Oshkosh pictures finally up

[Paul Tomblin]

http://xcski.com/gallery/oshkosh2003

Mostly the delay in getting them up was discovering that for the entire
time, I had two spots of dirt on the CCD element in the camera, and so I
had to cut and paste over them on every single picture.

These pictures were taken at 6 megapixel resolution, so you might want to
stick to "normal" instead of "full" resolution, unless you have a really
big screen.

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Paul Tomblin >, not speaking for anybody
Microsoft - Just say No.

[Jay Honeck]

http://xcski.com/gallery/oshkosh2003

Anyone asking to see pix of the Hughes Air Racer MUST see Paul's picture of
it on the first page, upper right hand corner.

What a stunning photo of the sky/prop/reflection in the wing, Paul! It
really captures that beautiful (if short-lived) plane...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination">

[Paul Tomblin]

In a previous article, "Jay Honeck" > said:
>http://xcski.com/gallery/oshkosh2003
>
>Anyone asking to see pix of the Hughes Air Racer MUST see Paul's picture of
>it on the first page, upper right hand corner.

You mean
http://xcski.com/gallery/osh_classics/018_h1b_transparent_wing

It's definitely one of the best pictures I took at Oshkosh.


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Paul Tomblin >, not speaking for anybody
The superior pilot uses his superior judgement to avoid situations in which he
has to demonstrate his superior skill.

[Peter Duniho]

"Paul Tomblin" > wrote in message
...
> http://xcski.com/gallery/oshkosh2003
>
> Mostly the delay in getting them up was discovering that for the entire
> time, I had two spots of dirt on the CCD element in the camera

How do you get dirt on the CCD itself?

[Paul Tomblin]

In a previous article, "Peter Duniho" > said:
>"Paul Tomblin" > wrote in message
...
>> http://xcski.com/gallery/oshkosh2003
>>
>> Mostly the delay in getting them up was discovering that for the entire
>> time, I had two spots of dirt on the CCD element in the camera
>
>How do you get dirt on the CCD itself?

It's a 35mm SLR. I suppose it got dirty when somebody was changing
lenses. There is a setting on the menu to open up the shutter and mirrors
so you can get at it for cleaning.

--
Paul Tomblin >, not speaking for anybody
Once we've got the bugs ironed out, we'll be running on flat bugs

[Jack Allison]

Fabulous pictures Paul. Thanks for posting

--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

(Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

[Paul Tomblin]

In a previous article, "Peter Duniho" > said:
>"Paul Tomblin" > wrote in message
...
>> It's a 35mm SLR. I suppose it got dirty when somebody was changing
>> lenses.
>So, what was the "copy and paste" operation of which you spoke? I didn't
>notice any obvious defects in the pictures. The spots must be very tiny,
>right? Something like Photoshop ought to be able to clean that kind of
>problem up automatically.

If you look at the unedited pictures at
http://xcski.com/gallery/osh_prelim
and compare them with the edited ones at
http://xcski.com/gallery/oshkosh2003
you should be able to see the spots.

For instance, look at
http://xcski.com/gallery/osh_prelim/CW5H0357
down by the wing root and on the wing. Compare with
http://xcski.com/gallery/osh_prop_warbirds/011_aluminium_overcast

Truth be told, I don't have Photoshop (I don't use pirated software unless
it's from Microsoft) and I've never really gotten my head around Gimp, so
the only tool I had was Graphic Converter.


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Paul Tomblin >, not speaking for anybody
"There is always a way."
-- Rick Grant (quoting RCAF pilot training)