Zach Falzon Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Hello all, i've been practicing a lot with photo composition and getting tips from many people on shooting subjects and i was hoping to get some extra tips anybody might have for shooting and also perhaps editing with photoshop. I am posting some pics to show what ive been doing so far. Any help/criticism is very much appreciated. Thanks Zach Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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strikeeagle801 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 They look great Zach! I especially like the first two....Course I'm kinda partial to the Fresno birds. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zach Falzon Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 Thanks Aaron. Im with ya on the Fresno birds, those are some sweet markings. Zach Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shockwave Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Nice shots!! Thanks for sharing... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
niart17 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 (edited) awesome shots. i used to hang out at Ellington several years ago and try to catch the transit birds. never had as many good stuff as you've shot, but it was a fun place to shoot. keep em coming. Bill btw, is that an A-4 in the background of the second shot? you get any shots of that plane? Edited July 16, 2008 by niart17 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strikeeagle801 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Thanks Aaron. Im with ya on the Fresno birds, those are some sweet markings.Zach That was THE ONLY cool thing about the days after September 11. They were the only thing in the air for about two weeks. Most of their missions were flown over San Francisco, Sacramento and a couple other big cities, but they (And the Lemoore F/A-18's) were over Fresno pretty regularly as well. On a more positive note, they did a flyby of our church building when I was down there. They were so low I waved at the pilots and saw one wave back. That was pretty cool. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JP34 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Nice Shots!! What kind of camera and lenses are you using? I just bought an I am a spammer....please report this post. 400D and thinking of picking up the hobby again. Can you get close to the F-16's at Fresno? Next week i will be there on vacation. Greets Jan P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aarzee Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 All your pics are very well done !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wakko807 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Great shots Zach! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
P-38 guy Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Great job! Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CW4 Erick Swanberg Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 You can see the guy in the EA-6B waving as they are taking off as well, great shots Zach, very clear and in super focus Erick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 (edited) If you took the Prowler pic about a month ago, it would have been the one I saw in the pattern coming in to land while I was returning to work from lunch. Oh, and nice photography. Edited July 16, 2008 by Slartibartfast Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zach Falzon Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 Thanks for all the comments fellas. Its very much appreciated awesome shots. i used to hang out at Ellington several years ago and try to catch the transit birds. never had as many good stuff as you've shot, but it was a fun place to shoot. keep em coming.Bill btw, is that an A-4 in the background of the second shot? you get any shots of that plane? Yes it is an A-4 and here's a pic of it taxiing. Its a Collings Foundation bird Nice Shots!! What kind of camera and lenses are you using? I just bought an I am a spammer....please report this post. 400D and thinking of picking up the hobby again.Can you get close to the F-16's at Fresno? Next week i will be there on vacation. Greets Jan P Thats what i have is a 400D and its a great camera. For the lenses i alternate between the standard 18-55mm and the 28-135mm on the static shots. For my takeoff shots like the pics of the EA-6B and the Hornet, i use the Canon 100-400mm L IS lens. About your question at Fresno i honestly have no idea, you could try contacting the PAO out there and see what they say. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
geedubelyer Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Hi Zach, You're really getting into the swing of this Superb shots for the most part. I love the low down shot of the front of the Hog, terrific! It's worth checking the images for background clutter though. That Hornet looks like it's balanced on the red and white pole :lol: Lovely pics, I hope you post more soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jefropas Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Great stuff Zach, wish I took as good of pics down there when I was your age. Keep it up and keep posting! Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Great shots,thanks for posting them. Stephen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Great pics taken Zach! Enjoyed them all but particularly like the first CA Guard Viper 317, the NSWC Flanker blue Hornet, and the head on Warthog pics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fuji Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Nicely Done! I especially like the VS-22 bird Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 ASTOUNDING photos..... Keep on Flashing !! ( I mean in the photographic sense!! ) HOLMES. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strikeeagle801 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Can you get close to the F-16's at Fresno? Next week i will be there on vacation.Greets Jan P Unless things have changed since I was there (they may have, but I doubt it) then the answer is no. They have fencing all around the airport, and it's got the "privacy slats" (pieces of wood in the fence links) so that you can not look in at the planes very well. You may be able to get up to where they have the old planes that they flew, but I'm not even sure about that. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vesper Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I humbly place my camera at your feet sir, those are AWSOME! Ves Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slick95 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Speechless....I don't know why I even try. Excellent shots! SLICK Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Almansur Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Outstanding! Care to contribute the VFA-103 photos to the Jolly Rogers History webpage? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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