On Oct 10, 2008, at 12:56 , "John Celio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Where were you last year? I did both days! 300mm f2.8... On my old
K100 D...
I like to stand up on that hill north of Aquatic Park, on the road
along
the cliff, next to the little building partway up. It seems like a
good
place to be. I just wish I knew how to get out on that long pier!
It's
always blocked off and only certain people are allowed out there.
Best
seats in the house.
Did you get any cool shots of the compression wave run on Sunday last
year? I totally missed getting any shots, but was blown away by how
cool it was.
John
I looked at that site a few days before the weekend, but decided I
might be blocked by the crowd. So I popped for front row reserved
seating along the seawall on Saturday, and the posh VIP tents on Sunday.
Saturday I had many fewer good shots, as I was not that familiar as I
should have been with the camera, and I was trying to shoot two
cameras on two tripods nestled together. Also made the mistake of
thinking I should pre-focus stopped down to f8 for best results. Bad
idea.
Sunday I stuck with the K100 D and either the 300mm f2.8 or the
80-200mm f2.8. Those came out much better as I used auto-focus for
most of the shots, and shot at f4.5. My only problem in that location
was the masts of the sailboats that kept parking in front of me.
The low level pass on Saturday was OK, but not overly impressive. My
view to the west (bridge) was blocked on Sunday by a building on the
pier next to me, and I saw or heard nothing until the plane was in
front of me, and I was still pointing west. So, I saw it, but needed
Military.com's "Shock & Awe" web page some weeks later to see film of
it. It's on UTube now, I'm sure. And a friend of mine sent me some
other photog's great shots via email. (Yours?) 'Twas the lowest and
fastest I'd seen a jet since Vietnam, when some of the fighter jocks
did a flyby just sub-sonic along the length of the carrier. We were
looking down on them!
They cannot play that game over Lake Washington when the Angels visit
here. Not enough room, and too suburban.
My best ever Angels shot was here in Seattle with my PZ-1p. Infinity
focused, as they came into view between some trees heading towards me
with smoke on.
Joseph McAllister
Pentaxian
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