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Kav · Nov-07-2011, 08:09 AM #21

And some of the things to look at out here:

A shanty town:

Sun set:

The water is beyond blue along the coast:

The smallest flowers I have ever seen. Those are small pebbles in the background. I'm standing up looking at my feet with a 300mm lens. They were about 1/16 of an inch across if not smaller.

A normal size flower:

GSPeP · Nov-07-2011, 09:16 AM #22

Again some great pictures

Kav · Nov-07-2011, 09:22 AM #23

Thanks, I am hoping to have some newer ones here soon. I'm trying to get out to the Cheetah Refuge later in the week.

FarnsworthPhotography · Nov-07-2011, 09:13 PM #24

Great shots! Are you a military photographer? My Capt from my home station is there in Djibouti.

Kav · Nov-08-2011, 03:02 AM #25

Thanks Farsworth, I'm not a military photographer by trade, I am a weapons guy. So I'm more of a machine gun kind of guy. But I was asked to photograph our det by my command. And after seeing my photos the Public Affairs Office uses me as a stringer. Where is your home station?

mr peas · Nov-08-2011, 06:51 AM #26

What a really interesting set, thank you for sharing these great images!

Secluded Valley · Nov-11-2011, 12:07 PM #27

Your shots are amazing. Thank you for sharing and thank you for your service.

Kristine

Kav · Nov-11-2011, 01:55 PM #28

Got to swim with the whale sharks. Sorry that the photos are a bit blurry.

A long time friend of mine was passing through on her way to the Pacific rim:

This one was winding up to kill me with a blow from his tail. I'm not sure what I did to piss him off, but he was mad. I alway kept some distance, but maybe I just smelled funny.

The wind up with me trying to get the hell out of the way:

divmedic4 · Nov-11-2011, 03:51 PM #29

Awesome photos Kav. Thank you for your service.

Quincy T · Nov-12-2011, 08:53 AM #30

I'd put a watermark on that, and reduce the size of this available online, because this is a very good image and someone out there would probably pay a very good price for it, no matter who says they took it.

Kav · Nov-13-2011, 06:53 AM #31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sword and Scales

I'd put a watermark on that, and reduce the size of this available online, because this is a very good image and someone out there would probably pay a very good price for it, no matter who says they took it.

I don't think I can. It's been selected for release by the DOD. So it's public domain.

cupic · Nov-14-2011, 04:01 AM #32

I love the fish eye lens ,really gives it to you,in widescreen no less TFS
Some very good shots
cheers

Kav · Nov-14-2011, 02:01 PM #33

Off to the Cheetah Refuge today. Here's a few of the photos I took:

Our taxi river, Alex:

We're taking a right:

Alex with his taxi, We also paid for him to join us on Refuge. He had a pretty good time:

My travel buddy vs an Ostrich:

My travel buddy posing in a little hut:

Kav · Nov-16-2011, 09:09 AM #34

Walking the streets of Djibouti:

We didn't get a chance to try his food, but it looked great:

Fruit stand:

Me:

Dinner for one:

A side street:

With the Arabic and French influences you see some neat buildings here:

We stopped in "Planet Hollywood" for a few. This waitress asked if we were tourists, (nope) or journalists (nope again). So then she asked "what are you then?" "Photographers" I told her. So she had me take her photo:

Kav · Nov-17-2011, 12:43 AM #35

Quote:

Originally Posted by cupic

I love the fish eye lens ,really gives it to you,in widescreen no less TFS
Some very good shots
cheers

Thanks Cupic,

The fisheye has been far more usefull then I expected. I got to ask, what's "TFS"?

Kav · Nov-21-2011, 09:35 AM #36

Well that's enough fun for the deployment, back to work:

leaving the HMS Ocean. We had to pick up some gear for the Brits, but I don't think they were understanding how big our helos are until we got there.They tried to park us at the end of the ship, but then saw that they could not load us up because our loading ramp at the back of our helo hung over the edge of the ship. So the had to move us up a parking spot:

Picking up some guys after a training mission:

Our shadow as we fly over the cost:

Moving some dust as we come in to land in the middle of nowhere:

Kav · Nov-23-2011, 09:34 AM #37

Ok Spooky night for me last night and a lesson learned too: When you are sitting on the ramp of a C-130 cargo plane while it is flying you need to not sit on the side of it. The wind will snatch you up and try to toss you out of the bird. Hooray for harnesses! And I'm glad I did not drop the camera. I think that was caused by my death grip on at due to thinking I was going out of the back of the bird and I want to hold on to something.So once I pulled myself safely back onto the ramp I started snapping photos and shooting some video. These were with a taken with night vision device (NVD Click Me) under starlight. I was not planning on flying that night, but took it as a chance to learn what works best with the NVD because I will be using it later. The thing is when our pilots fly using night vision goggles this is what they see. We are flying in a very tight formation. And in order for our helos to refuel our helo has to fly about as fast as it can, and the tanker aircraft as to fly about as slow as it can. Sorry for how grainy these photos are, but that's what it looks like through our eyes.

