[Theme] have you got a thing that can fly?

[tommiejeep]

That famous macro lens  , 500 vr with D7100 attached.  No birds around so.....
f4, 1/500, EV+.7, ISO 640... always that trade-off of dof for ISO 

[BW]

Thats a very nice picture. The really gentle roll off into the background colors and the blurred wings

[golunvolo]

Tom, spectacular!

[Anthony]

A great capture.  The background is a bonus.

[Akira]

Tom, this is amazing!  I like the background color, too.

[rosko]

Congrats for this one, Tom !

Did you use any device like trigger ?

[tommiejeep]

Thanks all    A challenge to get, and keep, it in focus.   Shot from approx. 11 feet with the BG about 8 inches behind the bee.  Using Af-on and firing 3 shot burst before the AF goes and locks on the BG.  Last year I had better luck with the D750, 300 2.8 with tc1.7.  I would like to get closer but it is about 8 feet above the ground and my step ladder is pretty shaky  .   Added just a touch of contrast.   This may not be the sharpest but some have gaps in the BG with bright light coming through.
Tom

[chris dees]

At the Farne Islands in the North-East of England.
D700 + 16-35VR

[Jørgen Ramskov]

How did I manage to miss this thread? So incredibly many impressive shots.

Going back to 2008, I went to an airshow. It seems I using a D300 and was shooting jpg only then. I recall using the 70-200mm VRI + TC20. I'm no good at editing today, my skills were even more lacking back then.


Untitled by Joergen Ramskov, on Flickr


Untitled by Joergen Ramskov, on Flickr

We (Denmark) are about to decide on a new fighter jet to replace our current fleet of F16. Even though it seems to be the most expensive by far and have massive problems, the JSF is said to be the favorite. Here is one on display - no chance of seeing it flying back then I believe:

Untitled by Joergen Ramskov, on Flickr

A competitor, which has since dropped out is the Swedish Gripen:

Untitled by Joergen Ramskov, on Flickr

[Jørgen Ramskov]

In 2008, I visited USA and the Kennedy Space Center. They have a Saturn V on display. If I recall correctly, it was supposed to be used, but the "moon program" was stopped, so it ended up on display there. It is a very impressive sight.


Untitled by Joergen Ramskov, on Flickr

Not a pleasant flight:

Untitled by Joergen Ramskov, on Flickr

[Akira]

Jørgen, these are superb shots, especially of the acrobat team!

[Jakov Minić]

Tom, some amazing skills you've shown to capture the bee/fly like that.

Chris, I love the wide angle bird in flight.
Whenever I see these kind of images I ask myself how come I didn't try making them

Jørgen captured some impressive aircraft

[Thomas G]

BIG T

[Anthony]

Thomas, amazing, what is it?

[Thomas G]

Thomas, amazing, what is it?

This is stabilized soap foam where the bubbles are filled with helium gas.
I shot these photos at the Cebit computer fair in Hannover, Germany.
Commercially these machines are presented by Flogos (you may google them, they have some more footage) for marketing purposes.

(Germans may recognize the PP'ed color schema in the following)

Fly me to the moon