February '08 Photo Of the Month Contest

[wizard]

Sorry I'm late getting this months contest started. Blame the strange weather in Indiana this month.

Here is a photo that is related to RC aircraft. It is a different way to look at a common item that is used on many planes. Let's see if anyone can guess what it is.

[japan3d]

Servo grommet

[jimbomilligan]

ball link end

[wizard]

ball link end

Very close. Here are a couple more pics from different angles.

[pitviper51]

looks like giant scale control rod linkage to me...
mike

[Chris Puckett]

how about this.

[Silvanskii]

Spectacular? Perhaps not, but it's not every day you see an authentic GTO Cessna in Iraq!

[wizard]

how about this.

That's it exactly. I was just having fun with a new camera and some new toys for it.

[madmax]

What did you buy dude? Excellent macro action there!!!

[wizard]

Nikon D70, 18-55 lens, 70-300 lens, 2X teleconverter, flash, flash bracket, i-TTL cord, close up lens set, filters, filter adapter rings, PC sync adapter for studio strobe units, a couple of cheap strobes, batteries, extra battery charger, 2 4gig memory cards. Just a few toys. Now just one more lens to buy. Just trying to figure out which one to buy. The ones I'm looking at range from $500 to $1,200. Just have to save a few weeks and make up my mind.

Nothing like toys...

[JohnVH]

Nice, needs to be sharper and use less ISO, but you have killer DOF there!

Canon man here. 30D, 70-200IS F2.8L, and a bunch more. Working my way up to that 5D

[baxternick]

Here's a pic from last sunday of my 40% Extra.

[JohnVH]

http://johnvh.smugmug.com/photos/171387763_MjJv8-M.jpg

[GmanBill]

2/6/08
there is a ZDZ 80 down there somewhere!!
Taken with a 3mp camera while picking up the carnage.

[Mithrandir]

I am not the photographer, Ed Bailon of the Corona RC Club in California took these snaps... The whole photo album can be seen here at the club web site..... HiRez available

http://www.coronarcclub.com/index.php?ind=gallery&op=section_view&idev=11&order=0&st=0 (http://www.coronarcclub.com/index.php?ind=gallery&op=section_view&idev=11&order=0&st=0)

[3Disaster]

The mountain in the back of the picture with the inverted harrier is amazing...:faint:

[teryn]

here are a few of my Aeroworks Stearman with a Saito 325 radial. Those are the Santa Rita mountains in the background south of Tucson, AZ.

[pitviper51]

amazing stearman!! need more!
mike

[PLANKBONE]

JohnVH has my vote!

[exciter900rr]

kinda cool shot in the driveway I thought.....

[pitviper51]

great angle!
mike

[tamir3DCrazy]

Hi guys,
here is some photos of the Katana S (Krill model).
hope u enjoy :198: :198: :198:



Tamir.

[psk560]

Pilots lined up for Saturday morning IMAC practice and Saturday evening huck-practicing.

Craig

[bighead93]

Here's two of my Airfoilz Extra's 260!

[3Dbuster]

Here are my picturs for this month
1.Integral from composite ARF in a shallow knife egde decendig for touch down
2.Katana S under a rainfull gray clowd.
3. colors of the rainbow in the sky
Hope you like it
Yonatan

[KIM]

my indecker in flight and on thhe tar mack,100inch S and R kit :198: running a G 26 nice slow flyer,will not hold a vertical up line:207:

[tamir3DCrazy]

great photos yon !
i'l give you a call tomorrow ....
i have somting to ask u


Tamir.

[bryandraves]

here ya go heres a funny one

[pitviper51]

not rc,, but it i had such a cool shot i had to share..
mike

[HjorturG]

2 pics of my Yak 54, I didn't take the pics though... Think it was Sverrir, He's called Selleri here on FG.. :198:

[brandonduley]

these are some nice pics this month!!!

[k8svrick]

Icehucker, that's a nice smoke trail. Which pump are you using? What smoke product do you use?

I have a Sullivan electric pump on the shelf, awaiting installation in my EFRC 88" Yak.

Working on the landing gear and radio set up on the bench this weekend.

[krashmaster81]

Hey Teryn,

Is that at Ruby Star?

-Matt

[JohnVH]

http://johnvh.smugmug.com/photos/114606050_uJD5k-M.jpg


http://johnvh.smugmug.com/photos/255648282_UiRDF-M.jpg

[HjorturG]

Icehucker, that's a nice smoke trail. Which pump are you using? What smoke product do you use?

I have a Sullivan electric pump on the shelf, awaiting installation in my EFRC 88" Yak.

Working on the landing gear and radio set up on the bench this weekend.


The pump is the Sullivan Skywriter hooked up to a slimline pitts muffler with smoke tap and a DA-50. But that was the first time I used it, didn't tune the flow or anything... And I'm using straight diesel oil for the smoke. Must have hit it right on the money :198:

Here are some more pics..

[teryn]

Hey Teryn,

Is that at Ruby Star?

-Matt


Matt, how are you doing. That is at the Pecan orchard in Green Valley.

Later,
Teryn

[pitviper51]

http://johnvh.smugmug.com/photos/114606050_uJD5k-M.jpg


http://johnvh.smugmug.com/photos/255648282_UiRDF-M.jpg


great shots, i ddid that angle of my yak and got a prize coming,, everyone seems to like tail shots hehe, what rig are you useing?
mike

[brandonduley]

here's a pic of my old extra

[Sukhoikid]

Heres my entry!

