Try to photograph landscapes like this!!!!

[Tyson L. Sparks]

This is what I do when I put my camera down, I pick up another.

[Greg McCary]

OK I give up. How to you fire the shutter? How about a self portrait shot with that bird.

[EOSThree]

Interesting perspective from the plane. I am fortunate my job allows me to have the camera in my hands when seeing from that perspective.

[Greg McCary]

What do you do EOS? Are you a firefighter like Tyson?

[Tyson L. Sparks]

I put the camera in continuous shoot mod, put a ruber band around the shutter button. It's that easy!

[Tyson L. Sparks]

Interesting perspective from the plane. I am fortunate my job allows me to have the camera in my hands when seeing from that perspective.

What is it that you do?????

[EOSThree]

A firefighter, not like Tyson though, I don't really get very near structures very often. I am usually 200-3000' above it all. I would much rather have it that way. Being a pilot I really don't have to deal with the actual fire, I admire those in the trenches.

[Greg McCary]

You're job is still just a dangerous from above. Thanks for the service. Guys like you saves lives.

[Tyson L. Sparks]

Dang, I would rather have my feet on the ground, my hats off to you my brother!

[EOSThree]

All related to fire fighting, but no fire in these. I work for the Alaska Smokejumpers, you know, crazy guys that jump out of airplanes to fight fires. Let's just say that I take off full all of the time, and rarely land full...

[Greg McCary]

What a great job. Those are awesome shots.

[EOSThree]

Mike McMillan's website, hes a friend of mine, a Smokejumper and also an accomplished photographer. He gets very unique material and has been published many times.

[WsW-WYATT-EARP]

Tyson - them are some cool shots - I have a few trainer planes here - going to try to learn it one of these days ---- I run ground r/c on a track - off road stuff- mainly 1/8 scale buggy or 1/10 stadium truck - one of these days i will see the sky part of it

[Tyson L. Sparks]

Tyson - them are some cool shots - I have a few trainer planes here - going to try to learn it one of these days ---- I run ground r/c on a track - off road stuff- mainly 1/8 scale buggy or 1/10 stadium truck - one of these days i will see the sky part of it

Buy a GWS Slow stick kit, it's $20 another $150 and your in the air. Real easy to fly real easy. All electric.

[Frog]

(note to self) (ask wife for remote control plane for anniversary)

[WsW-WYATT-EARP]

Buy a GWS Slow stick kit, it's $20 another $150 and your in the air. Real easy to fly real easy. All electric.

I have a piper j-3 cub - big foam thing - small gas engine

then I have a great planes pt - 40 out side with a bit bigger engine

[starriderrick]

Tyson L. Sparks, Airborne- I'm into electric R.C. planes also.
Continous shot! How long was the flight? Hehehe.One of...how many? How fast does it shoot? during flight ?
Must say I admire the custom design, the far superior lense(than a toy camera) I feel it produced good results.
I have a camera plane with a toy camera onboard.A ducted fan 737 AWAC with a camera in the radome disk(estes planes) It uses a mirror to to project an image onto the lense
This camera is remote fired by a button the transmitter, the usb memory is good for 32 shots per flight. :idea: I'll have to fire it up.

EOSThree,
Thanks for posting those Excellent shots. Alaska is stunning. The smoke jumper image / Inside the chopper is prime time. Simply outstanding :thumbsup: Bigtime. IMHO.

Was this a tough shot? Did you lean into the harness? You were strapped in...right? ha! Tripod? Curious.
I really like that perspective,great timing. That image in my opinion is superb!

3 planes.that's it! NO more... I have a friend with 18 planes.Now that's pushin'.

A Hobbyzone supercub, A Sukoi SU-27 4 channel twin ducted fan jet , and... one 737 twin ducted fan jet AWAC camera plane.
Alot of fun. Great thread !!!! Thanks

Rick

[EOSThree]

EOSThree,
Thanks for posting those Excellent shots. Alaska is stunning. The smoke jumper image / Inside the chopper is prime time. Simply outstanding :thumbsup: Bigtime. IMHO.

Was this a tough shot? Did you lean into the harness? You were strapped in...right? ha! Tripod? Curious.
I really like that perspective,great timing. That image in my opinion is superb!

Thanks for the kind words, I think you are referring to the cargo chutes photo. That is a cargo drop on a fire near Ambler Alaska. First of all it's not a chopper, it's a Casa 212, kind of like a mini C130, the airplane in my Avatar. The other pilot was flying the plane and I turned around and shot that one with my S2 at around the equivalent of 170mm. We were "kicking" cargo to supply the jumpers on the ground. All of the gear they use to fight the fire as well as food and water is dropped from the plane.
I was about 18 feet away from the open door, and still mostly in my seat. It's taken quite a few shots to get the timing down for a shot like that, I get something similar about 2 or 3 times a season, with lot's of near misses. It's handheld, with the built in flash turned all of the way up to light as much of the kickers(the guys in back throwing the cargo out)as possible. I asked the flying pilot to fly a straight line for an extra second or two after the kick which allowed for me to get the open chutes in the frame. The OOF thing you see flying on the tether to the left is the "D" bag which stays attached to the airplane and holds the folded chute until it deploys.
Casa 212 Jumpship:

[Tyson L. Sparks]

I use a one gig card, the camera is a Pentax Optio S40 and I have a S50. I was so serious about low level aerial photography I was going to start a buisness. Then the FAA steped in and banned all commercial AP from unmaned aerial vehicles. It is BS! I was getting $75 to $100 for a residential shoot! People love low level AP. I get a better angle than the big planes. On a clear sunny day I can shoot a better picture than a full size fly by. It take a shot about 1 every second or 2 a normal flight assignment takes 20 mins.

[WCpilot]

Hey EOS, I'm a pilot down in Utah. I'm working on my commercial right now and should finish the flight ops degree in a year.... or so. I'd like to eventually make it up to Alaska for a while. What kind of times are you guys looking for for new hires? Probably not low, but just out of curiosity.