Major Lee

A nation's independence and freedom is possible only as long as men are willing to put on the uniform and be willing to engage in kill or be killed. When this willingness ends, so does liberty. Happy Birthday America! and many more. I pray for wisdom for those who direct the awesome military might our Nation possesses...

God bless the RAF; those who are searching, those who are found and those who are missing...

Happy Birthday!! I hope it is a good one!

Very nice! That last T-bird shot is frickin boss!~

Wonderfuol shots! Thanks for posting all these, very cool. I see main and loading screen material here...

They are special and for those who grew up near them, they occupy a beloved place in our hearts and our minds eye... I hope you can see them some time!

Thanks everyone! Glad you like the shots. Pics were re-sized for internet display, but no other post processing was done. Also, corrected URL to the camera. The Star Line uses a jet drive hyrdofoil. I prefer the smoother ride of the Arnold Line turbine catamarans...

Some pics of one of my favorite places, Mackinac... The Mighty Mackinac Bridge, Mackinac Island and Mackinaw City... A common Tern at the Arnold Docks A scenic of the Mackinac Bridge Round Island Lighthouse, near Mackinac Island The Mackinac Bridge in heavy clouds, with a gull and tern Sunset with the Mighty Mac and a gull Round Island Lighthouse with a Star Line ferry boat A Star Line ferry crossing the sunset... All above pics taken with a... Canon SX110is... no kidding...

Dang Russ! WOWSER!!! you even got the bigfoot mud gripper tires (tyres for some of you) correct!

Congratulations to you and your family!!

Thanks, the FZ150 does shoot RAW and my wife got me PhotoImpact 13 which will edit RAW, so I look forward to trying that aspect of digital photography. Also, the high speed video it shoots @ 220 FPS is cool! A Rose Breasted Grosbeak in our backyard, just a cropped jpg... The airshow to which I refered is Traverse City Cherry Festival Air Show. We will be viewing it from the deck of a 114' sailboat, the SS Manitou. I most look forward to the Black Diamond Jet Team, since Dale Snodgrass is flying lead Mig 17... We'll see how close the boat gets us, but I much prefer the boat as a vantage point than roasting at an airfield... Last time the view was decent. The aircraft fly directly over the beach at the south end of Grand Traverse Bay, so being on a boat off shore is nice...

Well, I used to shoot with an old Canon A1 and some Vivitar Series one glass... Film and all that was expensive, but that's what made you a better shot. I didn't shoot for a long time, but then bought a Canon SX110is, and got some decent pics with that. I wanted something better but did not want to spend the $$ on a new digital full size system, so I bought a Panasonic FZ150. So far, very nice pics, great zoom capabilities, and full 1080P hi-def video in h.264 or mpeg4 formats. I got Sony Vegas, so the h.264 is no problem to edit. This little FZ150 "bridge camera" is also easy to carry around because it is one compact unit, at least compared to a full size system. I got tired of carrying that set up a long time ago... I'll be checking it's ability to shoot aircraft in a couple of weeks...

Thanks for posting the pics! Sehr gut!

Well that's a cool refinement, Russ... Thanks!

Happy birthday!!1!!11!!

Two weeks maybe??!?!?!!?

Wow, life happens, appreciate all that we have... My best to you and your Dad...

Operation Overlord began and the liberation of Europe was underway. To all those who were there and to those stayed... BBC Animated Map US Army Outline of Overlord

WOW! Most excellent work!

WOW! Very nice shots. Thanks for posting all these...