“How does she feel?” “Handles like she’s on a rail.”
Shot location: FLL (Photo by Bob Holland)
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Great Moments In Cockpit Voice Recording.
“How does she feel?” “Handles like she’s on a rail.”
Shot location: FLL (Photo by Bob Holland)
Friday, February 27, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
A Pan Too Far?
Focus, focus, pan, pan, looks good, looks good, hold it, not yet, shooting, DOH!
Shot location: FLL (Photo by Bob Holland)
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
In The Immortal Words Of Rodney Dangerfield.
Even whilst attempting to get photos of our armed forces in action, aircraft photographers “Get no respect.” (Identity has been concealed to protect the stupid.)
Shot location: SNA (Photo by Johnny Perryman)
Monday, February 23, 2009
More Fun Than A Bowl Of Jelly Beans.
Yes, what else could be more fun than a virtual plethora of tasty, vibrant, Totally Jacked Up Aircraft Colors.
Shot location: FLL (Photo by Bob Holland)
Saturday, February 21, 2009
“Put The Camera Down And Step Away From The Fence!”
With aircraft spotting now considered a crime, and aircraft photography almost verboten, this is the authorities’ idea of a legitimate spotting location.
Shot location: LHR (Photo by Nik French)
Friday, February 20, 2009
Repressed Visualizations?
We have all heard of repressed memories (blocked out memories), but you can now add visualizations to the list of available syndromes. So, what does all of this verbiage mean? Well, if you try hard enough, you can ignore the communications tower and this ceases to be a Totally Jacked Up Aircraft Photo.
Shot location: LHR (Photo by Robbie Shaw)
Thursday, February 19, 2009
“OK, Hold It!”
“I said hold it!”
Just like taking pictures of children, airplanes just will not sit still for the shot.
Shot location: LGB
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
*You Light Up My Life.
*You give me hope. You give me Totally Jacked Up Aircraft Photos, to get through the day. And fill my life with love.
(*Sung to the music of Debby Boone’s “You light up my life.”)
Shot location: MAN (Photo by Nik French)
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Never Let Anything Hold You Back.
Hold you back from getting a Totally Jacked Up Aircraft Photo, that is. Be it a fence, weather, lighting, you name it; always go for the “Gold.”
Shot location: POC
Monday, February 16, 2009
And Now The Other End Of The Story.
In yesterdays installment we brought you (in all its glory) an ass-end tribute to the now retired Alaska MD-80. Today, we show the “Rest of the Jacked Up story.”
Shot location: LGB
Sunday, February 15, 2009
It's All Smiles At Totally Jacked Up Aircraft Photos.
We miss the smilin’ Eskimo on the Mad Dogs.
Shot location: LGB
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
Where There’s Smoke…
…, there’s a Totally Jacked Up Aircraft Photo.
Shot location: LGB (Photo by Eric Alford)
Thursday, February 12, 2009
And The Lord Said, “Let There Be Totally Jacked Up Aircraft Photos.”
And The Lord saw that it was good.
Yes, there is an airplane in this shot.
Shot location: LGB
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Where’s The Luv?
Help, I’ve fallen, taken a Totally Jacked Up Aircraft Photo, and I can’t get up.
Shot location: SNA (Photo by Johnny Perryman)
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
HUD!!!
No, not that lame, useless federal department in Washington, but the good kind of HUD – Heads Up Display.
In a former life we used to haunt Gate 408 frequently, and admit that if we had aligned the Inertial Navigation System (INS – No, not that other useless government organization), this would have been a much cooler photo.
Shot location: ONT (ATA 737-800)
Monday, February 9, 2009
Help, I’m Slipping Into The Twilight Zone.
Continuing with our nocturnal theme, we bring you a Totally Jacked Up Aircraft Photo from another dimension. OK, make that a couple of dimensions.
Shot location: MAN (Photo by Nik “Call me, Mr. Serling” French)
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Behold Totally Jacked Up Aircraft Photos.
Yes, just as Moses parted the Red Sea, we divide great photography from the bad.
Amen.
Shot location: ONT
Friday, February 6, 2009
Nothing Goes “Boom” Like TNT.
And nothing says “Cool” like a Totally Jacked Up Aircraft Photo of TNT.
Shot location: MAN (Photo by Nik “Boom-Boom” French)
Thursday, February 5, 2009
And Therein Lies The Difference.
While other so-called “Respected” blogs present the “Finest” in aviation photography, we do things a bit different here at Totally Jacked Up Aircraft Photos.
No Shame, no gain. ‘Nuff said.
Shot location: LAX (Photo by Captain Carter)
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Day Or Night, It’s Always Time For Surgical Strikes.
The friendly folks at Gulfstream don’t like photos (especially Jacked Up ones) being taken of their birds in the paint booth.
Obviously, we don’t care what they say.
Shot location: LGB
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Totally Jacked Up Aircraft Photos Axiom #4
You can never have too much crap in front of you.
Shot location: LAX (Photo by Michael Breckshot)
Monday, February 2, 2009
Sometimes It Is The Simple Things.
No catchy phrases, no cute one-liners, and no tall tales of aluminum and telephoto lenses. Yes, just good, clean, simple Totally Jacked Up Aircraft Photos.
We like it that way.
Shot location: ZRH (Photo by Bob Holland)
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Even More Reasons Why We Have Totally Jacked Up Aircraft Photos.
With the jetBlue Scarebus rumblin’ by in the background, this hapless soul cannot contemplate why his expensive camera just snagged a Totally Jacked Up Aircraft Photo.
He buddy, you’re why this site exists. As the saying goes, “We’re here for you, man.”
Shot location: LGB (Photo by Captain Carter)