RabidSnaps - Page 2 - Aircraft of World War II

RabidAlien · 10-19-2009, 10:56 PM

I've gotten pics of the house in the past, but not this time. To me, architecture looks better when photographed in B&W infrared....nobody makes infrared film anymore, since 99% of the population has gone to digital (its easier to use a Photoshop add-on to flip-flop your images, instead of having to have a small modicum of talent prior to snapping the picture), and infrared filters for your lens are still pretty expensive. I know Cokin makes a filter, and I've seen instructions on modifying a Cokin to fit in a circular filter housing so that you can screw on the filter instead of having to deal with all the Cokin stuff (nice filters, BTW, don't get me wrong, I just quit using all but the basic filters years ago...have a cheap haze filter on my lens to protect it, and occasionally pop a polarizer on when needed, but all the extra color filters and holders were just too much of a hassle for me to bother with them much anymore...again, I prefer to get the colors/shots that I need BEFORE I snap the pic). Mod a Cokin P007 to fit into a screw-in filter

GrauGeist · 10-19-2009, 11:04 PM

Great pix of your daughter...she looks like she was having a blast

I hear ya' about the filters, and I'm still kicking myself in the arse for letting all of mine go. I had quite a collection back when I was into 35m/m...

RabidAlien · 10-19-2009, 11:12 PM

I think I eventually Craigslist-ed mine.

RabidAlien · 11-07-2009, 12:33 AM

The Spruce Goose:

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...e_Panorama.jpg (image size was too large to post on the forum here)

RabidAlien · 11-07-2009, 12:36 AM

Some more (heh....last pic included to show why we didn't spend much time roaming around the tanks and planes displayed outside):

wheelsup_cavu · 11-07-2009, 01:48 AM

Great shots RA.
I don't blame you for avoiding the outdoor displays.

Wheels

109ROAMING · 11-07-2009, 06:15 AM

Sweet shots RA

Looks like a VERY cool museum , thanks for sharing!

Wayne Little · 11-07-2009, 07:28 AM

Beautiful shots man! thanks.....

Aaron Brooks Wolters · 11-07-2009, 04:55 PM

Great shots RA!!

Don't have a favorite, I like'em all.

RabidAlien · 11-07-2009, 06:06 PM

Thanks, y'all!

B-17engineer · 11-07-2009, 06:08 PM

Awesome!

GrauGeist · 11-07-2009, 06:24 PM

Great shots!

It's hard to realize just how big the H-4 is until you're inside (or underneath)...I remember seeing it when it was in Long Beach. We used to go down and visit the Queen Mary and hop across to see the 'Goose.

I'm glad it's in an environment where it'll be cared for.

RabidAlien · 11-08-2009, 04:39 PM

Took the wife and kiddo to the Fort Worth zoo yesterday. They had a sign on the cashier's window saying that the herpitorium is closed until a new exhibit opens in Feb 2010. Pissed me off, I always love taking pics of snakes and lizards and frogs and stuff! Also decided I need a new lens. My Quantaray 70-300mm has been a good lens for the last 15 years, but its taking forever to focus, and pics taken at anything greater than about 80mm have a very washed-out, contrasty look. I'm doing waaaaaaaay too much Photoshop touching up. Anyhoozle...here's a few shots that either came out okay, or were salvageable via Photoshop.

rochie · 11-08-2009, 04:43 PM

wow great pics RA

vikingBerserker · 11-08-2009, 04:46 PM

Nice pics! The eagle shots are awesome!

10-19-2009, 10:56 PM	#16
RabidAlien Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hurst, Texas Posts: 2,823	I've gotten pics of the house in the past, but not this time. To me, architecture looks better when photographed in B&W infrared....nobody makes infrared film anymore, since 99% of the population has gone to digital (its easier to use a Photoshop add-on to flip-flop your images, instead of having to have a small modicum of talent prior to snapping the picture), and infrared filters for your lens are still pretty expensive. I know Cokin makes a filter, and I've seen instructions on modifying a Cokin to fit in a circular filter housing so that you can screw on the filter instead of having to deal with all the Cokin stuff (nice filters, BTW, don't get me wrong, I just quit using all but the basic filters years ago...have a cheap haze filter on my lens to protect it, and occasionally pop a polarizer on when needed, but all the extra color filters and holders were just too much of a hassle for me to bother with them much anymore...again, I prefer to get the colors/shots that I need BEFORE I snap the pic). Mod a Cokin P007 to fit into a screw-in filter __________________ Pillage, then burn. Argue not with dragons, for thou art crunchy and go well on toast.

