The results of my sudden opportunity

[QuietOne]

The museum's latest acquisition: a Mig 21. It'll keep the Mig 17 company. The truck was already there when I arrived. Sue and John showed up not too much later.

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Moving over to the road to get in position.


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I skipped lots of shots getting the straps on and cut to hanging on for dear life to keep the plane from swinging in an unfortunate direction.

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Once it's over, keep hauling it away from the fence.

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John moved it so it could be washed before the news crews got there. The sun was well up. I didn't have much time before I simply had to leave for work. Maybe an ND or polarizer would have helped this, but I was rushing for the last few shots at this point.

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The plane was acquired from Merle Mains' collection. He's based in Ontario, Oregon. I can get details of its service and how it ended up in Oregon, if anyone is interested.

[JAS_Photo]

Cool stuff! That second shot is really nice!

[edG]

very cool series

[Hillbillygirl]

Cool set for sure, and glad you got the shots you wanted so well.

[AcadieLibre]

Must have been very nice to see it and be able to capture that set, well done photo set.

[Richard]

Glad it all went ok! nice set.

[QuietOne]

Thank you, all. I hope to get a little further along with the rest of them in the near future. Right now I'm at the tail end of the photos I took at the last air show (about a month ago). JC put a quicky shot he took on the FB (referring to it as the Russian lawn dart), but sent an email asking what I had. Mike told him I'd sent these to the page, so I imagine he'll move them onto the main time line later today.

[Iguanasan]

Excellent results.... I like numbers 3 and 4 with the plane in the sling. Very cool. :thumbup:

[QuietOne]

Thanks, Iggy. I finally finished up the photos from that day last night. At some point I'll go through them, and through the airshow pictures and maybe post a few more.