Ted Grussing, a fellow 304 owner and pilot, is organizing a fly/drive-in in the late Spring. To help tempt other 304 owners into going to Sedona (Arizona), he sent along the following picture:
Click that image and have a look at the larger copy. The scenery there is amazing. When conditions are good, it's even possible to fly to the Grand Canyon.
It's quite a drive from the Bay Area, but sooo tempting.
Posted by jzawodn at February 11, 2005 09:24 AM
umm, ok, but where exactly is it Jeremy? It is indeed a nice, and surprisingly crisp, picture. He did a great job of cleaning his canopy that day.
Thank Jeremy.
Oh, and out of curiousity, how hard is it to photograph while piloting a glider? i've always wanted to do more aerial photography, but I can't say as I have ever really had the chance. I think I need to make friends with someone who flys a two-seater (they do have two seater gliders, right?)!
Hi Jeremy,
Why aren't you at the SSA convention ? It's really interesting here. No 304s on display though
how hard is it to photograph while piloting a glider?
Easier than taking pictures while driving a car but not by much ... Old-school contest pilots usually have them mounted on the lip of the canopy for taking turnpoint photos, and in that case you just point the wing at what you want a picture of. That's fun. :-)
I always ended up with a lot of glare from the canopy in my pictures, however. I've been told polarizing filters will help that, but I never tried one.
Absolutely! Rotating polarizing lenses are a must have for any outdoor photography. They do increase the f-stop a tad, but that's usually not a problem in glaring sunlight.
One caveat: check your camera specs to make sure that the metering can handle it. If it can't, you can usually shoot with a fixed polarizing lens, but you miss out on some nice effects.
Jeremy, if you can get to the Grand Canyon
you may probbably get to Parowan as well.
Anyway, sounds like a great soaring destination,
tempting indeed....hmmm
David (GJ)
Weston:
In a single seat glider it can be a little tricky. In a two-seater it's alot easier.
I hate to sound dumb, but I never see the image when you post photos, Jeremy. I click, and it goes to a new site, and there's a caption there, but never any picture. What's the deal?