Coming in for the basket:

Got it and taking fuel (BTW the blob at the top of the photo is the tail of the tanker I am on. We are that close together) shot at 18mm to try and get everything in frame:

Shot with my nifty fifty while they were trying to get more gas.:

Kav · Dec-08-2011, 11:27 AM #38

Lots of work to keep these things in the air:

After missing a ton of shots I wish I could have gotten I have decided to just bring my camera with me when I walk back to my room from now on. And on the first night I do that I find this tiny guy.:

jasonstone · Dec-08-2011, 11:15 PM #39

the perspective of the fish eye in some of the interior heli shots is incredible!!!
nice work

and thanks for sharing

Kav · Dec-13-2011, 09:04 AM #40

A Secret Santa was beyond good to me:

So the mail shows up for the squadron and we get to sorting...

Well what do you know? I got a box! Super sweet!!

So I crack it open to find this:

One the Marines that works for me says just what I was thinking. "You got a satchel." And I was like HELL yes, I could totally use one of these. So I pick it up and it's heavy... Hummm.... What's inside?...

So I figure I should start checking the pockets to see if I can get a hint as to what is in side...
First I find this in a side pocket:

That's a film back for what looks to be... Na, it couldn't be...

So I dig around some more and find this:

Hummmm... Some 120 film...

I look around and find a manual (but I do not look at it. I figure it's for what may or may not be inside.)

So I crack open the lid and see this:

NO WAY!!!! THAT IS NOT WHAT I THINK IT IS!!!!

So I pull it out, and sure as **** it's:

It's a Friggan Hasselblad! Holy Cow!


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Nov-07-2011, 08:09 AM #21
Kav ^OP Big grins Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Djibouti, Africa Posts: 67	And some of the things to look at out here: A shanty town: Sun set: The water is beyond blue along the coast: The smallest flowers I have ever seen. Those are small pebbles in the background. I'm standing up looking at my feet with a 300mm lens. They were about 1/16 of an inch across if not smaller. A normal size flower: Last edited by Kav; Nov-07-2011 at 09:08 AM.

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Nov-07-2011, 09:22 AM #23
Kav ^OP Big grins Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Djibouti, Africa Posts: 67	Thanks, I am hoping to have some newer ones here soon. I'm trying to get out to the Cheetah Refuge later in the week.

Nov-07-2011, 09:13 PM #24
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Nov-08-2011, 03:02 AM #25
Kav ^OP Big grins Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Djibouti, Africa Posts: 67	Thanks Farsworth, I'm not a military photographer by trade, I am a weapons guy. So I'm more of a machine gun kind of guy. But I was asked to photograph our det by my command. And after seeing my photos the Public Affairs Office uses me as a stringer. Where is your home station?

Nov-08-2011, 06:51 AM #26
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Nov-11-2011, 12:07 PM #27
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Nov-11-2011, 01:55 PM #28
Kav ^OP Big grins Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Djibouti, Africa Posts: 67	Got to swim with the whale sharks. Sorry that the photos are a bit blurry. A long time friend of mine was passing through on her way to the Pacific rim: This one was winding up to kill me with a blow from his tail. I'm not sure what I did to piss him off, but he was mad. I alway kept some distance, but maybe I just smelled funny. The wind up with me trying to get the hell out of the way:

Nov-11-2011, 03:51 PM #29
divmedic4 Major grins Join Date: May 2011 Location: NC Posts: 142	Awesome photos Kav. Thank you for your service. __________________ Canon 7D, Sigma 17-70, Sigma 70-200 2.8 OS, EF 50 1.8 II, 430EXII Tom

Nov-12-2011, 08:53 AM #30
Quincy T from ear to ear Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,076	I'd put a watermark on that, and reduce the size of this available online, because this is a very good image and someone out there would probably pay a very good price for it, no matter who says they took it. __________________

