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LASD Rescue 5 doing flyover of Dep Okamoto Memorial Fundraiser BBQ
by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

OCSD Duke 7 UH-1V Huey by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

0W3A4660_v1PhotoshopocsdWEB by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

Composite of 2 photos. 

Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters EC-130 B4 N8959S by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

Grand Canyon Helicopters N835GC by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

In a month...all the mil marking were removed.

OCSD Duke 7 N181SD by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

Earlier this year while traveling to meet Joe, Kevin Carver, and several other terrific shooters at the March Field Air Museum, I made my standard stop in Quartzsite for gas, jerky, and some quick photo-ops.  It seems there is always something interesting to shoot in Quartzsite and I'd done some advanced scouting (GoogleEarth).  This Cessna 421 is clearly visible from the satellite imagery and is located off the end of the private landing strip on the north side of I-10.  The morning light was typical AZ harsh with no clouds to help buffer the glare.  I took this photo using my Hasselblad 500C/M with a Planar f/3.5 100 mm CF lens.  I used Fuji Acros 100 (E.I. 80) 120 B&W negative film and shot the image at f/4 and 1/500th with a ND filter to help mitigate the bright ambient light.  It was still over-exposed.  I scanned the negative with my Epson v850 using SilverFast software.  Import sharpening and 8x10 frame adjustment from the 6x6 negative was performed in LR.  Some additional work was performed in PS using luminosity masks to help tame the highlights and add a touch of contrast to the rather blown-out negative.  The finished TIFF file is just short of 2GB 

Yours is more artsy than mine....


Cessna 421 Golden Eagle by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

PHX-Sedona-AZ 2014 by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

PHX-Sedona-AZ 2014 by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

Grumman Panther F9F-5P Buno 123517 by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

OCSD Duke 7 N181SD Bell UH-1V by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr


OCSD Duke 7 N181SD Bell UH-1V by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr


OCSD Duke 7 N181SD Bell UH-1V by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

Newest to the fleet, AS350 B3 Duke 3 departing on a false alarm search and rescue delaying training flight.


2017 OCSD Formation Training by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

Former Yuma Proving Grounds Huey UH-1V, Duke 7 Orange County Sheriff Dept.


2017 OCSD Formation Training by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr


2017 Formation Flight Training by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

Phinal Phantom Tour by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

He is scheduled to depart KLGB at 10am for KDMA on Monday.  Hope a few of you get to catch it.