Aviation Photogaphy - THIS is how it's done (and done well!).

[Colin Southern]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTpz8m8reCg

[rdc]

Brilliant!

[Shadowman]

Definitely don't want to leave home without your memory card for this journey. Nice link.

[deetheturk]

Top class Colin,defo beats standing on the ground!

[John 2]

Thanks for posting Colin. She is one hell of a photographer. I had a look at her WEB Site as well and there are some superb shots there. About 3 or 4 using the Golden Gate bridge as a background in the clouds are quite special.

[NorthernFocus]

Thanks for the link. That was cool. Did you notice the pilot in the yellow jet had a gopro mounted on his helmet?

[rpcrowe]

The cinematography or videography was pretty awesome also!

One thing that is needed when you are shooting from a dedicated photo platform is the ability to direct the pilot (pilots) to be exactly where you want them. and, or course that means that YOU MUST KNOW WHERE YOU WANT THEM.

Obviously, she is not just going for the ride and shooting images along the way...

[PhotomanJohn]

Glad you posted that and it brings back lots of good memories. I can't afford an A36 but wish I still had my J3 Cub which was a great photo platform (except for the wing strut) with the doors open. It would never keep up with those jets though.

[Digital]

WOW.... What images.



Bruce

[Colin Southern]

Did you notice the pilot in the yellow jet had a gopro mounted on his helmet?

They would have used that to get the photos of her in her plane.

[Colin Southern]

Glad you posted that and it brings back lots of good memories. I can't afford an A36 but wish I still had my J3 Cub which was a great photo platform (except for the wind strut) with the doors open. It would never keep up with those jets though.

I'm surprised that both jets could fly slow enough to not overtake her aircraft.

We've got an L39 based at our local airport, and I warn people to expect a little tear in my eye as it flys buy! They can be bought quite cheaply - $300,000 would get a good one. There was a time when I thought about buying one and setting up a consortium, but it's just too risky; one has to know what they're doing to fly them, and the running costs (fuel alone) are "bone-jarring".

If anyone is out this way there is a company down south that'll take you for a ride; $2000 for 20 minutes off memory.

[rpcrowe]

My son-in-law was seriously considering the purchase of a plane and went as far as getting his private pilots license. His plan was to use the plane for his sales routes throughout the Western USA and also use it for fishing trips down to Mexico. I was really pumped up about that, thinking about the photo possibilities. However after some number crunching, he determined the cost was prohibitive for an aircraft which would have the speed and range to make the trips - even though the majority of the cost would have been a tax write off.

He opted instead for a 38 foot, (about 11.6 meters for folks less metrically challenged than we Yanks are) boat; an older model but, it great shape. Since under U.S. Tax Laws, you are allowed to deduct the interest (but, I think, not the maintenance or operating costs - for some strange reason) on a second vacation residence, the boat, having living accommodations qualifies for that write off. I am pumped up about the boat also! There is going to be a lot of fresh fish for the Crowe table this year!

Probably some photo potential also!

[IzzieK]

Awesome link Colin...whenever she says I'm Jessica Ambat and I am an aviation photographer, she should have added ...and I shoot a Canon....

[Colin Southern]

My son-in-law was seriously considering the purchase of a plane and went as far as getting his private pilots license. His plan was to use the plane for his sales routes throughout the Western USA and also use it for fishing trips down to Mexico. I was really pumped up about that, thinking about the photo possibilities. However after some number crunching, he determined the cost was prohibitive for an aircraft which would have the speed and range to make the trips - even though the majority of the cost would have been a tax write off.

He opted instead for a 38 foot, (about 11.6 meters for folks less metrically challenged than we Yanks are) boat; an older model but, it great shape. Since under U.S. Tax Laws, you are allowed to deduct the interest (but, I think, not the maintenance or operating costs - for some strange reason) on a second vacation residence, the boat, having living accommodations qualifies for that write off. I am pumped up about the boat also! There is going to be a lot of fresh fish for the Crowe table this year!

Probably some photo potential also!

Sounds interesting Richard.

For what it's worth, in aviation they have a saying: "If you want to be involved in aviation and still have a little money left, just start with a LOT of money, and watch it go down"!

I would occasionally get people wanting to go for rides somewhere; I guess their thinking is that if there's a few of them then it's cheaper than flying with the big boys -- just one of the problems is that one just can't guarantee the weather on any given day though -- and the big boys have a much greater chance of still being able to fly. I had to cancel one flight right at the last minute when a met report predicted 38 knot cross winds at the time we were due to come back. Best I could do was give them a ride to the airport.

[Colin Southern]

Awesome link Colin...whenever she says I'm Jessica Ambat and I am an aviation photographer, she should have added ...and I shoot a Canon....

I KNEW there was something sexy about her!