2012 MAAM WWII Weekend at the Reading Airport (Warning Pc Heavy)

Outlaw13Fox

Took me almost a week to finish editing these but here are my favorite shots of the day
































Will Post more tonight when I have a little more time

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moose135

Nice work! I've been wanting to get down to Reading for years, but between my air show the week before, and NASCAR at Pocono, I haven't gotten there. The P-40 in your first shot is one of our aircraft, I think we had our P-47 there as well.

One critique - watch your horizons! A few of your shots could use some rotation to make them level.

FlyNavy

Great stuff Outlaw!

black mamba

You got yourself some nice shots. I have one major critique, however. When shooting prop-driven aircraft, you must shoot at a slow enough shutter speed to blur the props. The great majority of the pictures lack a sense of realism because the props are frozen. Get a handle on that issue and you'll be fine.

Tom

Outlaw13Fox

I have been working on the shutter speed in relation to the prop. I am finding it hard to get a good balance between sharpness and the "blur" that I want

Here are a few more that I Shot

Outlaw13Fox

Here are my favorites. the P-51Ds and the P-40 Warhawk . . . absolutely beautiful aircraft

Outlaw13Fox

The First two are my attempts at getting the Prop to "Blur"







Moose, Which Shots are you referring to about the horizon?

moose135

Outlaw13Fox wrote: »

Moose, Which Shots are you referring to about the horizon?

These three for starters...they all need some clockwise rotation. Check the building behind the B-29/P-51 as well as the building, antenna and light poles in the third. A couple of the later photos you posted could use some rotation also. Don't worry - I need to tweak the horizon on some of my shots too.

Outlaw13Fox wrote: »

The First two are my attempts at getting the Prop to "Blur"

Those look much better! I usually start at 1/250 second for aircraft in flight, and work my way down from there. You need to smoothly pan with your subject and squeeze off some shots. It takes practice, but the results are worth it. I've handheld shots of aircraft stopped on the ramp with engines running at 1/20 second...practice, practice, practice!

Outlaw13Fox wrote: »

Here are my favorites. the P-51Ds and the P-40 Warhawk . . . absolutely beautiful aircraft

That's my friend Dan Dameo flying the P-40, a great guy and a slick pilot, and it is a sweet looking airplane!

Outlaw13Fox

Now I see what you are talking about, Had to look at it a few times.
Again, Thanks for the advice