PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTING

[hercules130]

Gents,

I have slowly started adding the photographs of others to my collection.
I have manged to pick up a few WWII shots, but mainly have found post war stuff. My interest are quite broad however I seem to have a strong pull toward derelict and boneyard/scrap yard photos from the 40's to present. I very much enjoy digging through the scene and making "discoveries". About the only guide line I have come up with for myself so far is to make sure at least one aircaft in a photo can be ID'ed as an individual machine.

Any of you out there that collect photos have any advice?

Thanks,

Gary

[Mgawa]

It edpend of your aproach. For excample I arrange in by the owner or by the type.

[armyjunk2]

Gary Here are a couple of interesting pics from Afghanistan, those folks seem to have at least one of everything laying around

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[ww2John]

Looking at those pictures, all I can say is WOW!

Most surprised by the DUKW in the background (please forgive me if I got the correct military designation incorrect).

[Tillerman]

I seem to have a strong pull toward derelict and boneyard/scrap yard photos from the 40's to present.

Any of you out there that collect photos have any advice?

I have this liking for derelict A/C too. I started collecting pics from the WWW in 1995, when I had my first dial-up internet connection. I soon found out that the net was a very rich source for all kind of aircraft pictures. Until today I've downloaded 42,478 aircraft pictures (civil and military), of which 9,596 are derelict aircraft, 7,146 museum aircraft and 413 broken-up aircraft. I normally don't spread pictures from others around on the net. And when I do post one on a forum I always try to give credit to the original photographer or the source from where I downloaded it. There are also some pictures taken by myself drifting around on the net, and I must say that not everyone who uses my pictures give credit. But most websites do the right thing and give me credit for my photos.

Advice? A good start for me were sites like Airliners.net and Jetphotos.net. Do a search for 'derelict, 'wfu' (withdrawn from use), 'broken up', 'stored' and such.
Follow links provided by others, and dig around in the websites. Start lurking on aircraft related forums like this -and there are many, many more. My favourite aircraft forums are WIX and http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/index.php as those two have a good atmosphere and discuss a lot of the subjects which I'm interested in. Lots of information from those who are active in the field of preserving aircraft, static as well as flying.

Another good source is Google Earth and the related picture site Panoramio. Look for airfields you've never heard of, like those on the African continent or in Russia. Close in on them and there is a good chance you will find some reasonable pictures of aircraft you will not find on one of the specialized aircraft-photo sites sites. Like this one from myself: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/1483508

Or, do a google search for a specific aircraft and follow some of the links you get and start digging.

Good luck.

Tillerman.

[Nathan]

Is that the nose of a B-29 in a few of those photos?

[hercules130]

ARMYJUNK2 - Thanks for those shots, I have some very similar ones taken in early 02. I just got back from my first Afghan tour since 03 and it is amazing to see how much of the "neat stuff" is gone.

Tillerman - you and I (and more than likely most people on this forum?) go about finding and searching photos just about the same way . I sure know your feelings on sites that use your photos and don’t credit you; as you said most do the right thing. Not being credited used to really bother me, and then I just started looking at it with the perspective that at least they were getting shared.

REATTACK- Should have been more clear on my new collecting angle - I am asking mainly about physical original photographic prints, but please everyone keep all the good thought coming for me and others.

[Second Air Force]

Looking at those pictures, all I can say is WOW!

Most surprised by the DUKW in the background (please forgive me if I got the correct military designation incorrect).

I had to look a second time to find the DUKW right in front of my face! That is a fascinating field.

Nathan, could that be an IL-28 nose? It does bear a striking resemblance to a B-29, doesn't it?

[hercules130]

Is that the nose of a B-29 in a few of those photos?

No, it is an even more rare aircraft - what remains of An-30 only around 120 built. If I remember correctly and as can be seen from the photographs this yard contained Mil-8, Mi-24 (at least one A model), several An-24, a and 12.

I dont remember any Beagles at this junkyard, but several on Khandahar and Baghram both. ARMYJUNK2 want to wiegh in?

[wacoykc]

HERCULES 130
I have collected photos for narly 40 years. All photos that I have taken myself include the registration number so that they can always be identified. All photos I buy/beg/borrow, I strive to make sure there is either ID markings on the airplane of a written history/ID on the back of the photo. Only recently (last 8-9 years) have I started collecting digital or scanned photos. Some are originals, some downloaded, some simply cut and pasted but again, they need to have ID marks. The only time I vary from this is if the aircraft /person or setting is rare or unusual.

I then have all the photos sorted by manufacturer and then further by model. Ebay is a tremendous resource to buy photos, especially if you are looking for a more unusual type/model of aircraft.

I can say I still get excited when I get something new. Good luck with your collecting!

[hercules130]

Most surprised by the DUKW in the background (please forgive me if I got the correct military designation incorrect).

The vehicle previously ID'ed as a DUKW is a BAV-485, a Soviet development of the DUKW. Hard to tell apart a first glance.

[Second Air Force]

Thanks for the I.D. on the AN-30 and BAV-485, hercules130.

[warbirdcrew]

Any chance this could be a forward fuselage of a B-29? Sure looks like it to me -- or perchance the Russian knock-off?

[Django]

I'm no expert but I *think* that has one too many rows of windows to be the nose of an IL-28.

[Mike]

Any chance this could be a forward fuselage of a B-29? Sure looks like it to me -- or perchance the Russian knock-off?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-30