Now?!
RV-10 captured by Z 8 / Z70-200f2.8IIUnder VFR, an aircraft needs to be 500 feet below the clouds. Thankfully, the clouds were at 2000' AGL. And they weren't moving, there was no wind, which one would expect at MSO during storms. This meant the flight could launch,...
Cloud Driven
AT-6A captured by Z 8 / Z24-70f2.8IIThe subject of our photograph is the star, and the rest of the photograph is the stage we create to make it the star. There are times when there is a visual battle between the power of the star and the power of the stage. Which way...
Start Early
DC-3 "Miss Montana" captured by Z 9 / Z180-600I was all set for the cross taxi way move when Miss Montana would be pointed right at the lens barrel to get that down the nose shot. The props would still be turning as it was taxing to its tie down on the ramp, providing...
Summer Flying and Clouds
Cubs captured by D5 / 80-400VR2It's time to be watching the wx radar, the clock, and traffic pattern. It's summer flying and thunderstorm season, which can create some truly, fun photography! From the smallest to the busiest airport, observing the traffic pattern,...
An Angle I Was Raised To
Super Corsairs captured by D3x / 24-70f2.8I was there when the corncob first turned over on #74, my relationship with Bob, its owner and restorer, wanted me to have first crack at telling its visual story. Bob had also brought #57 back from the trash heap as well. It...
IFR
Waco QCF-2 captured by D5 / 70-200f4Air-to-air is done under VFR, Visual Flight Rule. IFR, Instrument Flight Rule, is for those times when you can't see while flying, generally in clouds. It is not only not safe to attempt A2A when it's IFR, if you do (and live to...
The Broadside
P-51D "Miss Kitty III" captured by Z 9 / Z50f1.2It's so simple to view, and yet, it's a challenge to execute in the viewfinder. It's probably why I seek the broaside. I'm shooting at f1.2, which requires the film plane to be perfectly parallel with the fuselage. The...
Ride ‘Em Cowboy!
P-51c Lope's Hope captured by Z 9 / Z70-200f2.8IIIt was a classic example of, just show up! That's what I did, and on the afternoon of the third day of just showing up, I was in the air with "Lope's Hope." A gorgeous P-51c, I had long wanted to get in the skies with...
What’s the Connection?
SBD Dauntless captured by Df / 24-70f2.8The stars twinkled in the clear, cool skies. Any other time I would have loved seeing the stars, but as we were tugging and stagging the aircraft in rural Georgia, my mind kept asking the question, what's the connection? The SBD...
The Pickup Mission
King Air B200 captured by D4s / 80-400VR2No matter my reason for going to the airport, to pick someone up or to have breakfast, the cameras are always, always in the truck! When I head to the airport to see a friend who is a friend, I bring even more gear. And when...