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JWilsonphoto wrote:
I doubt that it does, my credentials have never had a restriction on cases or lens lengths and I have shot on about every military installation in the country. Chandler and I are headed to The JRB in a week or so to shoot for The Spads and they specifically told me to "bring all the gear".
I wrote them to voice my opinion and actually got a reply from them. Basically they said big lenses may bang on your neighbors' face, so it's a safety concern. They suggested that I apply for media pass which comes with the approval to use longer lenses. But I am not Jim. I know a couple folks with "media credential" who go to many of the shows I go to. To be honest, I am not that impressed with their work, not to say they are not good but nowhere near Jim's level. I guess if you have a aviation photography website, you are qualified as "media" For sh1ts and giggles, last week I asked ChatGPT if it could create an aviation photography website for me. Within 20 seconds, it churned out many lines of code and told me to copy/paste them. And you wonder why kids graduating with computer degree can't find jobs and why the big techs are laying off people left and right. Only a few years ago, kids graduating from college with a computer science degree could easily got job offers with $120K-$180K salary with the big techs. Now AI is taking away a lot of their jobs. This AI thingy is really a double-edged sword.
NAS Cherry Point revised the website to say the 200mm restriction doesn't apply to media.
You should absolutely apply for credentials, your work is outstanding. Please let me know if there is anything that I can do to help your efforts. Obviously I do not take advantage of what is available to me due to my commercial shooting schedule, for better or worse, I've made a habit of choosing income over the opposite when the situation arises. There are a couple of shows that I'd like to shoot this year, my Buddy Larry Grace and I were talking about meeting up at Miramar and several others. I hope to break free too shoot Wings Over Houston with my friend Kevin Hong this Fall, maybe Pensacola and one in the north east that I've been asked to attend. WeeBeeSee.............
Maybe it's my age, maybe the mileage, but I'm beginning to look at things a bit differently. I've been working on divesting hangars that I've been managing for my daughter and trimming other things from my life that I no longer find rewarding/satifying. Steve Zimmerman once told me, "Jim, you know that 'No' is a complete sentence", good advice............hard habits to break, but I'm working on it.
We had an Easter Saturday family gathering at our house today, complete with multiple egg hunts. I was just plinking around with the R5II as we all sat in the family room relaxing when, all of a sudden, I looked at the light on the girls faces. Realizing it was a Hasselblad moment, I ran to the car and got the X2DII out. All these are handheld, in very subdued light...........and pretty much straight out of the camera.
Happy Easter Folks! I am now the "official photographer" for our church. Going to take pictures of the baptism ceremony later. That's not a genre I know anything about.
Douglas L wrote:
Happy Easter Folks! I am now the "official photographer" for our church. Going to take pictures of the baptism ceremony later. That's not a genre I know anything about.
JWilsonphoto wrote:
Maybe it's my age, maybe the mileage, but I'm beginning to look at things a bit differently. I've been working on divesting hangars that I've been managing for my daughter and trimming other things from my life that I no longer find rewarding/satifying. Steve Zimmerman once told me, "Jim, you know that 'No' is a complete sentence", good advice............hard habits to break, but I'm working on it.
It is called the "olde folks boogie" Jim! "The mind makes promises that the body can't fill....!"
Beautiful family brother!
Happy Easter to you, yours and ALL the members here on MA2A!
Dan
Douglas L wrote:
Happy Easter Folks! I am now the "official photographer" for our church. Going to take pictures of the baptism ceremony later. That's not a genre I know anything about.
You have St Anthony's Shrine near you brother!
The friars would be most happy to give you some hints!
You have GREAT instincts brother! Won't be hard for you to adapt! "Improvise, adapt, overcome....!"
Happy Easter to you and all!
Dan
Being Easter, a special thanks and gratitude to those "special operators" who rescued the downed "wizo".
In my era the rescue was called a "Bright Light" operation.
An extreme sense of accomplishment when a rescue was fruitful.
God Bless America!
Dan
In my experience, most O5 and O6 officers receive limited flight training in their executive positions. Their flying hours are mostly what I call "ceremonial" to allow them to keep their flying status, similar to a flight surgeon. They have full time jobs away from flying. Yes, they are qualified, but not as "currently" qualified as a Captain or Major.
When we participated in TDY deployments (such as Red Flag) we did not send O5/O6 officers. Also, they are going to be the older officers in the organizations which means ejections can cause injuries more easily, plus, combat maneuvers are more exhausting.
However, During Vietnam, Robin Olds would have been a different story. I don't think the colonel, whether he was trained as a WSO or a pilot was in the Robin Olds category of aircrew.
Ray Swindle wrote:
In my experience, most O5 and O6 officers receive limited flight training in their executive positions. Their flying hours are mostly what I call "ceremonial" to allow them to keep their flying status, similar to a flight surgeon. They have full time jobs away from flying. Yes, they are qualified, but not as "currently" qualified as a Captain or Major.
When we participated in TDY deployments (such as Red Flag) we did not send O5/O6 officers. Also, they are going to be the older officers in the organizations which means ejections can cause injuries more easily, plus, combat maneuvers are more exhausting.
However, During Vietnam, Robin Olds would have been a different story. I don't think the colonel, whether he was trained as a WSO or a pilot was in the Robin Olds category of aircrew....Show more →
Oh I do understand your point Ray! I was just speculating! Knowing O5-O6's, they wanted to stay on the ground.
This happened in Vietnam mucho times. A childhood friend and F4 "driver" flew with Col Olds squadron his 1st tour out of Ubon RTAB. Ron then served his 2nd tour from Udorn RTAB in 1971-72 as a wing commander. My AO F4-CAS came out of Udorn RTAB. Occasionally out of Pleiku or Phu Bai(CCN).
I love watching the Military History channels, "Dogfights" series.
Happy Easter!
Dan
. I know a couple folks with "media credential" who go to many of the shows I go to. To be honest, I am not that impressed with their work, not to say they are not good but nowhere near Jim's level. I guess if you have a aviation photography website, you are qualified as "media"
For sh1ts and giggles, last week I asked ChatGPT if it could create an aviation photography website for me. Within 20 seconds, it churned out many lines of code and told me to copy/paste them. And you wonder why kids graduating with computer degree can't find jobs and why the big techs are laying off people left and right. Only a few years ago, kids graduating from college with a computer science degree could easily got job offers with $120K-$180K salary with the big techs. Now AI is taking away a lot of their jobs. This AI thingy is really a double-edged sword.
