El Centro Photocall - Lessons Learned.

[Paul Dumm]

I take it sending a CD is better then e-mail?

[Ned Harris]

Last year Michelle asked that we sort the images by squadron as that makes her job easier.

[Paul Dumm]

Is some one going to do a bake down on witch A/C go to what squadron?

[Jay Beckman]

I'm sure Joe is more dialed in but AFAIK, we saw:

VFA-106 "Gladiators" F/A-18E/F Super Hornets
VMFA-314 "Black Knights" F/A-18C/D Hornets
VAQ-129 "Vikings" EA-6B Prowlers
VMA-211 "Wake Island Avengers" AV-8B Harriers
Royal Army Air Corps AH-64D
410 Squadron "Cougars" CF-18s

Was there a 2nd Canadian Squadron as well?

[Joe Copalman]

Here you go, listed by tailcode:

AD - VFA-106 "Gladiators" (Super Hornets)
NJ - VAQ-129 "Vikings" (Prowlers)
CF - VMA-211 "Avengers" (Harriers)
WF - VMA-513 "Nightmares" (Harriers)
VW - VMFA-314 "Black Knights" (Legacy Hornets)

The C-9B was from VR-56 "Globemasters"

The Canadians are from No. 409 Sqn. "Nighthawks" and No. 410 Sqn. "Cougars."   The circular badge at the top of each tailfin can help you sort this out.  

[Jay Beckman]

So let it be written...   

[Paul Dumm]

Thanks Joe, Jay. I got some moveing photos around to do now.

[Jay Beckman]

<Picturing Paul with a "Weegee" board of images working out how to arrange them "on deck.">

[wingsnstuff]

Thanks Joe/Jay.  This is really helpful info.

[Paul Dumm]

At least in lightroom I can "stack" them, let see the Navy try that on the deck.

[cpasley]

Lessons learned huh ,well maybe next time unlike Bong I will wear pants as im sure most of you already know why plus I will bring more food maybe sandwiches or something ,what would be cool is to set up a BBQ out by the runway or get really long sticks so we can roast some weinies (heavens know I did plenty of that while out by the runway all day ,lol) when a 3 ship of superhornets decides to takeoff ,I will also take this time to apologize for my late response ,after I got home I got really ill (not due to the trip) and after staying home from work one too many days I hit up an urgent care and was told I have amongst other things 1.walking pnemonia 2.some crap lining my lungs and the icing on the cake ,valley fever its the sickest I been in years and I was asked by a few people ,was it worth it and you all know my answer ,hell no! haha just kidding ,if I had kids Id say comes just behind their birth but I dont so there ,but to keep with the topic of this post one thing I kept doing wrong was for some odd reason I kept over compensating for aircraft moving left to right some a good portion of my pics have the aircraft in the extreme left side of the frame ,I guess im not used to the subject being soo close and moving so fast but I did have a couple come out that im not swearing out loud other than that I suppose I did pretty well with a dirty sensor 

[Paul Dumm]

"Weegee" board is done. It "Ships" out today.

[Joe Copalman]

Bumping this one as well.