For the aviation enthusiasts

I went to the Nellis AFB "aviation nation" show last month, and took
some photos. I know nothing about aircraft, military or not, but there
might be some interesting planes in these shots. I know a couple of
you are into aviation, so here they a

https://www.flickr.com/gp/48982192@N05/42w0W6

For once, I'm not really looking for comments on the photography,
although I'll listen if anyone has any. I still don't have a lens for
this stuff, and I might never have one, with Sigma & Tamron dropping
the Pentax mount for most of their lenses. They both have pretty
decent 150-600's now, but neither for Pentax.

On 12/18/2016 3:51 PM, Bill W wrote:

I went to the Nellis AFB "aviation nation" show last month, and took
some photos. I know nothing about aircraft, military or not, but there
might be some interesting planes in these shots. I know a couple of
you are into aviation, so here they a

https://www.flickr.com/gp/48982192@N05/42w0W6

For once, I'm not really looking for comments on the photography,
although I'll listen if anyone has any. I still don't have a lens for
this stuff, and I might never have one, with Sigma & Tamron dropping
the Pentax mount for most of their lenses. They both have pretty
decent 150-600's now, but neither for Pentax.

Thanks for posting these! You must have been in an interesting location
to get some of these shots.

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best regards,

Neil

On Sun, 18 Dec 2016 20:57:26 -0500, Neil
wrote:

On 12/18/2016 3:51 PM, Bill W wrote:

I went to the Nellis AFB "aviation nation" show last month, and took
some photos. I know nothing about aircraft, military or not, but there
might be some interesting planes in these shots. I know a couple of
you are into aviation, so here they a

https://www.flickr.com/gp/48982192@N05/42w0W6

For once, I'm not really looking for comments on the photography,
although I'll listen if anyone has any. I still don't have a lens for
this stuff, and I might never have one, with Sigma & Tamron dropping
the Pentax mount for most of their lenses. They both have pretty
decent 150-600's now, but neither for Pentax.

Thanks for posting these! You must have been in an interesting location
to get some of these shots.

There's a public street that runs along the south end of the base.
There's a pretty good crowd every year, and sometimes even a food
truck. I never go onto the base for these things - I don't want to
deal with the traffic and shuttle buses.

On 12/18/2016 3:51 PM, Bill W wrote:

I went to the Nellis AFB "aviation nation" show last month, and took
some photos. I know nothing about aircraft, military or not, but there
might be some interesting planes in these shots. I know a couple of
you are into aviation, so here they a

https://www.flickr.com/gp/48982192@N05/42w0W6

For once, I'm not really looking for comments on the photography,
although I'll listen if anyone has any. I still don't have a lens for
this stuff, and I might never have one, with Sigma & Tamron dropping
the Pentax mount for most of their lenses. They both have pretty
decent 150-600's now, but neither for Pentax.


The captures are nice. The patterns you caught would not be possible
with a longer lens.

Sorry Bill, I just lost control.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97242118/31341279900_3e088bf3b2_o.jpg


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PeterN

On Sun, 18 Dec 2016 21:39:33 -0500, PeterN
wrote:

On 12/18/2016 3:51 PM, Bill W wrote:

I went to the Nellis AFB "aviation nation" show last month, and took
some photos. I know nothing about aircraft, military or not, but there
might be some interesting planes in these shots. I know a couple of
you are into aviation, so here they a

https://www.flickr.com/gp/48982192@N05/42w0W6

For once, I'm not really looking for comments on the photography,
although I'll listen if anyone has any. I still don't have a lens for
this stuff, and I might never have one, with Sigma & Tamron dropping
the Pentax mount for most of their lenses. They both have pretty
decent 150-600's now, but neither for Pentax.


The captures are nice. The patterns you caught would not be possible
with a longer lens.

Right, but I missed other shots because they were too distant.

Sorry Bill, I just lost control.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97242118/31341279900_3e088bf3b2_o.jpg

That's okay - everyone is free to interpret my photos...

On 12/18/2016 10:07 PM, Bill W wrote:
On Sun, 18 Dec 2016 21:39:33 -0500, PeterN
wrote:

On 12/18/2016 3:51 PM, Bill W wrote:

I went to the Nellis AFB "aviation nation" show last month, and took
some photos. I know nothing about aircraft, military or not, but there
might be some interesting planes in these shots. I know a couple of
you are into aviation, so here they a

https://www.flickr.com/gp/48982192@N05/42w0W6

For once, I'm not really looking for comments on the photography,
although I'll listen if anyone has any. I still don't have a lens for
this stuff, and I might never have one, with Sigma & Tamron dropping
the Pentax mount for most of their lenses. They both have pretty
decent 150-600's now, but neither for Pentax.


The captures are nice. The patterns you caught would not be possible
with a longer lens.

