THE 2008 Oshkosh Photo Diary

spookythecat · **Posted:** Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:29 am

Nice shots! Keep 'em coming. I love the clouds in that Raptor shot.

I should have some more to post later tonight if things go well.

spookythecat · **Posted:** Sun Aug 31, 2008 3:18 pm

Probably the last batch unless you want to see non-Warbirds. Thanks for looking and all the nice comments!

Pogo · **Posted:** Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:18 pm

Garbs, keep 'em coming -- your shots are wonderful!

Spook, I'll take non-warbirds if I can get away with it here. As long as they're seriously cool vintage birds, I'm happy!

I hope others will post up and not get too worried about beauty contests. I for one get a little weary of super slick photography believe it or not, and really enjoy the candid nature of the less polished examples ... they tend to give me a heightened feeling of having been there myself. Probably 'cuz 'unpolished' describes my own photography skills? Who knows...

garbs · **Posted:** Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:00 am

OK - less polished it is! Latest installment, after the Great Blackout and a Labor Day weekend camping trip. Still have Camp Scholler dust on the camper awning - will have to camp in the rain some day before winter, I guess.

That's most of what I have in Photobucket so far. I'll get a few more uploaded when I get a chance.

Ken · **Posted:** Tue Sep 02, 2008 12:08 pm

Spook, you da man, especially with finding the right perspective/angle for your shots. In the last batch, the b&W Glacier Girl was a time capsule and the cloud deck above the Mohawk was just awesome. (and seeing Wiley Sanders' DC-3 in the background didn't hurt, either.)

Thanks for taking the time to share!

Ken

spookythecat · **Posted:** Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:21 pm

Ken wrote:

Spook, you da man, especially with finding the right perspective/angle for your shots. In the last batch, the b&W Glacier Girl was a time capsule and the cloud deck above the Mohawk was just awesome. (and seeing Wiley Sanders' DC-3 in the background didn't hurt, either.)

Thanks for taking the time to share!

Ken

Thanks for the nice comments. I spend alot of time laying on the ground to get some of my shots. I get funny looks but I also get a different perspective as well.

garbs · **Posted:** Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:23 pm

Here's a few of the Raptor

Showing off the ordnance bay

Looks like he's putting the brakes on to slow up for the scissors break behind the -51

garbs · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:43 pm

Series on the Demo Air Racers. Some are a bit fuzzy - sorry about that.

PS - going to hit Reno for the first time this year. Only Sat & Sun though - not sure if I'm going to pack the big camera & lens yet.

Pogo · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 6:24 pm

Garbs, for my money you're a killer photog, I'm finding even the fuzzies are fantastic. Thanks again for the posts!

That Super Corsair always looks smaller than a "regular" Corsair. I mean, the guy inside looks like he's in a 3/4 replica or something. Wonder why that is?

garbs · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:55 pm

Thanks, Pogo, but I can't take much credit for technology. 6.2 MP and a 500 mm lens bring them right up front. You have to sort a lot of fuzzy ones shooting at 1/180th of a second or so so you don't freeze the props(jets are easy!). Then the haze has to be low or they all look like like plastic models in front of a bed sheet.

I have to confess I do love the F2G-1D. Odegaard is such a good guy too if you ever get a chance to meet him. I was very pleasantly surprised that they came back to OSH after the incident last year. They just said it wasn't really an option.

I have lots more - just scratching the surface. I'll upload more to Photobucket soon. Here's the last of the ones that are there now.

garbs · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:06 pm

Got a few more uploaded. I have enough for about 4 more posts - then I'll let this thread die a merciful death (unless someone else takes over).

Here's some 51's on short final from early in the show when the haze was bad:

garbs · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:24 pm

And some formation stuff - mostly the Horsemen

garbs · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:24 pm

And some formation stuff - mostly the Horsemen

garbs · **Posted:** Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:00 am

Bombers today. Sorry about the double post yesterday. My browser locked up and it didn't look like the first one went. I'll try to delete one.

Last one will be a few L-birds

B-17 Buff · **Posted:** Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:50 am

Garbs,

That second shot with the '25 and the pink clouds behind is a lovely shot, reminds me of a few classic warbird artists paintings!

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