Airplane engine in b&w
Feb 1, 2017 21:50:37 #
Walked by this prop plane at an airshow and thought all the detail would look good in b&w. Added some extensive sharpening.
Feb 1, 2017 21:52:27 #
Feb 1, 2017 22:16:42 #
Feb 1, 2017 23:22:47 #
Nice. Looks like a 9 cylinder Pratt and Whitney. All radial engines have an odd no. of cylinders.
Feb 2, 2017 02:09:06 #
wbchinook wrote:
Nice. Looks like a 9 cylinder Pratt and Whitney. All radial engines have an odd no. of cylinders.
With the only exception being the Anzani 10? And, because that engine used opposed firing, that could, in effect, be described as a morphed 5 cylinder.
Feb 2, 2017 02:14:41 #
Feb 2, 2017 02:27:12 #
wbchinook wrote:
Never knew. Thanks
Really not much to know about this very early (1913) engine. Apparently Anzani did some early experimentation with some smaller even number prototypes, but their last, and most powerful engine, was a 5X4 which they called the Anzani 20.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anzani
Feb 2, 2017 04:16:40 #
Feb 2, 2017 05:36:31 #
Love the look and especially the sound of a radial engine through the rev range. Great photo! 
Must be an old petrol head??
Must be an old petrol head??Feb 2, 2017 07:13:38 #
Feb 2, 2017 08:41:02 #
Feb 2, 2017 08:56:52 #
tramsey wrote:
Very nicely done. What do you use to sharpen?
I think I just used Photoshop Elements.
Feb 2, 2017 09:09:51 #
Mi630 wrote:
I think I just used Photoshop Elements.
I have found Scott Kelby's books very useful and this is an example. He has a section on sharpening and tells the settings he uses for different types of sharpening. This was using maximum sharpening for great detail. He would use different settings for portraits; another setting for landscape, etc. It is like a recipe book and you just follow along. Kelby says it is like if he and you were working together with him walking you through it. I would recommend his books for anyone new to the hobby or feels overwhelmed with either the software or photography end of things.
Feb 2, 2017 11:25:35 #
Feb 3, 2017 01:23:22 #
Nice, clean shot of the engine. Well done. The mfg plate is almost legible.
Ron
Ron
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