Right, but I missed other shots because they were too distant.

Even with two cameras, you would be likely to miss some shots. There are
times when I walk around with one lens, just to see what I can do with
it. several months ago I tested Nikon's 200-500. That lens does
everything I need, except I could not carry it around for more than
about one hour.



Sorry Bill, I just lost control.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97242118/31341279900_3e088bf3b2_o.jpg

That's okay - everyone is free to interpret my photos...



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PeterN

On Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 3:51:50 PM UTC-5, Bill W wrote:
I went to the Nellis AFB "aviation nation" show last month, and took
some photos. I know nothing about aircraft, military or not, but there
might be some interesting planes in these shots. I know a couple of
you are into aviation, so here they a

https://www.flickr.com/gp/48982192@N05/42w0W6

For once, I'm not really looking for comments on the photography,
although I'll listen if anyone has any. I still don't have a lens for
this stuff, and I might never have one, with Sigma & Tamron dropping
the Pentax mount for most of their lenses. They both have pretty
decent 150-600's now, but neither for Pentax.

Hi,

Nice pix. I especially enjoyed the Flying Tiger and the Mitchell B-25, which brought back memories of W.W.II.

Mort Linder

wrote:
On Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 3:51:50 PM UTC-5, Bill W wrote:
I went to the Nellis AFB "aviation nation" show last month, and took
some photos. I know nothing about aircraft, military or not, but there
might be some interesting planes in these shots. I know a couple of
you are into aviation, so here they a

https://www.flickr.com/gp/48982192@N05/42w0W6

For once, I'm not really looking for comments on the photography,
although I'll listen if anyone has any. I still don't have a lens for
this stuff, and I might never have one, with Sigma & Tamron dropping
the Pentax mount for most of their lenses. They both have pretty
decent 150-600's now, but neither for Pentax.

Hi,

Nice pix. I especially enjoyed the Flying Tiger and the Mitchell B-25,
which brought back memories of W.W.II.

Mort Linder


Then you should enjoy this shot of the same B-25 I took a few years ago. I
have shared it, or a version of before.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/38e4wep8gka4bj6/DNC_4900-E2.jpg?dl=0



--

Regards,
Savageduck

On Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 8:52:59 PM UTC-5, Savageduck wrote:
wrote:
On Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 3:51:50 PM UTC-5, Bill W wrote:
I went to the Nellis AFB "aviation nation" show last month, and took
some photos. I know nothing about aircraft, military or not, but there
might be some interesting planes in these shots. I know a couple of
you are into aviation, so here they a

https://www.flickr.com/gp/48982192@N05/42w0W6

For once, I'm not really looking for comments on the photography,
although I'll listen if anyone has any. I still don't have a lens for
this stuff, and I might never have one, with Sigma & Tamron dropping
the Pentax mount for most of their lenses. They both have pretty
decent 150-600's now, but neither for Pentax.

Hi,

Nice pix. I especially enjoyed the Flying Tiger and the Mitchell B-25,
which brought back memories of W.W.II.

Mort Linder


Then you should enjoy this shot of the same B-25 I took a few years ago. I
have shared it, or a version of before.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/38e4wep8gka4bj6/DNC_4900-E2.jpg?dl=0



--

Regards,
Savageduck

Hi Duck,
That is a fantastic shot of a B-25. I clearly remember the Tokyo raid in 1942, which afforded little damage, but was a gigantic victory due to its psychological effect on both sides of the big pond.

Mort Linder

On Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 9:37:43 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 8:52:59 PM UTC-5, Savageduck wrote:
wrote:
On Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 3:51:50 PM UTC-5, Bill W wrote:
I went to the Nellis AFB "aviation nation" show last month, and took
some photos. I know nothing about aircraft, military or not, but there
might be some interesting planes in these shots. I know a couple of
you are into aviation, so here they a

https://www.flickr.com/gp/48982192@N05/42w0W6

For once, I'm not really looking for comments on the photography,
although I'll listen if anyone has any. I still don't have a lens for
this stuff, and I might never have one, with Sigma & Tamron dropping
the Pentax mount for most of their lenses. They both have pretty
decent 150-600's now, but neither for Pentax.

Hi,

Nice pix. I especially enjoyed the Flying Tiger and the Mitchell B-25,
which brought back memories of W.W.II.

Mort Linder


Then you should enjoy this shot of the same B-25 I took a few years ago. I
have shared it, or a version of before.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/38e4wep8gka4bj6/DNC_4900-E2.jpg?dl=0



--

Regards,
Savageduck

Hi Duck,
That is a fantastic shot of a B-25. I clearly remember the Tokyo raid in 1942, which afforded little damage, but was a gigantic victory due to its psychological effect on both sides of the big pond.

Mort Linder