Right before the Thanksgiving holiday, NAF El Centro had their bi-annual Photocall. This is an opportunity for amateur aviation camera clubs and some professional aviation photographers to head out on the runway of a military base and take photographs of military aircraft landing and taking off. This is a unique opportunity for these photographers and a highly sought after prize. on this particular day, well over a hundred photographers lined the runway as a C-2A made repeated touch and go landings, along with Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets and T-45 Goshawks doing the same. It was a beautiful day out in the desert with temps in the low 80's, a cooling breeze, and bright sunshine, with occasional clouds. Groups included the Aviation Photographers of Southern California, Fence Check, the Aviation Photographers of Arizona, the Phoenix Spotters, and the Pacific Photographic Society.
Now for some good news for me. I've heard back from several magazines lately who are going to publishing either stories or images of mine in upcoming issues. First Combat Aircraft Monthly, then Wings of Gold (multiple stories), Yellow Sheet (multiple stories), the Military Press Newspaper and of course Photorecon.net. I'm still waiting to hear back from two other magazines, but things are looking up.
No comments:
Post a Comment