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From: John Navas on 2 Jul 2010 20:54
On Sat, 3 Jul 2010 00:38:05 +0100, in
<2010070300380595603-availableonrequest(a)aserverinvalid>, Pete
<available.on.request(a)aserver.invalid> wrote:

>On 2010-07-02 23:58:47 +0100, John Navas said:

>> My shot was taken from the ground.
>>
>> I do pilot, but I'm only licensed for gliders. ;)
>
>So, all six planes were flying at almost zero altitude

It was a low-level pass.
Have you never been to see the Blue Angels? ;)

>and you held
>your camera above your head in the middle of the group.

Nope. Guess again.

>Ok, so your URL references either a shot taken by one of the pilots or
>the Blue Angels flew around your glider.

Nope. Guess again.

>Nice shot, but it has been
>ruined by processing:

Nope. It's a deliberately degraded image because of thieves and trolls.

But thanks for the gracious concession that camera performance is
shown to be no real issue.

--
Best regards,
John

"It's a poor workman who blames his tools." [proverb]
From: John Navas on 2 Jul 2010 20:55
On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:23:31 -0400, in
<r90t26h5s2dqcdcnombscmnt0opgf3qgiu(a)4ax.com>, tony cooper
<tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> wrote:

>On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:58:47 -0700, John Navas <jncl1(a)navasgroup.com>
>wrote:

>>I do pilot, but I'm only licensed for gliders. ;)
>
>And, I suppose, in your hands a glider can do everything a twin-engine
>airplane can do.

Did I say that? You must feel very threatened.

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Best regards,
John

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difficult to redirect, awe inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind
boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it." --Gene Spafford
From: Savageduck on 3 Jul 2010 03:49
On 2010-07-02 17:55:51 -0700, John Navas <jncl1(a)navasgroup.com> said:

> On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:23:31 -0400, in
> <r90t26h5s2dqcdcnombscmnt0opgf3qgiu(a)4ax.com>, tony cooper
> <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:58:47 -0700, John Navas <jncl1(a)navasgroup.com>
>> wrote:
>
>>> I do pilot, but I'm only licensed for gliders. ;)
>>
>> And, I suppose, in your hands a glider can do everything a twin-engine
>> airplane can do.
>
> Did I say that? You must feel very threatened.

This whole debate has completely confused this Canon airshow aficionado.
....but he considers himself well balanced.
http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/DSC_1667w.jpg

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Regards,

Savageduck

From: David J Taylor on 3 Jul 2010 03:57
"Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message
news:2010070300490916807-savageduck1(a)REMOVESPAMmecom...
[]
> This whole debate has completely confused this Canon airshow aficionado.
> ...but he considers himself well balanced.
> http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/DSC_1667w.jpg

Reminds me of my cameras last time at a motor racing event - DSLR with the
long zoom lens and compact P&S ready for wide-angle or videos.

Cheers,
David

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