The picture of Lisa (who's now 18 y/o) had to be downsized for her to be (sort of) proportionate on the wing. The airliner was photographed as it was coming in for a landing at Lambert field, using a 200mm lens. In this post 911 era, I don't think I would want to put my tripod and big camera near the runway and shoot straight up at the plane. That might draw unwanted attention.

In the clown picture I missed painting a clump of grass, but note that I got the fireworks in the right place.