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OT Wright Patterson Museum still images posted
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| Mad Mike 2006-03-14, 11:32 pm |
| If you are interested, I have some posted. Totally unedited but you might
find them interesting. If you are in Dayton sometime, check it out.
http://www.mbm30.org/Mike/WrightPatMuseum/
mad Mike
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| Jay Beckman 2006-03-15, 2:32 am |
| "Mad Mike" <mikepicture@insightbb.com> wrote in message
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> If you are interested, I have some posted. Totally unedited but you might
> find them interesting. If you are in Dayton sometime, check it out.
>
> http://www.mbm30.org/Mike/WrightPatMuseum/
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> mad Mike
MM,
I have a pic of Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby as well...
http://www.pbase.com/flyingphotog/image/55249353
Jay B
PS...I have some of her in flight...
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| Jay Beckman 2006-03-15, 2:32 am |
| "Mad Mike" <mikepicture@insightbb.com> wrote in message
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quote:
> If you are interested, I have some posted. Totally unedited but you might
> find them interesting. If you are in Dayton sometime, check it out.
>
> http://www.mbm30.org/Mike/WrightPatMuseum/
>
> mad Mike
In all sincerity,
Those are some of the best "amateur" shots I've ever seen of the AF Museum.
Most folks fire up the flash and get little circles of light in a huge void
of black but you've managed to get some terrifically balanced images.
Really well done!!
Jay B
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| Mad Mike wrote:
quote:
> If you are interested, I have some posted. Totally unedited but you
> might find them interesting. If you are in Dayton sometime, check it
> out.
Fantastic bunch of pictures Mike, thanks!!!
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| Dallas 2006-03-15, 5:32 am |
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"Mad Mike"
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> http://www.mbm30.org/Mike/WrightPatMuseum/
I'm very pleased to see that they went to the trouble to have the original
paint schemes. There's an air museum in town that has spray painted all
their beautiful warbirds with gloss paint to make them more "Disneyland" for
the flatlanders.
Dallas
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| Dallas 2006-03-15, 5:32 am |
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How did you shoot them?
How did you deal with the low light... Tripod?
And the tungston lighting?
I guess your Olmpus has a tungston mode?
Dallas
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| Mad Mike 2006-03-15, 7:34 pm |
| Yeah, I have Shoo Shoo in my virtual hanger. It was kind of bizarre to see
the actual plane!
Mad Mike
"Jay Beckman" <jnsbeckman@cox.net> wrote in message
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> "Mad Mike" <mikepicture@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:EhLRf.27210$oL.22080@attbi_s71...
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> MM,
>
> I have a pic of Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby as well...
>
> http://www.pbase.com/flyingphotog/image/55249353
>
> Jay B
>
> PS...I have some of her in flight...
>
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| Mad Mike 2006-03-15, 7:34 pm |
| Thanks. Yup, flash can properly expose the main subject but will cause the
camera to underexpose (and blow off) the surrounding details. One thing
about digitals is that they seem to be able to handle low light situations
without flash very well! My Olympus is an ancient (4 year old...that's old
in digital!) camera but always did a great job do I keep it.
Mad Mike
"Jay Beckman" <jnsbeckman@cox.net> wrote in message
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> "Mad Mike" <mikepicture@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:EhLRf.27210$oL.22080@attbi_s71...
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> In all sincerity,
>
> Those are some of the best "amateur" shots I've ever seen of the AF
> Museum.
>
> Most folks fire up the flash and get little circles of light in a huge
> void of black but you've managed to get some terrifically balanced images.
>
> Really well done!!
>
> Jay B
>
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| Mad Mike 2006-03-15, 7:34 pm |
| Thanks Don, that's quite a collection of flying machines to see IRL.
Mad Mike
"CRaSH" <sorry@aint-here.spam.com> wrote in message
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> Mad Mike wrote:
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> Fantastic bunch of pictures Mike, thanks!!!
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| Mad Mike 2006-03-15, 7:34 pm |
| Oh you are right about that "Disney" issue. It actually looked like many
were not even repainted but cleaned up well. It does make for a much more
honest representation and real feel to the planes.
Mad Mike
"Dallas" <Cybnorm@spam_me_not.Hotmail.Com> wrote in message
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> "Mad Mike"
quote:
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> I'm very pleased to see that they went to the trouble to have the original
> paint schemes. There's an air museum in town that has spray painted all
> their beautiful warbirds with gloss paint to make them more "Disneyland"
> for
> the flatlanders.
>
>
> Dallas
>
>
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| Mad Mike 2006-03-15, 7:34 pm |
| My little Olympus C2000Z..at least 4 years old and only a 2.1 megapixel
camera did it!
The camera always performed great in low light. The technique is simply and
needs no tripod. Turn off the flask. Have the camera strap around your
neck. Have the real time display "on". Pull the camera away from you until
the strap is tight. This actually eliminates lots of shake and can allow
for sharp exposures down to about 1/5th second. Aim, hold breath and
squeeze off the shot. Sounds like what a sniper would do, eh? 
Mad Mike
"Dallas" <Cybnorm@spam_me_not.Hotmail.Com> wrote in message
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> How did you shoot them?
