Pure Adrenalin Rush !!!

All around the world there are so many air shows performed by some of the best pilots in the world. The Incredible Speed, The Spectacular Aerial Acrobatics, The Deafening Sound, The Ultimate Flying Machines, The Amazing Best Pilots, The Cheering Crowd on the Ground, .......... all ..... all powered by pure Adrenalin. I'll be honest I get my adrenalin rush just by looking at them, hearing them and ultimately capturing them.

These are Blue Angels from USA with F-18 Fighter Jets. They conduct this show all around USA in the summer time. They fly in the area on Thursday, mark their territory, do their practice round followed by Weekend of Showtime. The show attracts all of the age groups.

In some of their aerial formations, they fly as close as 18 inches from each other at that speed. Just to give you an idea lot of people have problems driving in their own lane at barely 50-60 mph speed causing accidents all over the place just because they can't wrap their brain around the dimensions of the lane and their own car. 







The precision, the accuracy, the decision making, the maneuvers, the G force ...... it is simply mind boggling even think about. 

I heard that once in a while they entertain the request to give someone a joy ride in one of these. Well I'm not a celebrity or any famous personality. I'm just a common man who rides on the adrenalin rush created by these Blue Angels. But if one of these Angels happens to see this or listen to my hidden wish, I'd love to volunteer next time they are in town.


You be the judge between the plane and the pilot as to who's Blue and Who's the Angel !!! 
What do you think? 

Equipment: 
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Sigma 170-500mm

Owl - Nocturnal Birds of Pray!

There are around 200 different species of Owls that are out there. Mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of pray. They have binocular vision and binocular hearing and with silent flight, they are the perfect predators. This is called "Short-eared Owl". Natural solution for the rodents. I always enjoy these moments where we both have equal amount of curiosity about each other and we both express it by staring at each other through our own lenses.

You can walk around the dykes and the boundary bay area enjoying the waves. This area attracts lot of birds as plenty of food on the ground is available. 

Equipment: 
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Canon 800mm

Enjoy your Friday and have a Great Weekend!

Kerry Park - Picture Perfect!!!

If you end up in Seattle anytime ..... raining or not .... you have to visit Kerry Park. It is located on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle. On a nice sunny day it provides amazing views. Space Needle with Seattle Skyline on the background of iconic Mr Rainer - on a bright golden summer evening it is simply "Picture Perfect!!!".

You can also take a nice walk around the Kerry Park as it is surrounded by historic neighborhood with some really old and artistic homes. You can see the view above and on the other side you see the Puget Sound waters with Ferries and big cargo ships entering the Port of Seattle. And there are a lot of nice restaurants around Queen Anne area to enjoy a nice dinner.

Equipment: 
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Canon 18-55mm

Aimed and Framed !!!

Sometimes you just feel like you want to do something really awesome that lifts you up into a self fulfilling zone where you feel very happy, satisfied, content, ..... like you did something meaningful. For me, one of that activity is Photography! I'm an absolute self-certified (Amateur) photographer if you know what I mean. I love to travel and love to click.

I know I'm not the first one and will not be the last one, also not the brightest one, when it comes to clicking nice Photos. But then after looking at the published content in today's world, especially on the internet, I thought why not? why not I try the same, what millions of others have done, that is publish what I feel is good and should be shared. After all the Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder! Right? well, we will see, you be the judge.

So after taking thousands and thousands of photos on film, slides and now digital here are some of the ones that may appeal to you. Feel free to critic. I'm not a professional Photographer or for that matter even semi-professional (whatever that means) .... Amateur fits me the best. The title for the post "Aimed and Framed" is for a reason. That pretty much sums up my philosophy about Photography in general.

Hope you enjoy it. You promise me that you will be a good judge and constructive critic .... in return I guarantee you that I'll read and treat each comment as an opportunity for me.

- The Amateur.

Below is the  Black-Chinned Humming Bird captured at Seward Park, Seattle, WA

Equipment: 
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Sigma 150-500mm