[bsipro]

here is some shots of winter flying in central New York.
My buddys Eflight Showtime w/skis
My Extreme Flight 58" Extra 300 w/skis and My Extreme Flight 74" Yak waiting for grass for it's maiden flight.
sunny warm 27deg.

[tamir3DCrazy]

Hi Guys,
here is some pic's of the last Saturday in "latrun" - israel

enjoy :198::198: ...


Tamir.

[tamir3DCrazy]

Hi guys, Its me ... (again):200:
I'm attached few more pic's...
hope u like it


Tamir F .

[sun.flyer]

here is some shots of winter flying in central New York.
My buddys Eflight Showtime w/skis
My Extreme Flight 58" Extra 300 w/skis and My Extreme Flight 74" Yak waiting for grass for it's maiden flight.
sunny warm 27deg.


Cool skis!! :198: Where did you get them from?

Tim

[JohnVH]

great shots, i ddid that angle of my yak and got a prize coming,, everyone seems to like tail shots hehe, what rig are you useing?
mike

Hi Mike,
Thanks, Yes, that is a very popular angle to shoot from. I use a Canon 30D, with my airplane glass being a 70-200IS F2.8, expensive, but worth it.

Thanks
John

[Zrakoplov]

here is some shots of winter flying in central New York.
My buddys Eflight Showtime w/skis
My Extreme Flight 58" Extra 300 w/skis and My Extreme Flight 74" Yak waiting for grass for it's maiden flight.
sunny warm 27deg.
http://www.flyinggiants.com/forums/attachments/fg255/90835d1203909323-february-08-photo-month-contest-hpim0744sm.jpg
Love the snow "rooster tail" on that shot :198:

[bsipro]

Hey Guys
the skis are DuBro 40 size on the extra they work real good . the mini showtimehas the DuBro park flyer skis
we got lucky on some of the pictures it was hard to see the screen on the digital pocket camera.

[sun.flyer]

Hey Guys
the skis are DuBro 40 size on the extra they work real good . the mini showtimehas the DuBro park flyer skis
we got lucky on some of the pictures it was hard to see the screen on the digital pocket camera.


Cool thanks!! :200:

Tim

[RCEXTREMEPOWER]

Here is my new toy, 1/3 scale Cub with 4 cylinder, 4 Stroke Glow engine

[pitviper51]

Hi Mike,
Thanks, Yes, that is a very popular angle to shoot from. I use a Canon 30D, with my airplane glass being a 70-200IS F2.8, expensive, but worth it.

Thanks
John

im useing the xti now.. with 78-105 USM , it works ok,, but id like a nice low f lense for deeep focus macros and landscapes. tho i may upgrade to the 30D . that is the 10mpx other then my xti that is out now? i havent looked to hard.. at the moment im trying to figure out if autofocus can be out of adjust..
mike

[JohnVH]

im useing the xti now.. with 78-105 USM , it works ok,, but id like a nice low f lense for deeep focus macros and landscapes. tho i may upgrade to the 30D . that is the 10mpx other then my xti that is out now? i havent looked to hard.. at the moment im trying to figure out if autofocus can be out of adjust..
mike


Send it back to canon if you have doubts, I had a 20D that wasnt focusing right, I sent it in, it was fast, and they even warrantee'd it even though it was out and I bought it used.

The 30D is not 10mp.. You dont need 10mp to take good pictures, heck, for the web not even close.. Ive blown pics up to 20" wide, as long as they are sharp to start look good, but typically I get prints about 8x10 or 12x14 and they are perfect.

The 40D is the newest one, Im content with my 30D, so not looking around until I can spring for a 5D :198:

[pitviper51]

i may email canon on the subject.. i think more then anything is my bad eyes haha.. so you know if tinkering with the view finder dial would affect af? that 5d is badazz, id be ok with a 20 d.. but its old now.. it was the 40 d i looked at :198: im also shooting with glasses so im not always right on the view finder. heres a example of what its looking like with af now. .. more searching needs to be done for me.. thanks

[JohnVH]

Email canon, that pic looks decent to me, there is a test you can print out and shoot pics of to test front or rear focusing of a camera on some of the forums. fredmiranda.com is a good one to search for info.
Adjusting the eye piece (diopter?) wont adjust the autofocus.
PS. I shoot with glasses too.

[pitviper51]

yea thats what that things called haha, im thinking it will effect the manual focus tho, since its being adjusted to my eye.. and not the sensor.. thatsa cool page!, im gonna have to find the focus print out... thanks again
mike

[ALT]

OMP Hybrid Edge. An excellent flyer!

[pitviper51]

got to play around with some other settings on my camera.. these are my last minit entries for this month. tho not trying to win. enjoy!
mike

[66stang]

Here's a pic of our man Wesse from Sweden working on my plane..hehe

[MikeC3D]

Here's a close one of me and buddy Byron........:12aa:110yay

[MikeC3D]

couple more hanging with the Bro's....this is what its all about.

[selleri]

2 pics of my Yak 54, I didn't take the pics though... Think it was Sverrir, He's called Selleri here on FG.. :198:

Indeed :198: Good times, I want more extreme flying this year :peace:

[Vortex]

look at my avitar