NAF El Centro Photocall, November 17th, 2011

[Scott Youmans]

Dave,  I second that motion!

[Joe Copalman]

CANADIAN BEACON

[Scott Youmans]

Once again Joe C. scores in the humor department, this time with "Canadian Beacon".  Here's another end of the day shot of Salty Dog.

[Scott Youmans]

The Beauty of the Beast

[Scott Youmans]

Backlight Serenade

February of 2010.

[Matt Ottosen]

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet
Strike Fighter Squadron 106 (VFA-106) "Gladiators"

[Jeff D. Welker]

Catch Me If You Can

[Matt Ottosen]

McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet
Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
410 Tactical Fighter (Operational Training) Squadron "Cougars"

[Joe Copalman]

TRIPWIRE

Continuing the discussion on Jeff Welker's point about pre-visualization - this is one of the few shots I actually set out to get on this trip - an F-18 burner departure with the aircraft straddling the arresting cable.  I had tried it on previous trips, but it's actually pretty hard to get as it happens quickly, and usually there is so much cooked air between me and the aircraft at that point that even if I got the shot, it's difficult to make it out.  Got lucky with a few on this trip, and this one was the best.

[jslugman]

Did you guys see any of the weird "pinching" effect this time under the wing on takeoff? I've tried to see if I caught it in any other images but so far only at EC. I think I remember seeing it on Bill's video footage but can't locate my copy.



Jet aircraft takeoff with mirage skm0004 by James "JSlugman" O'Rear, on Flickr

[Joe Copalman]

It seemed to happen pretty far down the runway this time, always past the cables.  I have quite a few shots of it this time around, but usually with someone's head in the frame just to the left of it.  I'll go through my shots again and see if I got a good one.

[MuseumAndy]

IMG_3090_hf by Andrew "MuseumAndy" Boehly, on Flickr

[Jeff D. Welker]

Aggressive Final

[Scott Youmans]

Jeff, I really like feel of your recent color shots. Very pleasing look to them.

[Jeff D. Welker]

Jeff, I really like feel of your recent color shots. Very pleasing look to them.

Thanks Scott. I've been trying to find my happy place with LR3 and CS5 for the past several months. I feel like I'm inching closer to the level of competency that I've been hoping to achieve with my post processing. It is satisfying to know that others think things are improving.