> How did you deal with the low light... Tripod?
> And the tungston lighting?
> I guess your Olmpus has a tungston mode?
>
>
> Dallas
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| Mad Mike 2006-03-15, 7:34 pm |
| The Oly has an "automatic white balance" mode along with tungsten and
daylight and fluorescent modes. Very seldom do you need to make any
adjustment if you leave it in auto white.
Oh, my memory does NOT serve me well. I have had the old camera for SIX
years! A description of the little guy:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympusc2000z/
MM
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> How did you shoot them?
> How did you deal with the low light... Tripod?
> And the tungston lighting?
> I guess your Olmpus has a tungston mode?
>
>
> Dallas
>
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"Mad Mike" <mikepicture@insightbb.com> wrote in message
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> If you are interested, I have some posted. Totally unedited but you might
> find them interesting. If you are in Dayton sometime, check it out.
>
> http://www.mbm30.org/Mike/WrightPatMuseum/
>
> mad Mike
Very nice pics!
I mainly lurk in the NG, but the KH and WPAFB threads brought me out of the
shadows as I've been to KH a couple times and grew up relatively close to
WPAFB. Been to the museum many times, going back to field trips in
elementary school.
Anyone who reads this NG and is relatively close to WPAFB should head over
to check it out. The museum is simply a smorgasbord of aircraft (and
spacecraft). There is something there for everyone. My leaning is mainly
towards the WW2 aircraft, especially German.
Not to mention that admission is free. (Well, your tax dollars paid for
it.)
Did you watch any of the Imax films? I always enjoyed the "Dream of Flight"
and the space-related films.
For those that that live few hours or more out and thinking about checking
out the museum: if you want to make a weekend thing out of it, you could
take the museum in during the air show. The air show usually takes place
the third weekend of July each summer. The air show takes place at Dayton
International Airport, not WPAFB, but AF services personel run shuttles
between WPAFB/DAY all weekend long -- so you won't have to drive over, find
a parking space, drive back, find a new parking space, etc. The air show is
really cool, not only is one of the main demonstration teams always
guaranteed to be at the event (many summers, we even get both the
Thunderbirds and Blue Angels), but the members of the Confederate Air Force
participate with tons of their historic planes as well. I always liked the
British Lancaster, as the guys that own that plane go full out (dressing and
playing the part). Its been a few years since I've attended, but want to
make it to the show this summer. Always had a good time there. Back in the
90's, I even participated in the Dayton airshow twice; jumping (parachuting)
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| Marcel Kuijper 2006-03-15, 7:35 pm |
| On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 02:50:12 GMT, Mad Mike wrote:
quote:
> If you are interested, I have some posted. Totally unedited but you might
> find them interesting. If you are in Dayton sometime, check it out.
>
> http://www.mbm30.org/Mike/WrightPatMuseum/
Fantastic pics, Mike!
Oh wow! And that place looks really big too.
Call me crazy, but the B-29 looks smaller that I thought it would be.
It look almost the same size as a Constellation.
And speaking of the Conny....what's that hump on her back?
Is that lady supposed to be some kind of pre-AWACS machine?
--
Marcel (SAG-21)
"It needs a little more stay-in-there-edness". - Jamie Hyneman
"Stay-in-there-edness? Is that the techincal term for it now?" - Adam
Savage
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| Mad Mike 2006-03-15, 7:35 pm |
| Thanks Marcel. The place is huge. I actually did not see it all. There is
an exhibit of presidential planes I missed.
You know, I felt the same way about the B-29. It seemed smaller than I
imagined it to be. Yeah, that Connie is an AWACS plane.
MM
"Marcel Kuijper" <zoepetier_nothing_here@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 02:50:12 GMT, Mad Mike wrote:
>
>
> Fantastic pics, Mike!
> Oh wow! And that place looks really big too.
>
> Call me crazy, but the B-29 looks smaller that I thought it would be.
> It look almost the same size as a Constellation.
>
> And speaking of the Conny....what's that hump on her back?
> Is that lady supposed to be some kind of pre-AWACS machine?
>
> --
>
> Marcel (SAG-21)
> "It needs a little more stay-in-there-edness". - Jamie Hyneman
> "Stay-in-there-edness? Is that the techincal term for it now?" - Adam
> Savage
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| EvenSky 2006-03-15, 7:35 pm |
| "Mad Mike" <mikepicture@insightbb.com> wrote in
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quote:
> If you are interested, I have some posted. Totally unedited but you
> might find them interesting. If you are in Dayton sometime, check it
> out.
>
> http://www.mbm30.org/Mike/WrightPatMuseum/
>
> mad Mike
>
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>
Congrats on the pic's there MM ! Looks like you had the place to yourself.
Did you walk outside by the monuments to all of the various crew and their
Squadrons?
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| Mad Mike 2006-03-15, 11:32 pm |
| Nope, missed that. It was raining quite heavily the day I was there, even.
MM
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> "Mad Mike" <mikepicture@insightbb.com> wrote in
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> Congrats on the pic's there MM ! Looks like you had the place to yourself.
