Passing Down 7 on 7 "Best of the West" Tournament

Had a great day shooting the Passing Down 7 on 7 "Best of the West" football tournament today. Couldn't have had better access for shooting, met some wonderful folks, and just had a great time. For a sports fan like myself, it was heaven. Photos coming very soon.

James :-)

Collings Foundation Visit - Santa Barbara Airport

The Collings Foundation brought a trio of their World War II vintage aircraft to Santa Barbara Airport. "Witchcraft", a B-24J, "Nine-O-Nine", a B-17G, and "Betty Jane", a TP-51C Mustang provided nice photo ops during their visit.

The Collings Foundation is an amazing organization that prides itself on keeping aviation history alive. If they visit an airport near you, I strongly encourage you to attend and check out what they have to offer.

Until then, click on the thumbnail and enjoy the pics!

James :-)

Sky Harbor International Airport

Here's one for the airliner fans. Shots from Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona. Boeings, Airbuses, and Canadairs, oh my!

Click on the thumbnail and enjoy the pics!

James :-)

Thank you to the Collings Foundation.

Today capped off an incredible two-day shoot with the Collings Foundation trio visiting Santa Barbara Airport. B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft", B-17 Flying Fortress "Nine-O-Nine" and TP-51C Mustang "Betty Jane" made appearances as part of the Collings Foundation's "Wings of Freedom 2012" Tour. Shot arrivals and spent the day poking around the birds on Monday, and Tuesday I did some more poking around and shot "Betty Jane" as a few lucky folks went for rides. Also met some new friends and talked to some awesome WWII veterans and folks who had family members that served during WWII...those are moments that will stick with me forever...I could sit for hours and listen to these amazing people tell their stories. I have a mini-album up on the Tomcat Photography Facebook page, which you can check out by clicking HERE. I will have the full album up here on the website soon, I have to put the final touches on the Arizona shoot first, then I will jump headlong into editing on this shoot. Work = neverending. Yeah, I like it that way!

James :-)

2012 Thunder & Lightning Over Arizona

Photos from the 2012 "Thunder & Lightning Over Arizona" air show held at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, AZ. The show featured a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) demonstration, a demonstration of the Marine Corps newest tiltrotor aircraft, the MV-22 Osprey, a Heritage Flight with the modern A-10 "Warthog" and the WWII vintage P-51D Mustang, and the USAF Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, with their F-16 Fighting Falcons.

There's a ton of photos in the album, so grab a snack and perhaps your favorite beverage, click on the thumbnail, and browse away!

James :-)

Pima Air and Space Museum

This album covers my trip to the Pima Air and Space Museum, located in Tucson, Arizona. Such an awe-inspiring place with many historical military and civilan aircraft, for an aviation buff such as myself, it's fairly close to heaven.

Click on the thumbnail to be taken back in time. Enjoy!

James :-)