Dec 22, 2018 | 7 Image Story Posts, AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 ED VR II, AF-S TC 2.0 E III Tele-converter, Black & White, Daily Image 2018, F/A-18 Super Hornet, Soft Sepia Aircraft
Soft Sepia Aircraft | F/A 18 Super Hornet A few years ago, a fine aviation photographer introduced me to the Chicago Air & Water Show. If you have never gone to it; it’s a really nice venue for capturing aircraft images along the beach, particularly if you like jets. You can’t always pick the background, but even with these bald skies, the vapor trail provides some contrast, particularly in B&W. Notice the “F/A” in the F/A-18 designation since it’s both a fighter and an attack aircraft. Turn & burn! For the whole story with all images, see Soft Sepia Aircraft | a 7 Image Story.
Dec 21, 2018 | 1 VR 10-30mm f/3.4-5.6 PD-Zoom, 7 Image Story Posts, B-25 Mitchell, Black & White, Daily Image 2018, Nikon 1 V3, Soft Sepia Aircraft
Soft Sepia Aircraft | Night Before Takeoff Look under the wing of a B-25 into the night sky. Just think of how many WWII airmen had a similar view the night before their next mission. Will tomorrow’s mission be a “milk run”? Unfortunately, many missions were not milk runs. For the whole story with all images, see Soft Sepia Aircraft | a 7 Image Story.
Dec 20, 2018 | 1 VR 10-30mm f/3.4-5.6 PD-Zoom, 7 Image Story Posts, Black & White, Daily Image 2018, Nikon 1 V3, Soft Sepia Aircraft, Stinson SR-8B Reliant
Soft Sepia Aircraft | Spartan Executive This image was captured just before the last rays of sunset light faded on the first day of the AAA fly-in. Notice the line of sunset light reflection cutting through the fuselage. No, it’s not a wrinkle in the aluminum; it’s light reflection on the polished aluminum plane. For the whole story with all images, see Soft Sepia Aircraft | a 7 Image Story.
Dec 19, 2018 | 7 Image Story Posts, Black & White, Daily Image 2018, Military Aircraft, Nikon D300, Soft Sepia Aircraft
Soft Sepia Aircraft | Great Day @ Oshkosh A Great Day at OshKosh is many things to different people. It’s great planes, great people. It’s a long hot walk. It’s busy; so much to do, so little time. It’s antiques, homebuilts, ultra lights, warbirds, airlines, etc. At the end of one of those long days while walking back to get some grub, click! For the whole story with all images, see Soft Sepia Aircraft | a 7 Image Story.
Dec 18, 2018 | 7 Image Story Posts, AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR, Black & White, Daily Image 2018, F-16 Fighting Falcon, Nikon D200, Soft Sepia Aircraft
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.
Dec 17, 2018 | 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, 7 Image Story Posts, Black & White, Daily Image 2018, Nikon 1 V3, Soft Sepia Aircraft, Waco YKC
Soft Sepia Aircraft | Waco This beautiful Waco made several takeoffs and landings on Antique Field the day I was able to attend the AAA Fly-in. For the whole story with all images, see Soft Sepia Aircraft | a 7 Image Story.
Dec 16, 2018 | 7 Image Story Posts, AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Black & White, Daily Image 2018, F-22 Raptor, Nikon 1 V3, Soft Sepia Aircraft
Soft Sepia Aircraft | F-22 Raptor The F-22 Raptor is a single seat, twin-engine, all-weather, stealth, top line fighter. The 70-300mm zoom lens makes it easy to adjust focal length as the Raptor taxis down the taxiway. Remember, 125mm with the 2.7 crop factor of the Nikon 1 V3 converts to 338mm. For the whole story with all images, see Soft Sepia Aircraft | a 7 Image Story.
Dec 16, 2018 | 1 VR 10-30mm f/3.4-5.6 PD-Zoom, 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, 7 Image Stories, AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR, AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 ED VR II, AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, AF-S TC 2.0 E III Tele-converter, Aviation, B-25 Mitchell, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor, F/A-18 Hornet, IMHO, Nikon 1 V3, Nikon D200, Nikon D300, Soft Sepia Aircraft, Spartan 7W Executive, Waco YKC
Soft 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.
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