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Post by johnnyfalcon on Dec 3, 2021 19:50:33 GMT 12
Yep... different Universe!
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Post by kiwined on Dec 4, 2021 8:31:48 GMT 12
Not really - air to air is the same no matter what the subject matter. If you keep in mind the limitations of the subject aircraft and your camera ship then its actually pretty straight forward. The key is to think outside the box when it comes to what images you want to capture.
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Dec 4, 2021 9:38:17 GMT 12
That's true Ned, but what I meant was, the military hardware and environment captured in your shots, and with which you have had the opportunity to mingle, is a distant and unique universe to that one us GA plodders occupy. Your pics give us a special perspective. Cheers!
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Post by kiwined on Dec 5, 2021 6:28:22 GMT 12
Actually shooting GA aircraft is just as much fun or in some cases more so than fast jets because you are very limited on where you can go and what you can do with the fast jets. GA stuff you have way more options.
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Post by kiwined on Dec 5, 2021 7:07:23 GMT 12
This one was a flight with the German Air Force back when they had Mig-29s. We took off from Laage in southern Germany in a Tornado and headed up north where the Mig-29s met up with us. Did about 45 mins worth of air to air stuff and then we headed south and they headed north. Fun flight.  45512175844_d0657272ce_b by Ned Dawson, on Flickr |
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Post by kiwined on Dec 5, 2021 8:43:23 GMT 12
Friend in Texas has a bunch of warbirds and also some helicopters so put together this quick shot when I was down at one of his properties.  40225125673_6dce3fc30d_o by Ned Dawson, on Flickr |
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Post by mcmaster on Dec 5, 2021 17:27:07 GMT 12
Great catch with the Luftwaffe Mig-29s. They must have had some much fun as Europe’s resident rent a threat. Surprising lack of smoke in those shots.
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Post by kiwined on Dec 8, 2021 11:16:34 GMT 12
Sitting on the back ramp of a 36 Sqn Herc when I was doing a shoot with the RAAF. Played around low level in the Blue Mountains which was cool.  33324026818_c4e4382590_o by Ned Dawson, on Flickr |
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Post by kiwined on Dec 8, 2021 11:18:46 GMT 12
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Post by kiwined on Dec 8, 2021 11:19:21 GMT 12
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Post by 11SQNLDR on Dec 9, 2021 11:24:32 GMT 12
Loving this thread thanks Ned  Can you tell us how you started out with your profession? And what equipment do you use, favourite camera brand / lenses etc? Cheers - Stew  |
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Post by kiwined on Dec 9, 2021 18:10:01 GMT 12
Actually the very very start of it goes back to a ride in a 3 Sqn Sioux for this little army brat when we lived in Waiouru. Jon Marrett was the last of the Army pilots and took me for a ride when I was a young un. That was where it kicked off – got the bug and away it went. Couldn’t do today what we did back then 😊
After doing a bunch of other stuff in life I got my first fast jet shoot with the German Air Force. I had done bunch of stuff here in NZ with Ross McPherson when he owned NZ Wings. I was sitting with him in his office in Otaki one day and we got talking about the fast jets – he said just take the gamble and give it a shot – so I did. Wrote a letter to the PAO of the German Air Force and “embellished” my creds a little LOL. Asked if I could come and fly with one of their Tornado squadrons to do a shoot. I thought the chances were slim and none. Then after a couple of months got a letter from them saying yep access approved. Called Ross and he said what are you waiting for and off I went. Was an amazing flight and the first stage of what has been a lifetime of shooting cool stuff in cool places. Once I got a few shoots under my belt it was easy to get the access and never looked back.
Cameras I currently use – well I have a mix at the moment – got the following:
2 x Canon EOS 1DX MK3s
2 x Canon R5s
1 x Canon R3 coming over from OZ
1 x Canon 300mm 2.8L
1 x Canon 24-70 2.8L
1 x Canon 70-200 2.8L
1 x Canon 11-24
Moved into the Mirrorless arena recently with the R5s and they are a 48 megapixel camera so the quality of the images is stunning. The R3 while not the same 48mp as the R5 is still 28mp and the camera is more like the 1DXMK3 so pretty robust and designed for the outdoors.
Hope that helps.
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Post by kiwined on Dec 10, 2021 21:16:50 GMT 12
From a shoot with the US Army in South Korea - the UH60s had the yellow stripes on as they regularly flew along the DMZ between north and south Korea. The stripes were so the South Koreans didnt shoot them down.  33303839358_2463360141_o by Ned Dawson, on Flickr Myself and the late Herman Potgieter during a shoot with a visiting Russian Su35 in South Africa. We took off from Louis Trichardt air base and did a shoot with the Su35 and some SAAF Cheetahs.  201333285_10221434647521115_7583921921987082808_n by Ned Dawson, on Flickr Airborne in Afghanistan - out over the tank farm at night doing some live firing. Always an amazing place to fly in. Got shot at a bunch of times but all part of the adventure.  32240071307_9d51714b81_o by Ned Dawson, on Flickr |
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Post by planecrazy on Dec 11, 2021 12:18:46 GMT 12
As others have said really enjoying these, can remember some of them, even found one in my magazine stash, looks like it was taken a few seconds before the above image?  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2021 12:57:23 GMT 12
From a shoot with the US Army in South Korea - the UH60s had the yellow stripes on as they regularly flew along the DMZ between north and south Korea. The stripes were so the South Koreans didnt shoot them down. 33303839358_2463360141_o by Ned Dawson, on Flickr The yellow makes for an attractive scheme - it actually brought to mind ZK-HKU's new look. Great shot Ned! |
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Post by kiwined on Dec 16, 2021 7:24:41 GMT 12
German F4s were always fun to shoot - but a right biatch to shoot from. Not much window space there in the back.  32591723107_2758c8cd99_o by Ned Dawson, on Flickr Couple of Oregon ANG F-16s as we were over the top of Crater Lake, apparently there is an old aircraft in the bottom of this crater lake, too deep to get it out.  Aussie 711 by Ned Dawson, on Flickr Here are a couple from a shoot with the 93rd FS (482nd FW) at Homestead AFB in Miami. This was a pretty eventful shoot - we ended up coming back with one less aircraft which ended up at the bottom of the ocean after we had a midair - but thats a whole different story.  Aussie 345 by Ned Dawson, on Flickr  Aussie 59 by Ned Dawson, on Flickr |
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Post by kiwined on Dec 25, 2021 17:08:21 GMT 12
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Post by kiwined on Dec 31, 2021 16:37:02 GMT 12
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Post by kiwined on Dec 31, 2021 16:44:19 GMT 12
This was a pretty cool moment - was out at Nellis AFB flying in the back of an F-16 as part of Capstone which is a USAF firepower demo for all the brass. I was shooting all the various aircraft that were part of it including A10s, F-16s, F-15Es B1Bs and then as we were heading back for round two one of the pilots I knew popped up on the radio and said "hey you still got Ned in your pit" - my pilot replied "yup" and 2 mins later he popped up on our right wing. Now this was back when the F117 had only just come into the real world from the dark world so to have it sitting in formation with us was pretty bloody cool. Only captured a few shots before he broke away and did his dry run in. The following day I got to watch the Capstone demo from on the ground in the stands with all the 3 Stars as the guest of General Miller - the Wing Commander of Nellis at the time. Nothing beats sitting in the stand with two A10s coming in either side letting rip with their gattling guns - total Badassery.  44430884100_492a6dbea5_b by Ned Dawson, on Flickr |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2021 16:53:36 GMT 12
That is so, so awesome - Capstone and F-117 both!
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