Introduction
Welcome!
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Welcome at Shutterspeed.nl, the website of aviation-photographer Arnold ten Pas. Ever since my father took me for the first time to Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands, I am hooked on aviation. I started photographing military aircraft when I was 16 and haven't stopped since.
I was born and raised in Utrecht, in the Netherlands. Nowadays I live in Culemborg with my girlfriend, daughter and son. My first contact with aviation was made very early when my father took me on trips to Schiphol Airport. Later, I often visited Soesterberg Air Base near Utrecht to watch the based F-15s from the 32nd TFS. In 1988 I bought my first camera, a Minolta 7000i. From that year I started visiting airbases and airshows in Europe and later on also outside Europe. In 1997 I joined the Dutch aviation magazine Scramble and I am still part of the editorial team.
About this website
In over twenty years I have visited many countries and Air Forces. This page gives an overview of my work over those fourteen years. In the past years I have flown with different types of aircraft of different Air Forces to do what is the ultimate in aviation photography: air-to-air photography. Some of the pictures made during those flights can be found in the photogallery. I don't sell or exchange slides but prints of the photos can be arranged, just drop me a line. I hope you enjoy this site!
Please also visit the following of my favorite sites:
4Aviation: The company I started with three friends. We organise aviation tours and sell aviation related items.
Equipment
I use the following set:
Canon EOS 10D
Canon EF 70-200/2.8
Canon EF 1.4 II converter
Tamron XR Di EF 28-75/2.8
Canon Speedlite 430EX
Adobe Lightroom 2.1
Adobe Photoshop CS4
