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mdparthum · **Wings Over Houston 2011 -** 10-15-2011, 11:24 PM

Hey folks, post your Wings Over Houston 2011 photos here so we can all enjoy them. I'll start with today's action. (Saturday)

craigb456 · 10-15-2011, 11:55 PM

Nice shots

I am working on my photos but I need to free up some hard drive space first :P

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snydersnapshots · 10-16-2011, 07:24 PM

Out of curiosity, what lens were you using Michael?

mdparthum · 10-16-2011, 09:07 PM

Hey Ken, I had two cameras there, Nikon D300 and a D300s and one had a 70-300mm VR and the other was a 70-200mm f/2.8 VRII.

snydersnapshots · 10-16-2011, 10:20 PM

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Hey Ken, I had two cameras there, Nikon D300 and a D300s and one had a 70-300mm VR and the other was a 70-200mm f/2.8 VRII.

I gots to get me one of them 70-300 VR's. I have a friend who has one and I can see from both his pictures and yours that it's great for airshow work. I'm using an 80-200mm f/2.8. Although it's an excellent lens, I think that extra 100mm makes a big difference.

mdparthum · 10-16-2011, 10:49 PM

Definitely, that 70-300mm is good for air shows. This being the first air show for both lenses. I am thinking of a 1.4x teleconverter, but that $500 is looking like it will wait after dropping $2200 on the 70-200mm f2.8 that I got a couple weeks ago. My wife will give me the evil eye if I come close to a camera webpage.

snydersnapshots · 10-16-2011, 11:30 PM

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My wife will give me the evil eye if I come close to a camera webpage.

I feel your pain, brother, I truly feel your pain...

I think I will look into the 70-300 though. If she threatens a divorce, however, I'll look into something bigger. Hell, I figure if it's going to cost me a couple hundred grand, I might as well make it worth it!

snydersnapshots · 10-16-2011, 11:34 PM

Here are my contributions from WOH today:

F/A-18 on a .99 Mach pass
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Heritage flight with the F4, two P-51's and F-16

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Snowbirds

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mdurisseau · 10-16-2011, 11:49 PM

What the heck...here are some of mine....

snydersnapshots · 10-17-2011, 07:46 AM

Nice shots Michael. Were you one of these guys? I figure there has to be a few TPF'rs (Pixtus'rs?) in there somewhere:

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mdparthum · 10-17-2011, 08:33 AM

Go for it Ken, but don't push the limits of a faithful wife! LOL! My wife gives me dirty looks, but she was the one that got me that 70-200mm f2.8 and the D300s. I guess my payback is doing the sister-in-law's trash the dress photos. It is great to have our supporters though. My wife is pretty good at supporting and understanding my habits.
Love that F/A-18 shot. I saw that when it happened (on Saturday) out of the corner of my eye when I was on the cellphone talking to my dad.

mdurisseau · 10-17-2011, 09:00 AM

@snydersnapshots...I was there on Saturday, and didn't avail myself of the height of that media area very often...thanks for the compliment!

Ricco · 10-17-2011, 02:00 PM

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Nice shots Michael. Were you one of these guys? I figure there has to be a few TPF'rs (Pixtus'rs?) in there somewhere:

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The guy on the left looks like he can actually take out one of the aircraft with his lens alone!

mdurisseau · 10-17-2011, 02:03 PM

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The guy on the left looks like he can actually take out one of the aircraft with his lens alone!

I think that's a Nikon 600 f/4 or 5/6....