Because I'm easy come, easy go
Little high, little low
Any way the wind blows doesn't really matter to me, to me

A pair of F-35C's of VFA-125 “Rough Raiders” running the R-2508 Sidewinder #panamint #VFA125 #Sidewinder #NellisAFB #milair #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #cvvhrn #nikonphotography #R2508 #lowlevel #lowleveljets

An Asilidae aka "Robber Fly" enjoys a meal of a fly in the Panamint Valley, California. April 2021 Note the proboscis stabbed into the back of the fly. It injects a neurotoxin and digestive enzymes and slups up its meal. #panamint #robberfly #nature #brutal #fly #bugs #desert #macro #cvvhrn #r2508
USN F/A-18F of VA-22 "Fighting Redcocks" comes off the attack run on my car (note the AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR appears to be active), Panamint Valley, April 2021 #AvGeek #cvvhrn #photography #panamint #VFA22 #fightingredcocks #nikon #fighter #panamint #500feet500knots #ATFLIR
FIGHTS ON! A pair of USAF F-15's cranks into a turn over the Panamint Valley to begin a 2 v 1 engagement with an unknown target over Saline #aviation #AvGeek #spotter #F15 #panamint #dogfight #photography #Nikon #nikonphotgraphy #Eagle
An Asilidae aka "Robber Fly" enjoys a meal of a fly in the Panamint Valley, California. April 2021 Note the proboscis stabbed into the back of the fly. It injects a neurotoxin and digestive enzymes. Then it slups up its meal. #panamint #robberfly #nature #brutal #fly #bugs #desert #macro #macromonday
A pair of F-15's on a 2 V 1 ACM. The Bogey was over Saline and the 2 would close to intercept. They would take station over Panamint at high altitude and when I heard "fights on" they would head in #F15 #ACM #Dogfight #panamint #milair #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #C5M #galaxy
USN F/A-18F of VFA-22 "Fighting Redcocks" makes a mock run at my car in the R-2508 Sidewinder Low Level Complex, May 2019. Note the AN/ASQ-228 Advanced Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) is active #ASQ228 #VFA22 #FA18F #Superhornet #R2508 #AvGeek #spotter #photography #aircraft #aircraft #nikon #attack #fighter #panamint #500feet500knots #USN #NASLemoore
Near days end at one of my happy places on the R-2508 Sidewinder Low Level Complex with my trust MDX #acura #MDX #panamint #R2508 #desert #landscape #photography #nikon #D850
USN F/A-18F of VFA-137 "Kestrels", NAS Lemoore conducts a mock attack on my car. Panamint Valley, California. October 2022 #VFA137 #Kestrels #AvGeek #spotter #aviationdaily #photography #aircraft #aircraft #nikon #attack #fighter #panamint #500feet500knots #USN #NASLemoore

“Sunrise Clouds, Searles Valley” — Fascinating cloud shapes at sunrise, above Searles Valley and the distant Panamint Mountains.

This photograph was a bit of an accident, an example of switching gears to take advantage of an unexpected opportunity. I had stayed in Ridgecrest, California the night before, with a plan to leave very early and photograph the Trona Pinnacles at sunrise. I’ve been there many times, but I have never quite gotten the light I was hoping for, and I thought this might be my chance. But I arrived to find clouds, lots of clouds! It was apparent that I wasn’t going to get he sunrise light on the pinnacles that I hoped for. However, interesting things were happening in the distance…continues: https://gdanmitchell.com/2024/03/29/sunrise-clouds-searles-valley/

#trona #panamint #deathvalley #sunrise #clouds # #desert #nature #landscape #photography

Sunrise Clouds, Searles Valley | G Dan Mitchell Photography

This photograph was a bit of an accident, an example of switching gears to take advantage of an unexpected opportunity. I had stayed in Ridgecrest, California the night before, with a plan to leave very early and photograph the Trona Pinnacles at sunrise. I've been there many times, but I have never quite gotten the

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