Travis Butler
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Really like the balloon.
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*** August 2025 Image and Video Thread ***
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Travis Butler
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Very nice; I especially like the lighting.
Jayneboo
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Thanks Paul, the little 90mm Sigma contemporary.
Bittercherries are tiny cherries that grow wild in our area. Not to be confused with the cherries that one can buy at the market, which are much larger and about a thousand times sweeter. These small fruits are fun to shoot with my Lumix 100mm macro and S1RII:
The combination of a very windy day and the desire for a substantial depth of field led to a high shutter speed, a small aperture, and an ISO of 3200, which is not a problem for the S1RII. I always shoot RAW+JPEG and usually toss the JPEGs, but in this case I am showing the JPEG version. This is the first camera I've owned where I am impressed by the quality of the JPEGs.
- Panasonic - DC-S1RM2
- LUMIX S 100/F2.8 MACRO
- 100.0 mm
- ƒ/13
- 1/500 sec
- Pattern
- Auto exposure
- ISO 3200
The combination of a very windy day and the desire for a substantial depth of field led to a high shutter speed, a small aperture, and an ISO of 3200, which is not a problem for the S1RII. I always shoot RAW+JPEG and usually toss the JPEGs, but in this case I am showing the JPEG version. This is the first camera I've owned where I am impressed by the quality of the JPEGs.
Travis Butler
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Sad Graveyard
20250822-SDIM7521 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Sigma fp, Hexanon 28/3.5
The Airline History Museum in Kansas City is another aviation museum I have a long history with; I think the first time I went there was at least 20 if not 25 years ago. They were originally founded as "Save-a-Connie" after the Lockheed Constellation that formed the heart of their collection:
20150221-P2212175.jpg by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Although they also had a Martin 4-0-4, a DC-3, the TWA Moonliner from the roof of the old TWA Headquarters in downtown Kansas City, and many other airline artifacts.
20150221-P2212219.jpg by Travis Butler, on Flickr
But they've had a bit of a rocky history for as long as I've known them - projects like restoring the DC-3, and returning the Connie to flight status, always seemed to drag on for years; I'd visit and see the same DC-3 parts in practically the same position as my last visit six months ago.
And then one day, I swung by for a visit, and the gates were padlocked.
And stayed padlocked. For going on three years now.
After a while of trying to figure out what happened, a news item appeared on their website: the museum was in a rent dispute with the company running the airport under contract to Kansas City, and the management company had locked them out. I've seen dribs and drabs of information, but this is probably the most complete summary I've read.
At this point, I'm not sure where to assign blame; there certainly seems to be a huge muddle. But what is obvious is that the collection is in trouble.
20250822-SDIM7526 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
See the bits of airplane just sitting abandoned out in the open?
The latest update on the museum's website claims that some people are fraudulently claiming to be associated with the museum:
I can't speak to the truth of it myself, but I did see the doors open and someone examining the plane:
20250822-SDIM7530 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
If the museum is still being locked out, who are these people looking at the Connie?
(As a side note, the Connie has apparently been sold to John Travolta. I can't help feeling saddened, even betrayed by this, given it was the centerpiece of their collection.)
20250822-SDIM7521 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Sigma fp, Hexanon 28/3.5
The Airline History Museum in Kansas City is another aviation museum I have a long history with; I think the first time I went there was at least 20 if not 25 years ago. They were originally founded as "Save-a-Connie" after the Lockheed Constellation that formed the heart of their collection:
20150221-P2212175.jpg by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Although they also had a Martin 4-0-4, a DC-3, the TWA Moonliner from the roof of the old TWA Headquarters in downtown Kansas City, and many other airline artifacts.
20150221-P2212219.jpg by Travis Butler, on Flickr
But they've had a bit of a rocky history for as long as I've known them - projects like restoring the DC-3, and returning the Connie to flight status, always seemed to drag on for years; I'd visit and see the same DC-3 parts in practically the same position as my last visit six months ago.
And then one day, I swung by for a visit, and the gates were padlocked.
And stayed padlocked. For going on three years now.
After a while of trying to figure out what happened, a news item appeared on their website: the museum was in a rent dispute with the company running the airport under contract to Kansas City, and the management company had locked them out. I've seen dribs and drabs of information, but this is probably the most complete summary I've read.
At this point, I'm not sure where to assign blame; there certainly seems to be a huge muddle. But what is obvious is that the collection is in trouble.
20250822-SDIM7526 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
See the bits of airplane just sitting abandoned out in the open?
The latest update on the museum's website claims that some people are fraudulently claiming to be associated with the museum:
I can't speak to the truth of it myself, but I did see the doors open and someone examining the plane:
20250822-SDIM7530 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
If the museum is still being locked out, who are these people looking at the Connie?
(As a side note, the Connie has apparently been sold to John Travolta. I can't help feeling saddened, even betrayed by this, given it was the centerpiece of their collection.)
