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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #575 on: May 10, 2014, 05:39:39 AM »
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #576 on: May 10, 2014, 06:32:48 AM »
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #577 on: May 11, 2014, 12:54:37 PM »

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #578 on: May 16, 2014, 03:48:14 AM »
In a similar vein:

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #579 on: May 16, 2014, 07:48:55 AM »
Is that a period photo or is it a reenactment? Or perhaps a very good set of models?

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #580 on: May 18, 2014, 10:16:47 PM »
Re acronyms (post #500 to #512 approx), my former employers were held by the staff to be operating a managment principle called "MMBB": Meetings, Metrics, Buzzwords & Bullshit.... ::)

Cool Pic:



From here : http://navalaviationnews.navylive.dodlive.mil/2011/12/15/cold-war-to-kabul/
« Last Edit: May 18, 2014, 10:20:24 PM by Weaver »
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #581 on: May 19, 2014, 02:52:12 AM »


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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #582 on: May 19, 2014, 12:24:29 PM »
The last photo is from a joint Bulgarian-Serbian exercise "Шабли 2013" (Shabli). I found the photo of a same launch but from different angle. What caught my eye is a fact that Serbian flags on missiles were just an ordinary stickers  :icon_crap:

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #583 on: May 21, 2014, 06:51:23 AM »
A couple for Kit, methinks...





And some more "just cool" ones:








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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #584 on: May 23, 2014, 10:42:44 AM »
This one was floating around work this morning.  Since I work on the V-22, I thought I'd share it.

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #585 on: May 23, 2014, 11:06:10 AM »
Weaver, TYVM for those. I've never seen a pic that made a Kingston-class look so good.

I've got a big one, about 3' LOA planned for a Radio-Control build at some point, that pic will be an inspiration.

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #586 on: May 25, 2014, 01:23:57 PM »


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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #587 on: May 25, 2014, 02:43:35 PM »
Damn, what is that last picture an illustration of?  My first thought was a major engine malfunction, but then I saw that odd item on the weapons stub wing.

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #588 on: May 25, 2014, 04:36:31 PM »
Flare release.
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #589 on: June 01, 2014, 02:19:53 AM »
Flare release.


I absolutely love the F-16 flare "star" from the Turkish Viper just a great shot!!

Found this, and thought it was interesting it was like the east meets west, old meets new



Afghan air force 2nd Lt. Niloofar Rhmani walks the flight line at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, prior to her graduation from undergraduate pilot training, on May 13, 2013. Rhmani made history on May 14, when she became the first female to successfully complete undergraduate pilot training and earn the status of pilot in more than 30 years. She will continue her service as she joins the Kabul Air Wing as a Cessna 208 pilot. (USAF/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #590 on: June 01, 2014, 07:54:33 PM »
Good on her! :)
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #591 on: June 01, 2014, 09:36:16 PM »
Something for V-fans...

... and much more larger photo on http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:V22-Osprey.jpg?uselang=ru
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #592 on: June 02, 2014, 02:06:06 AM »
Damn!  That is nice. :)
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #593 on: June 02, 2014, 02:44:37 AM »
Keeping to a theme:



Click on the image to see a bigger version.
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #594 on: June 02, 2014, 02:46:04 AM »
BTW, looking at the above photo, I can't help but wondering how cool a aircraft camouflaged to match the rocks in the background would look... ;)
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #595 on: June 02, 2014, 03:42:48 AM »
i cant help wonder how everything is so focused (foreground and background) without the need to decrease shutter speed too much
i have 2 ideas
1 the rocks and the osprey are close together (relative to the camera- plane distance)
2 photoshop

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #596 on: June 02, 2014, 07:42:25 PM »
I'd plug for option 1, plus a very good camera.
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #597 on: June 03, 2014, 01:01:44 AM »
I looked at the EXIF info from: http://www.af.mil/News/Photos/tabid/129/igphoto/2000697341/Default.aspx



Camera Model : NIKON D200
Exposure time  :1/250
F-Number  : 5.0
ISO speed ratings : 100
Focal length [mm] : 80

So basically, a really good camera with a moderately high shutter speed, telephoto and moderate f-number. He was probably a good distance away as well.






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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #598 on: June 09, 2014, 06:36:48 AM »
Killer shot of two Sukhoi T-50s in  external weapons carriage trials -  SOURCE

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #599 on: June 09, 2014, 08:01:21 AM »
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