Happy Thanksgiving! I couldn’t put my finger on a picture of a turkey, so instead you get another (previous one posted quite a while ago) shot of a giraffe – a Barinog Giraffe to be specific, though I was not aware there were distinctions prior to just now. I’m not sure… Continue reading
This is the best shot I have of this guy, the zoo’s Pygmy Hippo, in no small part because it resides behind a seemingly ever-dirty pane of extra heavy glass which also forms the side to the river / pool in its habitat. The ability to crank the ISO of… Continue reading
I’ve apparently spent a lot of time wandering around zoos, and the Lincoln Park Zoo in particular. So, this picture is the start of the series “Lincoln Park Zoo Animals” (I felt very creative in coming up with that title). Independent of various thoughts on animals in captivity, I like… Continue reading
Ending the airshow pictures as any proper airshow ends – with a shot of the Blue Angels. Good timing, but I must have been tracking #3 just a bit because the tail of #6 is slightly blurry. Picture taken with Canon 60D, EF 70-300mm lens @ 300mm, 1/3200 sec, f/8.0,… Continue reading
Gizmodo – Blue Angels Fat Albert Apparently I queued up a few more airshow pictures. I suspect I’ve posted a picture of this guy before, but this is Fat Albert – the Blue Angels transport C-130 Hercules. When I was a kid I saw a demo of the plane taking… Continue reading
Here’s five people pulling somewhat the same maneuver as yesterday’s planes. I think these were US Army jumpers based on some subsequent pictures. Picture taken with Canon 60D, EF 70-300mm lens @ 300mm, 1/4000 sec, f/8.0, ISO 800
A quartet of stunt planes – all of different color combinations. I can read Embry Riddle on one and ubokia on the other, so maybe they’re just painted up to best advertise something to the crowd. Picture taken with Canon 60D, EF 70-300mm lens @ 300mm, 1/4000 sec, f/8.0, ISO… Continue reading
How about a few more from the Chicago airshow. This one’s an F-18, like the Blue Angels, but without the snazzy paint job. I’m not sure what maneuver it was pulling to get the vapor trails of the wings, but it’s pretty cool. Picture taken with Canon 60D, EF 70-300mm… Continue reading
Another airshow shot – this time from Chicago of the Oracle stunt plane. Probably could have done with a slightly lower ISO and shutter speed. Picture taken with Canon 60D, EF 70-300mm lens @ 300mm, 1/6400 sec, f/8.1, ISO 800
I don’t know why this was taken at ISO 800 f/16 when outdoors on a bright, sunny day. Too late to do anything about that now though… The Grant Memorial in Chicago.. Pictures taken with Canon XT, EF-S 18-55mm lens @ 18mm, f/16, 1/640 sec, ISO 800