Monopods are for wimps (best viewed larger)

Prof. photogarpher at air show.

Thanks for looking.

Cheers,

Mike

This is one funny image with a message for for just doing it!!!  Warm regards my friend.

Ohhh  boy! I wouldn't pick a fight with this photographer. Holding those lens. . . . !? Very good shot.

Cheers.

Bela

Good capture of a very determined shooter! Great shot!

Hi Mike, Now theres a photographer! Great capture of a fellow artist in action.

Holger

A really beautiful shot with a nice title, Mike!

With best regards,

Ruud.

WOW thats a big lens to hand hold.

Great candid Mike, certainly made me smile.

Regards

Gareth.

No tripod?! You're kidding!

She does look pretty stable though Vlad - I toyed with an alternate title of "Bipod" as that was what her stance immediatlely brought to mind  :)

Cheers

Mike

Thanks all for your comments.

This professional was out at the edge of the taxi-way all day in the hot sun and hand-holding either this monster or what looked like a smaller but still heavy professional 70-200’ish zoom.  Every few minutes she would put down the camera (resting it vertically on the huge sun-shade) and shake some life back into her wrists and arms.

Really the joke about monopods is a bit unfair given how close she was to the action and the rate of change of angle as the aircraft flew by; a monopod would have been very hard to cope with. 

All kudos to those willing and able to put in the effort!

Cheers

Mike

This is really dynamic - I can't believe her wide stance!  Maybe that's to help her brace her elbow on her hip, and maybe it's easier for a lady to adopt that kind of stance... that would hurt me more than the weight on my wrists!!!

Nice capture by you!

It wears me out just looking at her!  :-)  You need to try to get this published in a photo magazine.  It's priceless!

I agree, priceless!  Well spotted.

Thanks Donn, Christal and Margo for your kind words.

Christal, that's something that never occurred to me... I'm not sure how I would go about it though.

Cheers,

Mike

I'm afraid I can't advise you about this, but you could simply ask around on the forums.  There are a bunch of smart people on this site, and they always come through for me when I have questions.  Alternatively, you should just buy a few magazines and look for the editing and marketing info.  I'm sure there is a way to submit a photo to them.  I'm sure they would have certain requirements, which may mean working up another version of this without the frame and signature.  Good luck.  It's really a great shot!

Thanks Christal for your ideas - I’ll give it a go and see how I get on.

All the best,

Mike

Oh. LOL now there's a discreet street photography lens if I ever saw one. Nice capture. Thanks for the smile of the day.

Thanks Marie.

All the best

Mike