Where the Passion Got Nourished
F8F "Rare Bear" captured by D3x / 70-200f2.8The Air Races at Reno is where the passion took hold. I was very fortunate, like I always seem to be, to have this dynamo of a nice lady take me in, open the doors, and set my camera and passion loose. With the access Val...
Summer Lives On
N3N-3 captured by Z 9 / Z600f4TC @840mmWarm, clear skies and open water are all it takes to get a seaplane to visit! All you have to do is touch down once, and you're hooked. It's such a marvelous way to explore our world, no wonder they are out every hour of the long...
Can You Imagine?
C-47s & DC-3 captured by Z 9 / Z180-600The sky was filled from horizon to horizon with 841 C-47s on D-Day. The sight and sound are ones I often ponder. At events like Osh, one can look up and gain a glimpse into what it was like, if just for a moment. What you see are...
A Historic Vet, and Whata Plane!
PBY-5A Catalina captured by Z 9 / Z180-600The restoration on this PBY-5A is spectacular! It was at #OSH26 and shown to all its hidden glory. A hidden and silent hero of WWII, the PBY served many roles, including patrolling our coastal waters. This particular PBY is...
Whata Plane!
F8F Bearcat captured by Z 8 / Z24-70f2.8IIIt's home for many, many years, was in the back corner of a hangar. Ignored, covered in dust, not flying, and not loved, there the Bearcat was parked. Then a young kid saw it, and it planted a seed. At age thirteen, the kid...
The Sensual Curve
Beech 18 captured by Z 9 / Z180-600Matt's performance, every time I see it, brings to life the romance of flight! He makes something very difficult and makes it appear effortless. For photographers, his use of smoke makes it possible for us to tell that visual story...
Off In The Distance
C-48J captured by Z 9 / Z180-600Telling the visual story at times requires seeing elements way off in the distance and pulling them in to the present. Case in point. During the aerial parade of planes, there were some clouds off in the distance that, when shot at...
Out of the Storm
C-49J "Southern Cross" captured by Z 9 / 180-600Getting sprinkled on was well worth it when the C47/C49/DC3 tribute took to the skies! The low clouds that came over the field at Osh set the stage for drama and great visual storytelling. Southern Cross is the last...
Get Off Your Butt!
AT-6a Texan captured by Z 9 / Z180-600We'd been with the AT-6a earlier that day while it was parked on the ramp. It was now after dinner, the air was warm, and the breeze was lofting in the smell of freshly cut grass to the back of the hangar where we sat. We'd put a...
The Calm of Loneliness
Hawker Hurricane Mk. XII captured by Z 9 / Z50f1.2The Battle of Britain was a horrific event in our history that we can only relive through books. The citizens of London and the surrounding countryside were placed under unimaginable stress with the bombardment and...