Introduction Welcome on Scorpion Aviation Photography, the website of Dutch based, professional photographer Ramon van Opdorp. Born in 1977 in Heerlen, the Netherlands. The Scorpion Aviation Photography website is launched in March 2004, and has seen many shapes and topics since. With the definitive, and final style in front of you. What was once a casual past-time, is now a healthy, daily obsession. His hopes are such that these photographs will "take you away" for a brief moment...and in that moment, you'll catch a glimpse of the magic experienced that day. By providing a selection of unique & exclusive photographs, all taken in the aircraft natural surroundings. Personal info To date Ramon has travelled to many countries around the globe in pursuit of military aviation photography. Furthermore he had the privilege to fly with the C-130T Hercules "Fat Albert" of the USN Blue Angels over the Kennedy Space Center facility in 2008, during the Space & Airshow rehearsel in Florida, USA. His favourite aircraft is the A-10 Warthog and the F-14 Tomcat, favourite display teams are the USN Blue Angels and Italian Frecce Tricolori. And last but not least, he has special interest in almost every roaring and smoking historic warbird out there. Especially WO II (Europe & Pacific) aircraft, with the F4U Corsair, P-61 Black Widow, S2BC Helldiver, P-47 Thunderbolt, B-24 Liberator and P-38 Lightning as his personal favourites, to name just a few... Furthermore is Ramon a member & co-founder of the MAPSociety “Military Aviation Photographer Society”, editor/designer for the online MAPSzine, and last but not least a Sony CPS member. Main Objective Photographing military aircraft and warbirds during unique circumstances. By exploring and experimenting, post-process the image as far as possible while attempting to maintain the original integrity of the shot, with the crew and aircraft as main subject. Providing high quality interviews, recollect never told stories of specific flights or missions. And digging into information sources to retrieve background checks, research for profiles and articles. Why "Scorpion"... The "Scorpion" name is chosen due to several reasons. First of all is it a catchy and strong name. Second of all stands the scorpion for intense, determined, persevering, in control and observing. And they often ambush their prey, lying in wait for hours as they sense its approach. Which are the main qualities, and the essence to make original and exclusive photographs. And last but not least is the name "Scorpion" doubtlessly connected with military aviation. One of the first fighter jets after the second world war, was the F-89 Scorpion. And furthermore there are several Squadrons around the globe, which have a Scorpion in their logo. Site information For the best photograph results your monitor resolution should be set at 1024 x 768 screen resolution, or higher, and 32 bit color depth. Please use Internet Explorer browser version 5.0, or higher.