This Black Hawk Helicopter was practicing touch & goes as well as ground maneuvers at the airport today. Helicopters pose special considerations since the shutter speed must be fairly low to get the blur effect on the blades. Also, good panning skills are required as it moves through the air. It took me a while to get the best tradeoff between blade blur and sharp fuselage.
Reflective Afternoon Today has been one of those hot, muggy reflective days. The week after OshKosh provides a time to consider where we have come and where we are going with our flying. For us photog pilots, it’s natural to re-examine our photography as well. One thing for sure, it’s not about the camera or the lens, or even about the composition; it’s all about where you want to take your photography. I am not sure what that means; “where you want to take your photography”, but I keep trying to discover its meaning to me.
Cessna 195 & a Barn Now that’s a barn! What a background for a Cessna 195 on floats! Apparently, the family that owns the barn also allows the Oshkosh Seaplane Base to use their land and water for a base for the Air Adventure week.
A Piper Cub on floats at the Oshkosh Seaplane Base seems like the image of serenity.
Beautiful Beaver Many floatplane pilots believe the De Havilland Beaver to be the best plane ever to be put on floats. It certainly captured the attention and the imagination of most pilots at the Oshkosh Seaplane Base. This pilot can certainly imagine flying along an Alaskan river or road in a valley between 14 thousand foot glacier mountains in a Beaver. OK, I’m awake; I’m awake, again.
The Oshkosh Seaplane Base provides a more relaxed, congenial Oshkosh experience. This year was my first visit to the seaplane base. WOW, what a nice, quiet place to talk floatplanes and photography. Life here is just a bit slower and perhaps more sincere than the main event. Folks bring their tents and camp near the base. Except for stepping on a hornets nest, it was a near perfect day to relax and make a few photographs.
Nice Sunset After a sunny day, a nice sunset reminds us of the beauty around us all.
