I've been published!!

A photo I took recently at the Langley Park Fly-In in Perth was chosen for the front cover of the Royal Aero Club of Western Australia's monthly glossy magazine, Tarmac Topics. While Tarmac Topics may not have quite the brand recognition or circulation of National Geographic or Vogue, it's good enough for me!

Some of you may remember the original (below) from a thread I posted here recently. The photo shows a Christen Eagle doing a tight barrel roll over the top of an AT6 Texan. Although they look like they will hit each other, the biplane is in fact climbing and rolling onto its back at the same time. K200D and trusty DA55-300.





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Robert
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Congratulations!!

Well done! i actually have pictures of one of those planes
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Mike from Canada

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That must be something to see your photo on the cover of a magazine. Congratulations, and buy lots of copies!
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Keitha McCall

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Christen Eagle, in Ottawa 2008

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Christen-Eagle-II/1452927/L/
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Mike from Canada

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Congratulations! great shot
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Cheers

Gordon
Perth, Western Australia
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An amazing aero shot. I'd be very proud of that cover.

Adam

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Well done Robert - a feather in your cap!
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ife
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That's a fantastic image - and makes a supurb cover shot, well deserved !

And in my own backyard also !

-Steve

Congratulations.

I liked the shot when I first saw it. Obviously, I wasn't alone.

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Charlie Self



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My I offer my sincere congratulations? The shot was good and so it was just a matter of time...

mind to share how much do they paid?
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I really appreciate all your comments. It was just one of those times when you're lucky enough to hit the button at the right moment.

The Eagle pilot flys for fun, and also owns both planes (and a helicopter), and the AT6 pilot is a commercial airline pilot and flying instructor/testing officer. Both are RACWA members and often put on aerobatics displays at various shows. I gave them a print of that one and some others I took. Their grins were reward enough, but the cover is certainly the icing on the cake.

@ Nancyds: Thank you!

@ Mike: That eagle paint job is really eyecatching isn't it. Thanks for the link.

@ Keitha: Yes, it puts a smile on your face for sure. I think I might get a couple more copies, just in case

@ Gordon: Thanks Gordon! Between the planes, and the MG, Jaguar and Corvette car club displays, it was a very enjoyable afternoon.

@ Adam: Thanks Adam. I'm not likely to ever repeat it!

@ Iberg: Thanks Ife. It was a lucky shot!

@ Steve: Many thanks. Are you from Perth?

@ kikivrany: Thanks for commenting, Kikivrany.

@ Charlie: Thanks Charlie! I'm glad you liked it.

@ Arijit: Much appreciated, Arijit.

@ MacTrash: I don't know. Just having my picture published was payment enough for me.

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Robert
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rgmwa said:

@ MacTrash: I don't know. Just having my picture published was payment enough for me.

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Price Calculation Complete

Usage Details

Usage Type: Editorial
Usage Details: Editorial - Magazine
Duration: Up To 3 Months
Print Size: Full Page
Circulation: Up To 1,000
Placement: Front Cover
Region of Use: Australia, New Zealand, Oceana

Calculator Price : US$302.67

Just want to tell you you have got rip off and doing a bad thing to the commercial photography industry.

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Wow, big congratulations are in order, Robert! That's fabulous! Very cool image and I love the effect on the cover--it looks almost antiqued. Did they do that or did you? Or maybe it is simply that they ARE antique planes? Anyhow, great work! Hopefully many more to come! Cindy
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You deserve to be publishing! Congratulations!
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Congrats!

Joey

Ken,

Thanks for the information. I don't know what calculator you used, but it seems like a reasonable estimate to me. I also see from your website that you are a professional photographer. However I am not.

I'm an amateur photographer and pilot, and a member of the Aero Club. Consequently, I'm just supporting the organisation I belong to. There were other club members there on the day who took some photos that were used in an accompanying article, but I was lucky enough to get the cover.

Even if I wasn't a member, I would still not have asked for payment from an essentially non-profit organisation producing a small circulation (around 2000), monthly publication for its members. Therefore, I haven't been 'ripped-off', and I'm not 'doing a bad thing to the commercial photographic industry' by not asking for payment.

MacTrash said:

mactrash said:

@ MacTrash: I don't know. Just having my picture published was payment enough for me.

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Price Calculation Complete

Usage Details

Usage Type: Editorial
Usage Details: Editorial - Magazine
Duration: Up To 3 Months
Print Size: Full Page
Circulation: Up To 1,000
Placement: Front Cover
Region of Use: Australia, New Zealand, Oceana

Calculator Price : US$302.67

Just want to tell you you have got rip off and doing a bad thing to the commercial photography industry.

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Robert
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You mean there's a plane out there that you don't have a picture of?

It's interesting how these planes get around. I see the same ones every year at our local air show.
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Congrats! Well done, and it looks great on the cover!
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Russ
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