10-19-2009, 11:04 PM	#17
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,346	Great pix of your daughter...she looks like she was having a blast I hear ya' about the filters, and I'm still kicking myself in the arse for letting all of mine go. I had quite a collection back when I was into 35m/m... __________________ "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 <

10-19-2009, 11:12 PM	#18
RabidAlien Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hurst, Texas Posts: 2,823	I think I eventually Craigslist-ed mine. __________________ Pillage, then burn. Argue not with dragons, for thou art crunchy and go well on toast.

11-07-2009, 12:33 AM	#19
RabidAlien Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hurst, Texas Posts: 2,823	The Spruce Goose: http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...e_Panorama.jpg (image size was too large to post on the forum here) Attached Images __________________ Pillage, then burn. Argue not with dragons, for thou art crunchy and go well on toast.

11-07-2009, 12:36 AM	#20
RabidAlien Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hurst, Texas Posts: 2,823	Some more (heh....last pic included to show why we didn't spend much time roaming around the tanks and planes displayed outside): Attached Images __________________ Pillage, then burn. Argue not with dragons, for thou art crunchy and go well on toast.

11-07-2009, 01:48 AM	#21
wheelsup_cavu Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Corona, California Posts: 1,534	Great shots RA. I don't blame you for avoiding the outdoor displays. Wheels __________________ Cheers Wheelsup_cavu Wheels's Photos - Time lapse build of an F/A-18 Super Hornet - Lock N' Load

11-07-2009, 06:15 AM	#22
109ROAMING Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 4,986	Sweet shots RA Looks like a VERY cool museum , thanks for sharing! __________________ "When all else fails read the manual"

11-07-2009, 07:28 AM	#23
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 12,487	Beautiful shots man! thanks..... __________________

11-07-2009, 04:55 PM	#24
Aaron Brooks Wolters Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA. Posts: 2,283	Great shots RA!! Don't have a favorite, I like'em all. __________________

11-07-2009, 06:06 PM	#25
RabidAlien Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hurst, Texas Posts: 2,823	Thanks, y'all! __________________ Pillage, then burn. Argue not with dragons, for thou art crunchy and go well on toast.

11-07-2009, 06:08 PM	#26
B-17engineer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,668	Awesome! __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe36UMRkRbk

11-07-2009, 06:24 PM	#27
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,346	Great shots! It's hard to realize just how big the H-4 is until you're inside (or underneath)...I remember seeing it when it was in Long Beach. We used to go down and visit the Queen Mary and hop across to see the 'Goose. I'm glad it's in an environment where it'll be cared for. __________________ "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 <

11-08-2009, 04:39 PM	#28
RabidAlien Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hurst, Texas Posts: 2,823	Took the wife and kiddo to the Fort Worth zoo yesterday. They had a sign on the cashier's window saying that the herpitorium is closed until a new exhibit opens in Feb 2010. Pissed me off, I always love taking pics of snakes and lizards and frogs and stuff! Also decided I need a new lens. My Quantaray 70-300mm has been a good lens for the last 15 years, but its taking forever to focus, and pics taken at anything greater than about 80mm have a very washed-out, contrasty look. I'm doing waaaaaaaay too much Photoshop touching up. Anyhoozle...here's a few shots that either came out okay, or were salvageable via Photoshop. Attached Images __________________ Pillage, then burn. Argue not with dragons, for thou art crunchy and go well on toast.

11-08-2009, 04:43 PM	#29
rochie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: billingham nr middlesbrough uk Posts: 3,103	wow great pics RA __________________ "We're not easily frightened. Also we know how hard it is for an army to cross the Channel — the last little corporal to try it came a cropper. So don't threaten or dictate to us until you're marching up Whitehall! ...and even then we won't listen!" quote from B.O.B movie

11-08-2009, 04:46 PM	#30
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,722	Nice pics! The eagle shots are awesome! __________________ "Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it" "Those who dwell in the past, condemn the future"

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