B-17 Flyover
Apr 9, 2021 09:34:01 #
I was busy taking pictures of a gunfight at the Superstition Mountain Museum in Apache Junction, Arizona when I heard the droning sound of large airplane engines approaching. I looked up and, in the distance, I saw the "Sentimental Journey" making a run for the mountain. I changed to my 300mm telephoto just in time to get a couple of quick shots as the WWll bomber passed overhead.
I recently purchased a refurbished Canon M6 Mark ll with a 32mp cropped sensor and dual pixel focusing technology, so I was anxious to check out the detail of the final image. The bomber was a bit less than 5,000 feet as it passed over us but, as I pressed the button to obtain focus, the lens literally snapped into focus and I was able to fire off my shots.
Check for yourself, I think I see a person's left knee and right leg behind the glass in the bomber's seat.
Jack Olson
I recently purchased a refurbished Canon M6 Mark ll with a 32mp cropped sensor and dual pixel focusing technology, so I was anxious to check out the detail of the final image. The bomber was a bit less than 5,000 feet as it passed over us but, as I pressed the button to obtain focus, the lens literally snapped into focus and I was able to fire off my shots.
Check for yourself, I think I see a person's left knee and right leg behind the glass in the bomber's seat.
Jack Olson
Apr 9, 2021 09:55:14 #
Great catch, Jack.
--Bob
--Bob
Wilderness Images wrote:
I was busy taking pictures of a gunfight at the Su... (show quote)
Apr 9, 2021 09:57:26 #
Quite a capture. Would there be any way to avoid freezing the props and still get this photo ??
Apr 9, 2021 10:05:25 #
Apr 9, 2021 13:49:41 #
Hereford wrote:
Quite a capture. Would there be any way to avoid freezing the props and still get this photo ??
The shutter duration was 1/640 of a second, Aperture was f/8 and ISO at 200, so I could have gone for a lower f/ number or higher ISO but I didn't have time to be fussy.
Apr 9, 2021 13:51:11 #
rmalarz wrote:
Great catch, Jack.
--Bob
--Bob
Thanks Bob, what do they say? Right place, right time?
Apr 9, 2021 15:18:17 #
Apr 9, 2021 17:35:35 #
UTMike wrote:
Excellent shot and great reflexes, Jack!
Thanks Mike, sometimes luck overrules skill :)
Apr 9, 2021 18:22:52 #
You responded quickly to an approaching opportunity and grabbed a great shot!
Apr 10, 2021 05:32:56 #
Wilderness Images wrote:
I was busy taking pictures of a gunfight at the Su... (show quote)
Nice shot Jack
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Apr 10, 2021 09:06:51 #
Thanks everyone for the kind reply's, I think I'll keep that camera.
Jack
Jack
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