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Published: 2009-10-06 17:53:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 561; Favourites: 40; Downloads: 20
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Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, aka "Warthog", at Volkel Air Base (EHVK). To my knowledge part of the 81st fighter squadron at Spangdahlem AB (ETAD).For:
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Ohhhh YEAHHHHHH!!!! Awesome shot, AWESOME plane!!!!
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Gotta love the Gau-8 wrapped up in a great aircraft...
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Again, thanks for the shot, man. I took a similar photo of an A-10 back in August.
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You're welcome! ^^
I have loads and loads of aircraft photos but I only upload a small number of them just to try and keep my dA account a bit "diverse".
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Good point. I try to keep my gallery diverse, after I upload all the aircraft pictures, that is.
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Oh lucky you! Great shoot!
And by the way...what would I had to do to get a shoot of the cockpit in flight?
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You won't be able to since passengers aren't allowed in the cockpit during flight these days.
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Naa...I was thinking that maybe you could take this pic
I should take my own shoots from Cessna shortly. But I guess that I'll be just to busy for it
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I was thinking could you take a picture of the cockpit in flight while flying the aircraft
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I'd need a mountable tripod of sorts... Had someone on the jumpseat a while ago who took some photos of my flying but I forgot to ask him to send me them :/ (he was airline staff so he was allowed in the flightdeck)
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I'm not used to seeing the A10's in battleship grey. Aren't most of them in olive drab or camouflage?
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A-10s are most commonly in grey actually...
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It does make more sense to have them in grey. Camouflage doesn't do much good in the sky.
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Thanks for the upload, man! I greatly appreciate it!
What kind of camera do you use? I ask because I'm noticing how wide the picture is. An interesting touch to the photo is how dark it is. Was a storm on its way before you took that picture?
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You're welcome!
And I use a Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ28, has a wide angle lens. Also, I've just cropped this to be more "panorama like", cutting out some boring grass and sky.
It rained a little that day but no storm.
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Ah, okay. I use a Kodak Easyshare Digital Camera. The problem is that I can't zoom in enough to aircraft flying by. I can only get a decent shot when they're on the ground or flying really low.
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Save up for something better perhaps
But even then, you don't always need a very good camera to make nice shots. This one was also just standing there!
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