I was reading on the Kelby One website last fall and Scott Kelby described
his experience at the ISAP photo call in El Centro. I didn’t know about the
ISAP organization so I did some research and signed up. The next Photo
Call for February went out and I submitted my name and was accepted.
A pre base shoot day was held on Wednesday with photo critiques and
recommendations on shooting for the next day. Larry touched on different
settings for jets vs prop planes and his recommendations on where to
shoot from at airshows.
After lunch we went out to an area just outside the base to see what was
flying and were awarded with several T-45 Goshawks, one with Canadian
markings, a few helicopters and the two solo Blue Angles making a few
passes. This is the area where the famous hay bales used to be, yes
they are now gone. Larry then spotted an Osprey going into the Imperial
county airport. Larry explained that some of the military aircraft go to
Imperial to refuel because it’s faster than at El Centro.
While we waited for the Osprey to takeoff several other helicopters
arrived including a MH-60 and a Marine Cobra. We then went back to
the hotel for more image reviews and general discussions. We were
ready for the next day with a 0715 meet time. Now as my luck would have
it I became very sick in the middle of the night and had to cancel my day
on base. To say I was disappointed is an understatement. Hopefully I will
be able to make another event in the future.