Busy time

Many people have stopped paying attention to the Brewers but really they are still exciting and interesting.  They have the best pitcher in the Majors since May 8th.  No one in the Majors has a better ERA then Mike Fiers who was called up from Class A. 1.80 and in his last nine starts has an ERA of 1.07.

So yea the Brewers are out of it this year but are still spoilers, still battling. They have a new rookie shortstop they are trying out, they have the leading extra base hitter in Ramirez who is doing a pretty darn good job at filling in for Prince. 

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Last night I had my first opportunity to go onto the Truax Field Air National Guard Base and visit the Wisconsin Air National Guard 115th Fighter Wing and oh man.

I was walking past  two attack helicopters in their hanger and on speakers  I could hear Axl Rose blasting out a Guns and Roses song and I do believe that testosterone level spiked!

Remember the movie Top Gun, the best Air Force recruiting movie of all time?  The opening credits sequence?  THAT is how I felt.

http://youtu.be/tMzj7QuDLC


I was invited to take some photos of an RC-26B and maybe an F16 or two.  Well the F16s were all tucked away but the RC-26B was at my disposal.   In fact they asked how I wanted the plane and they moved it around to different areas and suggested that maybe some night they could set up some spotlights at dusk for some awesome shots!! 

The clouds dried up so I had blasting sun on flat gray fuselage so we all agreed that we needed better light and to try again at another time.   

I did get some shots of the static F16 and the RC-26B which was about to go on a mission over Omaha Nebraska.  The RC-26B is a Multi Mission Surveillance Aircraft and their mission was to look for freshly dug up earth in the Omaha area (looking for a body).  I guess even at night from 15,000 feet their camera can detect it.

RC-26B at sunset with sun blowing through the windows.

Don't even look at that little camera pod under the plane.  DON'T LOOK - LOOK AWAY LOOK AWAY!  

RC-26B

So I got home last last night and my eyes were drying out so I only got three images process and frankly I was a little loopy and getting maybe a little too creative.

This one is something I've had in might for a while. Not sure if it works but it's a new process.

OK - back to the boat photos - I don't know how wedding photographers do it.  They take a thousand photos and then have to go over each one.   I have a few hundred Wooden Boat shots plus RD-26B and F16s plus getting ready for two Art Fair and trying to stock two galleries plus Wisconsin Broadcasters Conference room and Filene Research Group and now another place is contacting me AND two orders for individual prints came in yesterday!!   SHEESH!!!!   retirement??   I think not.

I have so much less time NOW!!!

Rod