Due Up... Alaskan Bush Pilot Photography

GoldenRivet · 06-07-10, 03:26 PM

I may have shared this here before, or maybe i never did... but its worth a re-post.

Shaun Lunt was an anesthesiologist in California who would take long vacations in his Piper Super Cub flying up the coast of California linking up with friends in Washington State and continuing their adventure into the wilderness of Alaska.

During his adventures, where more often than not... it was Sean, his airplane, a sleeping bag and a rifle; he took hundreds of photographs and shared them on his online blog.

Sadly, while circling a subject on a beach, Sean became so engrossed in sharing his passion through capturing the photograph, that his airplane stalled mid turn at low altitude and entered a spin as has happened to many many other pilots before him. He was killed on impact.

Please take some time to enjoy Shaun's work located at the link below.

http://shaunlunt.typepad.com/shootings/

Platapus · 06-07-10, 03:30 PM

Stall + Mid turn + Low altitude = bad thing.

At least his work will live on. That's a sad thing though.

GoldenRivet · 06-07-10, 03:37 PM

would make a great slide show with these two songs

and

SteamWake · 06-07-10, 04:48 PM

Some incredible shots..

What a loss but cant say he dident lead a full life.

DarkFish · 06-07-10, 07:49 PM

Beautiful photographs

Indeed a very tragic loss, but from these pictures it seems that he's had a great life

Sailor Steve · 06-07-10, 09:38 PM

Great pictures, true free spirit. Thanks for those.

TarJak · 06-07-10, 10:02 PM

Amazing stuff. Thanks for sharing.

nikimcbee · 06-08-10, 01:20 AM

oh, that alaskan bush

, I thought you were talking about the strip club in Or-gone

.

GoldenRivet · 06-08-10, 01:51 AM

I dont know what i been told!

Eskimo bush is mighty cold

HunterICX · 06-08-10, 03:34 AM

Some very amazing shots there, thanks for sharing

HunterICX

Jimbuna · 06-08-10, 05:53 AM

Truly amazing...bookmarked

Schroeder · 06-08-10, 08:08 AM

Some great shots.
To bad it had to end like this. In German those circles around certain targets are called "Besucherkurven" or visitor curves, as they are often used to circle around a certain building in which one of the plane occupants lives or has relatives/friends etc. .
They are among the more dangerous manoeuvres to do in an aircraft as one is also usually going pretty slow and low at that time.

06-07-10, 03:26 PM	#1
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Due Up... Alaskan Bush Pilot Photography I may have shared this here before, or maybe i never did... but its worth a re-post. Shaun Lunt was an anesthesiologist in California who would take long vacations in his Piper Super Cub flying up the coast of California linking up with friends in Washington State and continuing their adventure into the wilderness of Alaska. During his adventures, where more often than not... it was Sean, his airplane, a sleeping bag and a rifle; he took hundreds of photographs and shared them on his online blog. Sadly, while circling a subject on a beach, Sean became so engrossed in sharing his passion through capturing the photograph, that his airplane stalled mid turn at low altitude and entered a spin as has happened to many many other pilots before him. He was killed on impact. Please take some time to enjoy Shaun's work located at the link below. http://shaunlunt.typepad.com/shootings/ __________________

06-07-10, 03:30 PM	#2
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Stall + Mid turn + Low altitude = bad thing. At least his work will live on. That's a sad thing though. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

06-07-10, 03:37 PM	#3
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	would make a great slide show with these two songs and __________________

06-07-10, 04:48 PM	#4
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Some incredible shots.. What a loss but cant say he dident lead a full life. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

06-07-10, 07:49 PM	#5
DarkFish Sea Lord Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Stinking drunk in Eindhoven, the Netherlands Posts: 1,844 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Beautiful photographs Indeed a very tragic loss, but from these pictures it seems that he's had a great life __________________

06-07-10, 09:38 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Great pictures, true free spirit. Thanks for those. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-07-10, 10:02 PM	#7
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Amazing stuff. Thanks for sharing.

06-08-10, 01:20 AM	#8
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	oh, that alaskan bush, I thought you were talking about the strip club in Or-gone. __________________

06-08-10, 01:51 AM	#9
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	I dont know what i been told! Eskimo bush is mighty cold __________________

06-08-10, 03:34 AM	#10
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Some very amazing shots there, thanks for sharing HunterICX __________________

06-08-10, 05:53 AM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Truly amazing...bookmarked __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-08-10, 08:08 AM	#12
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Some great shots. To bad it had to end like this. In German those circles around certain targets are called "Besucherkurven" or visitor curves, as they are often used to circle around a certain building in which one of the plane occupants lives or has relatives/friends etc. . They are among the more dangerous manoeuvres to do in an aircraft as one is also usually going pretty slow and low at that time. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.