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He wasn't in a silo, he was a systems engineer helping design them. Some where I may have a picture of a mobile launch vehicle undergoing a cold test. I couldn't believe they could get a room that big that cold that icicles would be hanging off the whole thing.

I was going to take pics off the TV the other day when they were showing the super bikes from COTAS but figured they wouldn't be up to this threads standards.

Cool. My dad actually worked the Minuteman missile program back in the early '60's.

And yet here's a shot with the Sony G 24mm.

This really has me confused now. Here's the same shot (tripod wasn't moved) taken with the same lens only on the A7iii in a room that was darkened as much as possible within reason. Flare is still there. Is the sensor stack problem really that bad? I've never run into this before using these...

Is this the flare problem I've read about with Sony cameras and 'wide' angle lenses? Thing is, it happened when using my 50mm too, not just the 35mm, but to a lessor extent.

Nikkor NC Auto 35 1.4 @f22 on A7ii. I tried to take the thorium yellow/brown tinge out of the image.

Nice images Ken. Thanks for sharing them.

Minolta 58 @f16 on A7ii

Continuing to experiment here a little. I can't seem to find the old program that I could smear the edges of a cut 'n paste section of a photo with. Capturing smoke at the same exposure level as the rest of the back drop is proving problematical.

John - I have a flood light I use when photographing my wife's quilts. It's a little much to set up just for these shots and I enjoy using the available light and trying to get the shot to look good. I'm retired with nothing better to do with my time. What can I say? I do have an idea for making...

Changed the back drop to grey, switched off the stabilization and noise reduction in camera, cranked down the aperture to f18 and this is what I got. Indirect lighting from the semi-closed blinds on the front windows only. SOOC except for cropping. Did I tell you I was having fun? Thanks for...

Since I had the 'studio' set up already, I did some simple light painting last night once it got dark outside and I could get the room dark easily. Had the TV on but it wasn't that much of a factor IMO. I need to work out a different way to hold the back drop up as it doesn't quite clear the...

An old Jaguar in the wild.

Profile shot with the bell in a more natural position.

Here's my latest effort at PP and light from the front window and door only. None from the front end of the loco except for reflected off the wall. With the reduction in size that'll be required to fit the label, I don't think I need to worry about much more definition on the front details.

I don't have any flashes available any more as I gave my only one to my sister when I sent my D7000 to her down in Australia. These photos were all taken with available light from the front and side window of my, uh, studio such as it is. I hold the back drop up using a yard stick that it's...

Here is the black background shot worked as best I can in my most sophisticated program I have for altering photos. I'm usually a SOOC shooter. I'll give the white background shot a try next.

So here is a quick effort to get the background 'white' on the last picture I posted.

The last picture is actually a white background. I do have a grey one, maybe I should try it. These are SOOC with only cropping no PP for the most part.

Since I had my 'studio' set up thought I'd take some rolling stock photos.

This GTV looks absolutely svelte compared to the Porsche GT3's at the curb.

Thank you Irene. I think I got it with this one.

Converted to right hand drive?

I'm trying to replicate a label shot for a box for my latest train locomotive acquisition. I'm working on getting the 'shot' portion of the label. Here is a really bad photo crop of what I'm trying to make for my box which is missing the flap that would have the label on it from the factory...

McLaren

Minolta 58mm 1.4 @f2.8

Someone donated a beautiful locomotive to the Goodwill store up in Spokane WA and I was lucky enough to win the auction for it. Unlike my last GW locomotive, this one requires no work to get it running and it all works like it should, including the smoke! This will pull my wife's Christmas train...

Ken - I think you'd enjoy using my A9 for the focusing speed and burst rate. I'd loan it to you but doubt you'd let it come back once you tried it. 😉

A tanker or possibly a grain ship leaving SF Bay at the start of the baseball broadcast last night. It looked a lot better when viewing it on the TV than my picture shows.

Not sure if this was directed at me or not but here's my answer. No, you don't need to remove the grip to change the battery. You do have to loosen the screw three turns or so to allow the pin(s) to release from the bottom of the camera. Then you can pivot the grip out of the way as shown here...

I was halfway set to go to the Belmont Shore car show which is a BIG annual event here in SoCal, but then it started to rain @5:30 this morning. I'm not sure if it's a rain or shine event so I'll stay home and watch the Indycar race from Laguna Seca.

That's a tidy looking '62.

It was a tad pricey for what it is, but it does do its job perfectly and makes holding the camera a lot easier as your pinky finger has a resting spot. Allows a lot firmer grip IMO. I found mine used at B and H Photo.

Really adds to the comfort level of holding the camera, at least for this old fart. By the way, I really enjoy your motorsport shots.

Ken - To lighten your load I'd recommend getting a grip extension that doesn't hold batteries. You'll still need to carry the batts with you, but you won't have to 'hold' them while shooting.

This is tough to read. So sorry for your loss.

Hadn't seen this fella in a couple of days. Was glad to see the cats haven't gotten him.

I don't think most of us here really NEED an excuse.

I'd like to see more of your 'other' hobby.

Minolta 58 1.4 on the Sony A7Riii.

Interesting discussion. Thanks for posting and allowing us to read the opinions/comments/desires/pleasures from afar.

Nice to see they let those cats out of the bag for a run.

Right on all counts, Robert. The slo-mo camera was shooting at 2500 frames per second. Really eye opening shots of the tire degradation.