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On The Road
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#1 Pre Dawn Flight ... Early morning departures are routine.
I've gotten it down to a science when it comes to what I carry
on, what shoes I wear, what coat works best, etc .........
you know, so the hassle is minimum. I tend to arrive at the
airport well before my departures and once I'm past the check
in counters and TSA screening process I like to stroll around
and see what's photographically interesting. I usually have
my professional cameras on board with me but on occasion I
will bring a small Nikon Coolpix pocket size camera as well.
This particular morning posted temperatures well below zero
and I found the deicing process under a setting moon a good
addition to my Transit Mix collection. Nikon Coolpix S10,
ISO100, Auto Everything (1/2 second at f3.5), EV-1.0, WB Auto,
VR mode, Lexar 1G SD Card. I like the moon and the backlit
deicing machines. After all, what else was there to do for
90 minutes. |
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#2 Going Down ... I spend a good bit of time in the Chicago
O'Hare Airport. The "electric tunnel" between
terminals A and B is a favorite photo location of mine.
This stylish young lady was returning from some big time
shopping at Harrod's and was on her way down the escalator
to the tunnel with her shopping bags. Nikon Coolpix S10,
ISO100, Auto Everything (1 second at f3.5), EV-0.7, WB Auto,
VR mode, Lexar 1G SD Card. The great thing about the Coolpix
S10 is that its unique swivel apart design allows the photographer
to view the LCD display like a waist level view camera.
This is very stealth and a help when photographing people
while not looking too obvious. |
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#3 Big Guy ... This is a shot of me and the guy next to
me ( I'm in the blue shirt ). Sometimes it seems like he
is on every flight I take and gets the seat next to me just
so he can encroach on my air space. The Coolpix and its
swivel apart design works perfectly again for a stealth
approach. I can swivel the LCD screen around until I see
myself and the guy next to me which made it easy to compose
the image. Nikon Coolpix S10, ISO200, Auto Everything (1/20
at f4.5), WB Sunny, Lexar 1G SD Card. |
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 Image #4 Window Seat ... This could be the coastline of Argentina, but it's not ... it's Wisconsin. I try and book my seat to be on the North side of the aircraft and in front of the wing when ever possible. This way I'm not shooting into the southern sky against the sun and I won't have the wing or jet exhaust to block or distort the pictures I take. Nikon D2Xs, ISO160, 1/250 at f7.1, Nikon 17-55mm Lens, WB 5600K, Lexar 4G Flash Card. The new United Airlines fleet of smaller planes have very clear windows. I have found that the higher aperture setting of f6.3, f7.1, or f8 help reduce the distortion in the window. |
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#5 "Toddling Town" ... Chicago, that toddling town,
or so the song says. As I crisscross America on a regular
basis, Chicago brings back thoughts of my youth. My younger
years were spent in the Chicago area. This sunset over the
North Shore is proof that a window seat is not always necessary
for an interesting image of the world outside the aircraft.
I shot the Chicago skyline from seat 7D across the plane through
the window of seat 7A. The "take a shot and take a look"
method of metering worked well. I only exposed for the setting
sunlight on Lake Michigan. Nikon D200, ISO100, 1/2500 at f8,
Nikon 17-55mm Lens, WB 10,000K, Lexar 4G Flash Card. |
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#6 Super Bowl Sunday ... My best shot of this year's Super
Bowl was the coin toss ... while I was having dinner during
a layover in the Chicago O'Hare Airport. You might ask, what
else could possibly be going on that weekend that was more
important than the Super Bowl ??? ................... This
year I turned down two offers to work the game and I accepted
a speaking engagement instead. No worries, the weekend was
delightful, paid more and I stayed dry. Nikon Coolpix P4,
ISO200, Aperture Priority (1/15 at f3.5), WB Auto, VR mode,
Lexar 1G SD Card. |
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#7 Diamond in the Rough ... A flight into Kennedy International
Airport always provides a good opportunity for pictures. I
have the typical images of Manhattan with all its sky scrapers
from previous flights into the Big Apple, but I like this
one because of the cargo ships and a baseball diamond adjacent
to the exit ramp from the bridge. Sometimes I'll try and schedule
my flight arrivals to be just before sunset so to make use
of some golden light. Nikon D2Xs, ISO160, 1/250 at f8, Nikon
17-55mm Lens, WB 8300K, Lexar 4G Flash Card. |
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#8 Grand Canyon ... This is one of my all time favorites from
the Transit Mix archive, the Grand Canyon at sunset. I was
flying back from LA and had chosen a flight time that would
place the aircraft over the southwest around sunset. I chose
a north facing window seat as usual and was glad I did. Absolutely
breath taking. The view of the Grand Canyon and picture taking
opportunity lasted about 15 minutes but this shot was a real
treasure. Nikon Coolpix S10, ISO100, Auto Everything (1/450
at f5.6), EV-1.3, WB Sunny, VR mode, Lexar 1G SD Card. |
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Well, This article was a fun one
but always promotes the idea that making pictures is fun and something
I love to do. I do not have a real market place for this sort
of imagery but have made some very worth while income over the
years and enjoy my flights a lot more. I hope you all enjoyed
this departure from the normal On The Road images and perhaps
are encouraged to make a few pictures of your own while flying
the friendly skies.
