jdmidwest Posted June 20, 2010 Posted June 20, 2010 110 degree heat index. 300mm camera lens malfunctioned during Blue Angels, after about 400 shots and 3 battery changes. Looking up in air all day exposes more of face to sunlight. Shuttle buses suck, no organization on way back. What a great day... "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
flytyer57 Posted June 20, 2010 Posted June 20, 2010 110 degree heat index. 300mm camera lens malfunctioned during Blue Angels, after about 400 shots and 3 battery changes. Looking up in air all day exposes more of face to sunlight. Shuttle buses suck, no organization on way back. What a great day... Sorry to hear about the camera lens. At least ya got some great pics to show for it. There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid.
jdmidwest Posted June 20, 2010 Author Posted June 20, 2010 The other warbirds. And and the Blue Angels support transport plane. Still going thru the aerobatics, the Golden Knight jump team, and other pix. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
jdmidwest Posted June 20, 2010 Author Posted June 20, 2010 Sorry to hear about the camera lens. At least ya got some great pics to show for it. Got back to the house and recovered from the heat stroke and realized I had switched the lens off auto. I also found some dirty spots on the mirror inside the camera that caused a spot on the left side of all of the shots for the most part. I really was expecting my buddy to bring his Canon and the Ultrasonic lenses. I was stuck with the Pentax istDS and regular zoom lenses. I missed alot when the lens decided to focus on the umbrellas in front of me, the speaker, and toward the end, I think the heat was affecting them. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
flytyer57 Posted June 20, 2010 Posted June 20, 2010 Got back to the house and recovered from the heat stroke and realized I had switched the lens off auto. I also found some dirty spots on the mirror inside the camera that caused a spot on the left side of all of the shots for the most part. I really was expecting my buddy to bring his Canon and the Ultrasonic lenses. I was stuck with the Pentax istDS and regular zoom lenses. I missed alot when the lens decided to focus on the umbrellas in front of me, the speaker, and toward the end, I think the heat was affecting them. Glad to hear the lens is ok. I really liked that pic of the B-25 Mitchell bomber. Reminds me of home back in Milwaukee. The airport there is named after Gen. Billy Mitchell, as is the bomber. Years ago, they had a B-25 out at the entrance to the airport on Howell Ave. Sure brought back some memories. Thanks. There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid.
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