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SmartWombat
09-21-2005, 02:29 PM
My first attempts at 'planes.
Not so modern though, just up to WWII

The Vickers Vimy is a replica of the WWI bomber in which Alcock and Brown made hte first transatlantic flight.
Only just faster than the wind and more like a squadron of box kites in close formation than an aeroplane :)

You'll recognise the U.S. WWII planes I expect.

But perhaps not the De Havilland Rapide. I flew in one at an air show as a child and was delighted to see this example still flying.

How did I do?

Lava Lamp
09-23-2005, 09:43 AM
My first attempts at 'planes.
Not so modern though, just up to WWII

The Vickers Vimy is a replica of the WWI bomber in which Alcock and Brown made hte first transatlantic flight.
Only just faster than the wind and more like a squadron of box kites in close formation than an aeroplane :)

You'll recognise the U.S. WWII planes I expect.

But perhaps not the De Havilland Rapide. I flew in one at an air show as a child and was delighted to see this example still flying.

How did I do?

I like 'em - proabbly #2 more than the first. They aren't as compelling as some of your best car work, but maybe if you cropped them, it might bring our more detail. Here's one I just shot that might go with your WWII bomber - not a great shot, but it's a fixture in the town in which I grew up.

SmartWombat
09-24-2005, 02:02 AM
As my first airplane shots, I think I was lucky to get these.
I need a longer lens, I always need a longer lens :)

I'm unsure about the propellors, I've not looked at enough other photos to see what is preferred. Blurred, but visible, blurred to near invisibility, sharp, stopped and frozen in motion?