Until next time On The Road ........... Adios, Dave
WORKSHOPS and PRESENTATION ScheduleSeptember 21-25 ... Rich Clarkson's Adventure Photography Workshop
in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. www.richclarkson.com
April 14-22, 2009 ... Photo Quest Adventures, The Netherlands. www.photoquestadventures.com |
September,
2008 (click here)
Olympians, Weather and Workshops
August,
2008 (click here)
Camp Life
July,
2008 (click here)
Lightpainting the Southwest
May,
2008 (click here)
A Southwest Tour
April,
2008 (click here)
The Endless Winter
March,
2008 (click here)
PMA Show in Las Vegas!
February,
2008 (click here)
At the Ballet
January,
2008 (click here)
One Week of Work
December,
2007 (click here)
A Look Back at 2007
November,
2007 (click here)
Traveling
with the New Nikon D3
October,
2007 (click here)
High Country Journey
September,
2007 (click here)
Walking
On The Road
August,
2007 (click here)
Speedway
Thunder from PA
July, 2007
(click here)
"Arlington National
Cemetery"
June, 2007
(click here)
"Kentucky Derby Day"
May, 2007
(click here)
"Mexico Trek"
April,
2007 (click here)
"Egypt Trek"
March,
2007 (click here)
Transit Mix
"Images From the Air"
February,
2007 (click here)
Ice Climbing in Ouray
January,
2007 (click here)
2007 Year in Review
People of Willoq, Peru
Lexington, Kentucky TREK
Training for the Mr USA Title
"The International Golf Tournament"
"Tour of Champions Documentary"
"Northern California, the FBI and Clint Eastwood ..."
"The 2006 Kentucky Derby"
"Off the Road Picture Sales"
Ladies Olympic Figure Skating
Torino Italy and the 2006 Winter Olympic Games
"Hey Dave, are you going to the Winter Olympics in Torino and What Equipment Do You Take?"
The Holiday Tea with Tchaikovsky
presented by Colorado's Classical Youth Ballet
Landscapes at Pebble Beach:
a look back at 2005
Lightpainting Landscapes
NFL Football
3 Day Photography Workshop
Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, North Carolina
Michelle Kwan
International Gymnastics Camp
the Men's US Open Golf Championships
The Kentucky Derby
Nevada Photojournalism Day
John Bolin's "The Thorn"
Indoor Track and Field
UC Irvine's Paul Spittle and
the Sports Shooter Academy
with Nikon's new DX2
Broncos Football:
Denver vs Indianapolis
the US Figure Skating Nationals
Portland, Oregon
College Basketball:
Colorado State vs Air Force
Broncos Football:
Broncos VS. Dolphins
Assignment work:
Wrestling
A look back at 2004
Rich Clarkson's Photography at the Summit Workshop &
Moose Peterson's Digital Landscape Workshop Series
Whitewater Kayaking
Gymnastics and more
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games
Athens, Greece
A look back at some wonderful Olympic moments
USAFA Graduation flyover
US Olympic Training Center - Swimming and Gymnastics
Last Month the Masters, this month The Kentucky Derby......I love my job
Masters at Augusta National
The American Cup Gymnastics
NIKON COLLEGE WORKSHOP
Indoor Track and Field
Women's Freestyle Wresting
Rhythmic Gymnastics Nationals
The Glass Flower Ceiling at the Belagio Hotel in Las Vegas
College Basketball
Women's Waterpolo
Olympic swimmers on their way to Athens
NFL Football
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Finals
A look back at The Greenbay Professionals
Monday Night Football the Sports Shooter Workshop and Luau in LA
Photography at the Summit workshop
Portraits to workshops to stock image sales
Lightpainting in Banf
The World Gymnastics Championships
International Gymnastics Camp
Thunderbirds
Gymnastics
The Sports Photography Workshop with Rich Clarkson
Velodrome Cycling, More
The 129th running of the Kentucky Derby
White water kayakers
The Champions on Ice tour
PBR Rodeo
Chris Shivers and Little Yellow Jacket ride for $1 Million
Nikon's featured speaker at PMA in Las Vegas
American Cup Gymnastics
USAFA Women's Basketball
USAFA Swimming
USAFA Boxing
NCAA Fencing Championships
USOC's Titan Games
Air Force Basketball
Pro Football Pre-Superball Stock Sales
Swimmers train at the Swim Flume at the USOC
Much more!
Diving at the Air Force Academy
Denver Broncos VS. The Arizona Cardinals
Olympic Hopefuls Lenny Krayzelberg and Tom Molchow practice at the USOC
