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TAW-6 at Pensacola Naval Air Station
85th FTS "Tigers."
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84th FTS "Panthers" Laughlin AFB
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85th FTS "Tigers"Laughlin AFB
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84th FTS "Panthers" 85th FTS "Tigers"
Pair of 100th FTS Texans departing Willie this afternoon.
One of two Sunday departures from Willie.
From Gateway.
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Such a universally recognizeable planform on the T-6 Texan II... ;D
you can say that again lol
LOL...
You're a good egg David.
yeah yeah, but a lil scrambled at times. night
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Took this around 6:30pm today, and kinda liked the light on it.
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Mean Texans into DM.
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Hawker Beechcraft AT-6A Texan II N620AT KDMA by James O'Rear acm1701 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/james_orear/5035513850/) by James "JSlugman" O'Rear (http://www.flickr.com/people/james_orear/), on Flickr
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Damn Son, where'd you find that bottle of creamy prop blur...? ;)
There's a vending machine at the Gas-n-Gulp that sells it. :-X
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Jay, it's in the same aisle as the boxes of sharpness tacks.
Thanks Joe. I've been meaning to get a box of those (er, that...)
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Davis-Monthan 09/29/2010
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USN T-6A Texan II departing TIA on 10-8-10
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Super Duper extreme crop but it holds up pretty well...
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Pretty good look at the "Belly of the Beast"
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Very well done on both counts. For all my "I'm not going to try and be a prop blur hero" talk, I think your uber-blurry shot destroys my conservative 1/320 shots.
Thanks but you didn't see (and never will see...) the other dozen frames... ;)
Oh, I know exactly how that goes. With these, I knew this would be my only chance to catch them, so I played it safe and went for sharpness. Didn't really pay off since they were belly shots anyway.
So far, I think your shot of the AT-6 over in the DM thread (just above the C&BP Citation I just posted) may be the "diffinitive" look...
The 2 Hawker Beechcraft AT-16Cs at Million Air FBO KTUS 10/18/10. Shooting into the sun
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Sorry Joe, you've been trumped.
Nice work Bill...!
DETHRONED!
Interesting how big the IRCM fairings look on such a small airframe.
Bonus DorkJet in the background too!
Just a suggestion since I'm not down there to take the shot myself - a lower-angle close up of the nose of the one in the foreground with the nose of the one in the background visible but with a bit of DOF blur might look pretty darned mean.
Finally looked at my shots more closely from last Thursday, the F-16s working with the AT-6 DIRKA were from AATC.
I was shooting on my ladder outside the fence at Million Air into the sun. Not many angles available. At least I was not bothered in parking lot of Million Air.
The two Hawker Beechcraft AT-6Cs departed KTUS this morning for KMAF Midland-Odessa TX. at 9:48 am.
Hawker Beechcraft AT-6C N610AT departed KTUS for Beech Factory Wichita today.
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Bill supeeeer!
Does anybody know the serial number of this Randolph T-6 with 12 OG on the tail?
89th FTS bird departing Willie.
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Turbo-Mentor headed to roost...
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Stopped Props
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T-6 Texan II - I have to admit that the "new" Texan has never been one of my favorite aircraft. The armed versions that Ned shot at DM were certainly impressive though. What bothers me about the design is the too flat front cockpit canopy and the way the windscreen and front canopy don't blend smoothly into one another. Just for fun I decided "fix" it. Bottom photo is the "after" version. While I was at it I also fixed the tip of the vertical stabilizer/rudder to suit my taste!
T-6 Texan II from Sheppard Air Force Base on final to Phoenix Sky Harbor.
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Texan II - TAW-4
Pretty cool image given the Lex's role in training naval aviators for a very long time.
Texan II off Gulf Coast
"G" whiz
Bank Shot
Terrific work on the Texan II Scott. I'm especially fond of the first image. The subdued light allowed for a very nice, but subtle, contrast between the Texan II and the ocean. The full prop disk is a nice touch also - Mr. Steady Hands ;)
Thanks Jeff! The one with the full prop arc was taken at 1/125 along with a few others (not posted). Most of the rest were at 1/180 which didn't provide the full prop arc but did allow a higher keeper ratio. The subdued light was both a curse and a blessing. The shutter speeds were going to be what they were due to the prop arc issue but the dimmer light did allow more optimum aperture settings. These were shot with a D810. I noticed with some amazement at El Centro shooting with the EOS-7D Mark II that I couldn't get anything less than ISO 100 which forced me to use apertures up around f/16 (at 1/125) to shoot the Cobras. If anyone has a work around short of a neutral density filter or polarizer I'd like to know about it. Was hoping to shoot the Cobras at around f/8 but couldn't.
Quote from: Scott Youmans on March 01, 2015, 10:09:37 PM
Thanks Jeff! The one with the full prop arc was taken at 1/125 along with a few others (not posted). Most of the rest were at 1/180 which didn't provide the full prop arc but did allow a higher keeper ratio. The subdued light was a both a curse and a blessing. The shutter speeds were going to be what they were due to the prop arc issue but the dimmer light did allow more optimum aperture settings. These were shot with a D810. I noticed with some amazement at El Centro shooting with the EOS-7D Mark II that I couldn't get anything less than ISO 100 which forced me to use apertures up around f/16 (at 1/125) to shoot the Cobras. If anyone has a work around short of a neutral density filter or polarizer I'd like to know about it. Was hoping to shoot the Cobras at around f/8 but couldn't.
I add exposure compensation the slower I go. No hard and fast rule, but I'll usually shoot at +1/3 @ 1/250, +2/3 in the 1/125 - 1/160th range, and +1 at 1/100 and slower. That said, it's not yielding f/8 apertures in broad daylight, but it is getting me as wide as f/12 or f/14, which is certainly better than f/22. The trick is, of course, to not blow out highlights, and to shoot RAW to dial back the exposure in Lightroom or whatever.
I guess I'll just have to start carrying my neutral density filter around. Bought an adjustable one a while back but didn't have it with me. That way I can shoot at the fastest aperture if so desired. We were in such a rush at NAFEC with the Cobras I probably would have missed half the shots fumbling through my bag trying to find the filter!
What I find strange is that Canon won't allow ISO 50 or 25 (equivalent) settings as on some cameras. I'm sure they have their reasons.
One more for the road....
I've looked at clouds from both sides now...
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I've looked at clouds from both sides now...
Scott, your Texan II series of images are fantastic. Quite a productive photo sortie. Nicely done.... :)
Thank you very much Anna! I feel extremely fortunate to have had that opportunity. Here's a variation on the last post, not sure which one I like better. The light had a dreamy quality to it as we were sandwiched between clouds below and above. The photo ship was a T-34C which thankfully can be flown with the canopy slid back.
Another angle...
From the inside out...
T-6B crew and me after the flight back in February. Pretty clear who the civilian is! Both of these guys were instructors. Harrier pilot on the left, Navy H-60 pilot on the right, doing stints as instructors before returning to their primary jobs. Both great folks to work with.