Nikon D200 Soup | F-16 Fighting Falcon

9/04/2021 Nikon D200 Soup | F-16 Fighting Falcon

Nikon D200 Soup | F-16 Fighting Falcon  The F-16 Fighting Falcon Demo Team put on a spectacular show.   For more soft sepia images, see Soft Sepia Aircraft | a 7 Image Story.

The Back Story   After they completed their flight and just before capturing this image, the wall of fire bombing reenactment happen leaving the nice smoke background.  One of my most difficult challenges at air shows is getting a decent background for images.  Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.

Details…

EventRockford Airshow
LocationKRFD Rockford Airport, Rockford, IL
Date/Time7/03/2007  12:12pm Local Time
WeatherPartly Cloudy | 80°F | Moderate Winds
MethodSimple click after waiting for a good background.
GearNikon D200 with a AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR lens
Exposure
80mm (120mm)  f/8  1/250s  0ev 200iso
PostConverted to B&W, soft sepia.

Soft Sepia Aircraft | F-16 Fighting Falcon

Soft Sepia Aircraft | F-16 Fighting Falcon

Soft Sepia Aircraft | F-16 Fighting Falcon  The F-16 Fighting Falcon Demo Team put on a spectacular show.  After they completed their flight and just before capturing this image, the wall of fire bombing reenactment happen leaving the nice smoke background.  One of my most difficult challenges at air shows is getting a decent background for images.  For the whole story with all images, see Soft Sepia Aircraft | a 7 Image Story.

Soft Sepia Aircraft | a 7 Image Story

Soft Sepia Aircraft | F-22 RaptorSoft Sepia Aircraft | a 7 Image Story  Some airplanes look really nice in B&W Sepia, some don’t.  Weather and background also make a big difference whether a B&W will work for a given airplane at a particular location.  My preferences tend to be sharp contrasts and a larger depth of field.  Generally, I capture the images in color and convert to B&W in post; even if I know the finished image will be B&W.

Just like color aircraft images; bald skies are the pits. The bald sky tends to end up almost black.  A few clouds make a big difference, particularly on flying aircraft.

Each image will be posted individually this week under category Soft Sepia Aircraft.
Click any image below for a slide show!

Crop or Not | 35mm 2×3

Crop or Not | 35mm 2x3

Crop or Not | 35mm 2×3  This F-16 Taxiing is cropped in standard 2×3 scale.  I could get no closer due to the airfield fences.  The 80-400mm lens gave me some flexibility.  The moment happened so fast, I did not have time to adjust a bit after panning for a different shot.  The crop allowed a decent image to post, but not good enough for a nice size print.  To see the entire story with all seven images, go to Crop or Not | a 7 Image Story.