>
> Did you walk outside by the monuments to all of the various crew and their
> Squadrons?
>
> --
> e v e n S k y
>
> Athalon XP2800 UT Canada
> 1 G Ram UT USA
> GeForce FX5900XT BEV Suite
> 160G H-D FsGenesis All of North America
> 80G H-D No A/C...yet
> XP, FS9
> CH Yoke n' Ped's
>
>
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| CRaSH 2006-03-15, 11:32 pm |
| Mad Mike wrote:
quote:
> Thanks Marcel. The place is huge. I actually did not see it all. There
> is an exhibit of presidential planes I missed.
>
> You know, I felt the same way about the B-29. It seemed smaller than
> I imagined it to be. Yeah, that Connie is an AWACS plane.
>
My first commercial flight was on a TWA Connie from Omaha, Nebraska, to San
Diego, Kallifornia back in 1959 on my way to Navy boot camp..
Geeezzzzzzzz............ Here I was goin to sunny Kallifornia, but it was
the foggy/rainy season in November, and don't think we saw the sun again
until 1960!!!
Hey Mike, you think your camera is a dinosaur - mine is a Kodak DC-260,
circa 1999, 1 megapixel (that I've NEVER used at full resolution, and get
GREAT shots {not poster sized :}, at medium). Good quality glass lenses and
things like that make ALL the difference!!! IMHO, which I respect.....
Damn, you could buy two or three nice ones now for the same price.
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| Mad Mike 2006-03-16, 7:34 pm |
| We like hanging on to the older stuff, Don. Parlty due to functionality.
The thing is, we own cameras that sound like old aircraft! "OLY C2000Z"
could be a little runabout biplane and the "DC-260"....well.. that has to be
similar to the DC-3, huh?
MM
"CRaSH" <sorry@aint-here.spam.com> wrote in message
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quote:
> Mad Mike wrote:
> My first commercial flight was on a TWA Connie from Omaha, Nebraska, to
> San Diego, Kallifornia back in 1959 on my way to Navy boot camp..
> Geeezzzzzzzz............ Here I was goin to sunny Kallifornia, but it was
> the foggy/rainy season in November, and don't think we saw the sun again
> until 1960!!!
>
> Hey Mike, you think your camera is a dinosaur - mine is a Kodak DC-260,
> circa 1999, 1 megapixel (that I've NEVER used at full resolution, and get
> GREAT shots {not poster sized :}, at medium). Good quality glass lenses
> and things like that make ALL the difference!!! IMHO, which I
> respect.....
> Damn, you could buy two or three nice ones now for the same price.
>
>
>
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| Mad Mike 2006-03-17, 7:33 pm |
| Hi Eric,
it is a great museum
Mad Mike
"Eric" <nospam@nospam.evr> wrote in message
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quote:
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> "Mad Mike" <mikepicture@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:EhLRf.27210$oL.22080@attbi_s71...
>
> Very nice pics!
>
> I mainly lurk in the NG, but the KH and WPAFB threads brought me out of
> the
> shadows as I've been to KH a couple times and grew up relatively close to
> WPAFB. Been to the museum many times, going back to field trips in
> elementary school.
>
> Anyone who reads this NG and is relatively close to WPAFB should head over
> to check it out. The museum is simply a smorgasbord of aircraft (and
> spacecraft). There is something there for everyone. My leaning is mainly
> towards the WW2 aircraft, especially German.
>
> Not to mention that admission is free. (Well, your tax dollars paid for
> it.)
>
> Did you watch any of the Imax films? I always enjoyed the "Dream of
> Flight"
> and the space-related films.
>
> For those that that live few hours or more out and thinking about checking
> out the museum: if you want to make a weekend thing out of it, you could
> take the museum in during the air show. The air show usually takes place
> the third weekend of July each summer. The air show takes place at
> Dayton
> International Airport, not WPAFB, but AF services personel run shuttles
> between WPAFB/DAY all weekend long -- so you won't have to drive over,
> find
> a parking space, drive back, find a new parking space, etc. The air show
> is
> really cool, not only is one of the main demonstration teams always
> guaranteed to be at the event (many summers, we even get both the
> Thunderbirds and Blue Angels), but the members of the Confederate Air
> Force
> participate with tons of their historic planes as well. I always liked
> the
> British Lancaster, as the guys that own that plane go full out (dressing
> and
> playing the part). Its been a few years since I've attended, but want to
> make it to the show this summer. Always had a good time there. Back in
> the
> 90's, I even participated in the Dayton airshow twice; jumping
> (parachuting)
> in...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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| Marcel Kuijper 2006-03-17, 7:34 pm |
| On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:22:04 GMT, Mad Mike wrote:
quote:
> There is an exhibit of presidential planes I missed.
I never knew there were enough of them for an exhibit, so after reading
this I had a closer look at the Museum's website.
I'm baffled by the number of planes used by the former presidents.
It's almost like every president had his own custom plane.
I thought Smilin' Jim would have had a big row of teeth painted on the nose
of that 707. :-)
--
Marcel (SAG-21)
"If you're faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the crash
as possible." - Bob Hoover
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