Nov-14-2011, 04:01 AM #32
cupic D300 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 32	I love the fish eye lens ,really gives it to you,in widescreen no less TFS Some very good shots cheers

Nov-14-2011, 02:01 PM #33
Kav ^OP Big grins Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Djibouti, Africa Posts: 67	Off to the Cheetah Refuge today. Here's a few of the photos I took: Our taxi river, Alex: We're taking a right: Alex with his taxi, We also paid for him to join us on Refuge. He had a pretty good time: My travel buddy vs an Ostrich: My travel buddy posing in a little hut:

Nov-16-2011, 09:09 AM #34
Kav ^OP Big grins Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Djibouti, Africa Posts: 67	Walking the streets of Djibouti: We didn't get a chance to try his food, but it looked great: Fruit stand: Me: Dinner for one: A side street: With the Arabic and French influences you see some neat buildings here: We stopped in "Planet Hollywood" for a few. This waitress asked if we were tourists, (nope) or journalists (nope again). So then she asked "what are you then?" "Photographers" I told her. So she had me take her photo:

Nov-21-2011, 09:35 AM #36
Kav ^OP Big grins Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Djibouti, Africa Posts: 67	Well that's enough fun for the deployment, back to work: leaving the HMS Ocean. We had to pick up some gear for the Brits, but I don't think they were understanding how big our helos are until we got there.They tried to park us at the end of the ship, but then saw that they could not load us up because our loading ramp at the back of our helo hung over the edge of the ship. So the had to move us up a parking spot: Picking up some guys after a training mission: Our shadow as we fly over the cost: Moving some dust as we come in to land in the middle of nowhere:

Nov-23-2011, 09:34 AM #37
Kav ^OP Big grins Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Djibouti, Africa Posts: 67	Ok Spooky night for me last night and a lesson learned too: When you are sitting on the ramp of a C-130 cargo plane while it is flying you need to not sit on the side of it. The wind will snatch you up and try to toss you out of the bird. Hooray for harnesses! And I'm glad I did not drop the camera. I think that was caused by my death grip on at due to thinking I was going out of the back of the bird and I want to hold on to something.So once I pulled myself safely back onto the ramp I started snapping photos and shooting some video. These were with a taken with night vision device (NVD Click Me) under starlight. I was not planning on flying that night, but took it as a chance to learn what works best with the NVD because I will be using it later. The thing is when our pilots fly using night vision goggles this is what they see. We are flying in a very tight formation. And in order for our helos to refuel our helo has to fly about as fast as it can, and the tanker aircraft as to fly about as slow as it can. Sorry for how grainy these photos are, but that's what it looks like through our eyes. Coming in for the basket: Got it and taking fuel (BTW the blob at the top of the photo is the tail of the tanker I am on. We are that close together) shot at 18mm to try and get everything in frame: Shot with my nifty fifty while they were trying to get more gas.:

Dec-08-2011, 11:27 AM #38
Kav ^OP Big grins Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Djibouti, Africa Posts: 67	Lots of work to keep these things in the air: After missing a ton of shots I wish I could have gotten I have decided to just bring my camera with me when I walk back to my room from now on. And on the first night I do that I find this tiny guy.:

Dec-08-2011, 11:15 PM #39
jasonstone Fire& Grin-stone Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Switzerland Posts: 715	the perspective of the fish eye in some of the interior heli shots is incredible!!! nice work and thanks for sharing __________________ ------------------------------ Jase // www.stonesque.com

Dec-13-2011, 09:04 AM #40
Kav ^OP Big grins Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Djibouti, Africa Posts: 67	A Secret Santa was beyond good to me: So the mail shows up for the squadron and we get to sorting... Well what do you know? I got a box! Super sweet!! So I crack it open to find this: One the Marines that works for me says just what I was thinking. "You got a satchel." And I was like HELL yes, I could totally use one of these. So I pick it up and it's heavy... Hummm.... What's inside?... So I figure I should start checking the pockets to see if I can get a hint as to what is in side... First I find this in a side pocket: That's a film back for what looks to be... Na, it couldn't be... So I dig around some more and find this: Hummmm... Some 120 film... I look around and find a manual (but I do not look at it. I figure it's for what may or may not be inside.) So I crack open the lid and see this: NO WAY!!!! THAT IS NOT WHAT I THINK IT IS!!!! So I pull it out, and sure as **** it's: It's a Friggan Hasselblad! Holy Cow!