A blurry white dot at that... Wheels __________________ Cheers Wheelsup_cavu Wheels's Photos - Time lapse build of an F/A-18 Super Hornet - Lock N' Load

07-13-2009, 04:09 PM	#132
ontos Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 348	Those are great Dave, thanks for posting them. The second and last ones are my favorites. __________________

07-13-2009, 10:47 PM	#133
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,346	Thanks guys! I guess I'm stubborn (can't tell if it's my German ancestry or my Scottish) and get an idea in my head and I'll keep plugging away at it until I get results. None of those photos are what I'm after, but I'll keep trying, and with a digital camera, I can afford to keep taking shots until I get "that one". __________________ "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 <

07-14-2009, 07:11 AM	#134
lesofprimus Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi Posts: 17,490	I especially like the last moon shot, the composition is about perfect... __________________ My IL2 Video Tribute to My Grandfather: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk

08-03-2009, 03:26 AM	#135
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,346	How about some critters? It's a bummer that all the great airshows are everywhere but this area right now, though the Redding Airshow is next month but still not like Duxford or Airventure I have gotten some photos of some critters recently, so what the heck...we'll look at bugs 'till the planes come in! The first three photos were taken with my 18-55 lense, the last photo was taken with my 100mm Macro lense. The first and last photos were sized down from 3008x2000, the second and third were cropped (1024x680). The Spider is about 1" (2.5cm) in length. 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 <

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