KARZ - Columbus, Ohio

Mercedes Sport Coupe and Cadillac CTS - I enjoy taking pictures of cars - and while waiting at the airport in Columbus, Ohio for someone to pick me up - I'll just plink away at whatever is rolling past the passenger pick-up area. Ever now and again - I'll get a good shot. Double click on the images. Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX2 at ISO 200.

Learjet Abstract - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Learjet Abstract - Tulsa Air and Space Museum - 06 March 2009. Panasonic LUMIX DMC LX2 set at ISO 1600.

Pitch Over - Lancaster, Ohio

Pitch Over – This aerobatic pilot has just stalled, and the aircraft has switched direction. Shot at an airshow at Lancaster, Ohio 21 August 2005. Nikon FE2 w/500mm F:8 Tamron mirror telephoto.

The Bugle - Browning, Montana

The Bugle - I think that's the expression for when Elk are doing their mating call. This metallic Elk stands outside the Indian Health Service Hospital in Browning, Montana. I park near him every time I drive in for a night shift in the emergency department. This particular afternoon the ceilings were descending - and it looked like more snow was in the offing. Panasonic LUMIX DMC LX2 ISO 400.

Tiger Swallowtail

Tiger Swallowtail – While wandering around a state park near Medina, Ohio 19 August 2006 – I spied this specimen. On a lark, I put an extension tube on the camera and a telephoto lens. The extension allowed me to focus a lot closer – and I got a nice big image. Asahi Pentax SP (Spotmatic) w/Extension Tube + 200mm F:4.0 Super Takumar

Leica IIIc

Leica IIIc with a 50mm F:2.0 Summitar lens - the quintessential "Barnack Leica." It has shutter speeds 1-second to 1/1000th sec. Rangefinder is seperate from the viewfinder, which can slow things down a bit while shooting - but it is bright and easy to use. There is no accommodation for using flash – which suits me just fine. I have yet to do any serious shooting with this old bird – but I recently had it overhauled – so it is ready for the call. I had one back in the late 1960’s and just wanted another for my working collection.

Then and Now

Then and now . . .

Douglas A2D Skyshark – photographed at Pacific Fighters, Idaho Falls, Idaho on 01 August 2006. Only twelve of these beasts were ever made. Imagine a Douglas Skyraider on steroids . . . This is (SFAIK) the sole surviving example and is not airworthy. When I asked if they think they’ll ever get this into the air, the folks at Pacific Fighters just laughed good-naturedly. “Far too complex a machine. . .” Nikon FE2 w/Sigma 35-70mm zoom lens and 400 ASA Fuji color negative film.