And... out of the Blue...! by Canon DSLR Challenge


12-JUN-2005	Melbob

Screamed the P51 (Mustang)

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/320s f/10.0 at 360.0mm iso100 hide exif

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Daniel Bollag		21-Mar-2007 12:36
This is a wonderful aviation image, Melbob. Though I am not overly sure about its «On-Topicness» (except for the title, of course), I—as an aviator myself—love this picture. What surprises me is that you got that prop visibly spinning at 1/320s. Congratulations! — db.

Canon DSLR Challenge		15-Mar-2007 03:49
Thanks Julie, Nico and Paul. Yes it is a little too centred, I think when I cropped this I wanted to avoid a distracting bright spot... but must revisit it if time permits. Your friend sure has some great shots, thanks for commenting ~ Regards Bob

Paul Block		11-Mar-2007 15:24
A very dramatic and nostalgic shot. On a minor note, I'd crop a bit off the bottom and left, making the plane a touch larger and moving it toward the lower left of the frame, so that it is moving up into the image. You might enjoy the vintage plane photos of a friend of mine, Phil Makanna:http://www.ghosts.com.

jnconradie		10-Mar-2007 10:53
Well done. It immediately made think of some WWII movie... and I expect to see the next clip to be of anti-aircraft fire, or the enemy on its tail or something... Lots of drama and action. Regards jnconradie

Julie Bird		10-Mar-2007 03:38
Dramatic! Great composition. You must have a quick trigger finger Melbob.