This picture is for TBell, he wanted to see the size of the mill stonesin the windmill.
In Frederick Meijer Garden you will find these two statues facing each other.  They say that they really don't know the reasoning behind these two men sitting like this.
At the Air Zoo there are these two planes in a dog fight - one is upside down and the other is painted on the mural.
There was also this old Ford in amongst the airplanes at the Air Zoo and I liked the headlights.
This shot is another that caught my eye at the Air Zoo, but it was not an airplane - it was a double steering wheel of an old car.  Not everything at the Air Zoo was airplanes

Yesterday we traveled an hour down the road to the Kalamazoo Air Zoo.  We took our Granddaughters  Lauren and Courtney with us on this Mission.  Wim was a pilot in the Canadian Air Force for awhile so this was his Idea.  The girls really enjoyed it and we spent 5 hours  looking at the planes.   As you can see there were old planes and more modern planes.  There were rides for all ages that had to do with flight and there were several simulator rides - there also was a 4-D movie that we saw the (as Lauren said) you could hear, see, smell, and feel.  In one of the simulators you were pilot and co-pilot of an aircraft on a aircraft carrior, both girls enjoyed going on this with Opa and Lauren was pilot on her run with him.  She gave him a really rugged and rough ride.  He was the pilot on the ride with Courtney and she was not happy that he would not do as many loops as Lauren did.  Thank you for following along with us.

PS.  Mike H the thumbnail and the children in following along are part of the mural that wraps around the inside of the Air Zoo.

I am a big fan of military planes.  Here are some shots that I got from Luke Air Force Base just outside of Phoenix AZ, about ten minutes from my house. Here is a shot of an   F-16 Landing . Do you remember Fat Albert? .  I always love to see the Thunderbirds in action . Here is an old plane that I believe is a Japanese Zero.  Close up of a  Propeller .  It is a rare site to see an F15 in the Phoenix area.  Ever see an F16  crossing rail road tracks? .  This is  one lethal plane with a 30 cal. gun . Shooting F16's at night was a lot of fun F16 nose at night  I've got Missle lock  This F16 was parked in it's hanger

I was more interested in playing than taking pictures. So I handed my friend the camera as the sun was setting. I picked us a good  spot and me and my friends  hung out for a while. then we all left.

The President will arrive Monday.Airplane

He will drive by our buildings.Street View Three Buildings

If he looks up he will see how tall they are.Buildings Tall

He will speak at the Renaissance

Then maybe visit the Justice Center

Wishing him a wonderful visit.

A few years ago we flew to Chattanooga for a friends wedding. These are a few shots from the flight.

Portland, Oregon is a city divided by a river. There are eight bridges that tie it all together. This was taken shortly after take off from PDX. We stopped in L.A. to toss a few bodies off and pick up some fresh ones. This sunset is looking back West from somewhere over AZ.  Coming back West I had picked my seat on the side of the plane and had it all set up so I would be able to see the Grand Canyon. I really lucked out and the clouds broke just as we got over  The Canyon. One more shot of The Canyon.

If you are going to shoot while flying... Clean the window, keep your camera as close to the window as you can to cut unwanted reflections and use a U.V. or haze filter if you have one. Best shooting time as per normal for landscapes is early morning and late evening because of haze problems.

Did you know that with an average weight of 4.5 grams it would take 7,500,000 of These to equal the weight of a 737 with an average load on it?

It's rare that I see someone taking pictures out of an airlplane window.  Don't know why.  The views are awesome.

Being an X-Pilot...  I love old and new aircraft..  I thought there was probably a bunch of you out there that would agree...These are the real thing, they are not models....  I turst you enjoy...

Come fly with me...

There are three things to do with AIR in this photo.  All of the guys are in the Air Force, notice the airplane in the background, and this guy is getting some serious airtime.  I was commissioned to photograph this 3 on 3 basketball tournament as part of a military morale booster.

In other news...another duck shot and a golf shot I took at a base golf tournament recently.

-Wes

These are from my last day in Alaska, except for the first two.
First moose sighting
Second sighting

These were taken in Eilson AFB.
Flags
Jordan / Flags
Jordan's favorite plane
Birch trees from a hiking trail on base.

And finally, my last moose sighting, also taken on base. We actually spotted her on our way to the airport, so I sort of felt like it was one last bit of Alaskan magic, you know? 1 2 3

Some landscape shots from southern England that I took a month ago: a lake in Beaulieu village, the Calshot beach and some lime cliffs. I shot the last image from a little airplane (a Piper), flying over the coast - a really exciting trip.

Sometimes when you miss your bus early in the morning, it's a good thing to have your camera handy. I never quite realised how nice the morning sky looks in my own town. I guess it's partly because of the vapor trails the numerous airplanes leave behind them. Even the sunrise looks almost like an explosion because of it.


This is my first post here, and I am kind of new to the whole photography thing, so any comments are welcome.

dumplings

gold man

airplane models in an old travel agency window.

empire state bldg

I took photos of the University's Bookstore Children's Program on Saturday. The theme was "Taking Flight" and featured paper airplane making. Then, the kids tested their planes for accuracy through a hoop. Following a distance contest, some put on a brave face in defeat. And to both winners and losers there were airplane cookies to eat, starting with the wings.

I recently took a series of photos in an airplane. My favorite one was of this guy.

Still going through old pics. Here are some with a transportation theme. You can get somewhere by car, or boat, or balloon, or airplane

Hi!! I have been taking a break from posting the last few weeks. Busy busy busy. Today, I went to the Andrews Air Force Base Open House. I met this guy, Sean Tucker, who flies this airplane, doing things like this. The Blue Angels were there as was this F117. More later.

Wow. Now that amnesiak has joined, this site has 'arrived'.