How I started my day

[SwissCheeseChronicles 2]

some of ya'll know, some of ya'll might not know, I work for Walt Disney World . I am statused at Epcot by Epoct and Magic Kingdom had some special guests today.

the USAF Thunderbirds

[nickyb13 9]

thats awesome.

I saw them perform at the airport in Latrobe PA. More of a Blue Angels fan myself but you gotta love the red white and blue F-16

[EBondo 243]

That's awesome. Being 18, I still feel joy going to Disney World.

[-brady2 0]

We get sweet shit like that here during our annual air show, we have a fucking huge airbase though

[jeffw 1]

There was a kid named Charlie who played on my beer league team a few years back. He played Alladin in a stage show there during the summer. :lol:

Oh, nice jets. B)

[Gummer12 134]

I gotta get me one of those..when do they come out? (In the Spring!)

[thejackal 46]

I gotta get me one of those..when do they come out? (In the Spring!)

RH only :P

(aviation enthusiasts should catch my drift)

[Tailboard Jockey 25]

That's an awesome pic, mudbug!

[dangle 0]

why are all of those people pointing camera's skywards?....

No, really. It's awesome to see them perform.

IMO Thunderbirds < Blue Angles

[SwissCheeseChronicles 2]

another pic of the day

[brettlynch11 0]

That is nothing short of awesome.

[Platypus 0]

I dont think this was intentional but your first pic tells a great story. If it was mine I would submit it to a reuters/AP type of outlet or at least submit it in an amateur photo contest. Here's what I got out of it:

First, your camera is like an objective look at American society. Everyone in front is looking solely at the planes but you're looking at the visitors and the environment they are in. This detaches you and whoever looks at the pic from the others who essentially look to be sheep (all doing the same thing). The surrealness of the pic is the first thing that caught my eye. You have an environment that is supposed to be pleasant and happy (surreal in itself) but then also have a symbol of military power. The combination of the two create an intense juxtaposition that is somewhat unsettling.

Next the most striking thing is the people I referred to as the sheep (not meant in a demeaning way). Their hands are all raised in an almost religious fashion, as if worshipping the symbol of the American military. Also, despite being on vacation and probably attempting to disconnect themselves from any thoughts of war, death, etc. they find themselves drawn to look almost hypnotically above. If that wasnt strange enough there is even a man in a grey shirt who seems to be pumping his fist in the air and a woman in the bottom right who seems to be waving (both not holding cameras, but nonetheless have their arms raised).

Great pic

Your second is less inspiring

[Sniper15 0]

Awesome pics, you should definetly submit the first one to a magazine. Hey mudbug is my team Jamaica jersey in the mail?

[Lord ZipLock 0]

Awesome picture.

[chk hrd 164]

They are stationed right in Las Vegas at Nellis AFB

[crazylegs_9 0]

I saw the thunderbirds in Battle Creek back in '99 Then got to meet them at a cereal city museum. Pretty cool experience.

[brettlynch11 0]

I dont think this was intentional but your first pic tells a great story. If it was mine I would submit it to a reuters/AP type of outlet or at least submit it in an amateur photo contest. Here's what I got out of it:

First, your camera is like an objective look at American society. Everyone in front is looking solely at the planes but you're looking at the visitors and the environment they are in. This detaches you and whoever looks at the pic from the others who essentially look to be sheep (all doing the same thing). The surrealness of the pic is the first thing that caught my eye. You have an environment that is supposed to be pleasant and happy (surreal in itself) but then also have a symbol of military power. The combination of the two create an intense juxtaposition that is somewhat unsettling.

Next the most striking thing is the people I referred to as the sheep (not meant in a demeaning way). Their hands are all raised in an almost religious fashion, as if worshipping the symbol of the American military. Also, despite being on vacation and probably attempting to disconnect themselves from any thoughts of war, death, etc. they find themselves drawn to look almost hypnotically above. If that wasnt strange enough there is even a man in a grey shirt who seems to be pumping his fist in the air and a woman in the bottom right who seems to be waving (both not holding cameras, but nonetheless have their arms raised).

Great pic

Your second is less inspiring

Wow...um I guess I wasn't looking hard enough for a deeper meaning...

[hattrick74 0]

thats awesome, i was at an air force/notre dame football game last year and they do a fly over with 3 of them and also have various cadets parachute down with one of them holding the game ball. those planes are sooo damn loud!! it literally brought chills down my spine!

[Patrick67 1]

1st pic looks almost professional, great pics.

[Aussie Joe 0]

Wow...um I guess I wasn't looking hard enough for a deeper meaning...

It's OK Lynchy, I felt the same.

A good friend of mine is a pro photographer, she even admits theres no real meaning to what is captured. Its click, point and SNAP! To say all that was captured was intentional is asking too much. She does admit but a highly skilled photographer can get the pics they want to a certain degree simply by making the error rate of snaps smaller. Its a numbers game for them unless the shoot is planned and staged.

[Platypus 0]

i agree, few photographers take pics looking for meaning, if only for the reason that you'd be looking too long for that perfect shot. Most of the time they luck into capturing their environment as candid as possible.

Its difficult to find people completely oblivious to their actions. I was looking at my facebook friends pics and there is this one girl that has the same expression in every pic...going back yrs. Its like a smirk with these "I-wanna-do-you-on-the-first-horizontal-surface-I-see-eyes." Everyone hates a poser and the first pic captures none; maybe thats why I like it so much. That and its certainly worth a thousand words (I know its cliche but its true)