Post by mickeyobe on Sept 8, 2008 16:10:35 GMT -5
I haven't posted any pictures for a while so this series might prevent my being drummed out of the CC Corps.
Last Monday, Labour Day, my family held a special occasion day. We were celebrating the birthdays of my oldest grandson, Aaron, my granddaughter, Melissa and my oldest son Paul. We were also celebrating the return to school of Melissa to McGill U. and Evan, my youngest grandson, to Dalhousie U. My youngest son, Jeff, was celebrating the end of the summer holidays so his business could return to full staff. My family will celebrate almost anything. We just enjoy each other's company.
The party was being held on Paul's 52' boat, the Ambertor. There were 19 people aboard and the captain.
We shoved off from the dock at 1 pm. At the very same time a fighter jet roared thunderously overhead announcing the start of the third and last day of the Canadian National Exhibition's annual air show.
The coast guard had prohibited boats from coming too close to the site but we had a superb though too distant view from out on Lake Ontario with the Toronto skyline as a backdrop.
I had my Pentax K100D. The longest lens I had with me was my Tamron Adaptal 80 to 200 mm. At its longest focal length it is, on my digital camera, the equivalent of s 300 mm on a 35 mm camera. Not nearly long enough as the airplanes would be thousands of feet distant but it would have to do.
I set the camera at manual focus and the lens at infinity. I turned on the camera's shake reduction. My platform was a rocking boat for the hand held telephoto. A less than desirable combination. Obviously my spot metering would be useless so I put the camera on automatic and let it worry about exposure while I just hoped.
The Ambertor
A Spitfire. The epitome of all military fighter airplanes to us old guys. It was really too far off for decent picture.
A couple of water bombers dumping their loads. I don't know what kind of planes they are but they, fittingly, look kind of dumpy.
The rest of the pictures are of The Snowbirds. Those pilots are incredible.
I ended up taking 185 pictures. Almost all of them were properly exposed but most of them required some Photoshop manipulation for size and a few for hue.
The camera used four RayOVac Hybrid AA cells. These little miracles still showed a full charge at the end of my session.
The shake reduction certainly proved its worth.
I had never seen an air show before.
I may now seek them out wherever they are.
They are not so much breathtaking as breath holding. I found myself holding my breath time after time during the maneuvers.
Fin.
Mickey
Last Monday, Labour Day, my family held a special occasion day. We were celebrating the birthdays of my oldest grandson, Aaron, my granddaughter, Melissa and my oldest son Paul. We were also celebrating the return to school of Melissa to McGill U. and Evan, my youngest grandson, to Dalhousie U. My youngest son, Jeff, was celebrating the end of the summer holidays so his business could return to full staff. My family will celebrate almost anything. We just enjoy each other's company.
The party was being held on Paul's 52' boat, the Ambertor. There were 19 people aboard and the captain.
We shoved off from the dock at 1 pm. At the very same time a fighter jet roared thunderously overhead announcing the start of the third and last day of the Canadian National Exhibition's annual air show.
The coast guard had prohibited boats from coming too close to the site but we had a superb though too distant view from out on Lake Ontario with the Toronto skyline as a backdrop.
I had my Pentax K100D. The longest lens I had with me was my Tamron Adaptal 80 to 200 mm. At its longest focal length it is, on my digital camera, the equivalent of s 300 mm on a 35 mm camera. Not nearly long enough as the airplanes would be thousands of feet distant but it would have to do.
I set the camera at manual focus and the lens at infinity. I turned on the camera's shake reduction. My platform was a rocking boat for the hand held telephoto. A less than desirable combination. Obviously my spot metering would be useless so I put the camera on automatic and let it worry about exposure while I just hoped.
The Ambertor
A Spitfire. The epitome of all military fighter airplanes to us old guys. It was really too far off for decent picture.
A couple of water bombers dumping their loads. I don't know what kind of planes they are but they, fittingly, look kind of dumpy.
The rest of the pictures are of The Snowbirds. Those pilots are incredible.
I ended up taking 185 pictures. Almost all of them were properly exposed but most of them required some Photoshop manipulation for size and a few for hue.
The camera used four RayOVac Hybrid AA cells. These little miracles still showed a full charge at the end of my session.
The shake reduction certainly proved its worth.
I had never seen an air show before.
I may now seek them out wherever they are.
They are not so much breathtaking as breath holding. I found myself holding my breath time after time during the maneuvers.
Fin.
Mickey