So we’re there on the ramp shooting the Spitfire MkIX rather intently and for a while, ignoring all the other planes on the ramp. This continued on until the puddles under the Spit were no longer, “fun.” That’s when I saw Betty parked there. You actually have to work pretty hard to ignore a B-25J but I managed to until … it was in the viewfinder and I spent some time with her. The Texas Flying Legends have some amazing aircraft and I always feel guilty when I take them or my access with them for granted. So off I went with the D750 / 24-70VR to get her glamor shots. Turned out OK :-)
Now the cadre were just standing around at this point after pushing the Spit around from puddle to puddle for me. At this same time, I thought I’d best go give some shutter love to the Stinson OY-1 parked on the ramp for me. I shot it and then saw the relationship and light working between the B-25 and the OY-1. I made a couple of clicks but thought something was missing from the story. It’s then I saw the guys standing off in the distance and asked them from across the ramp to move their gathering to where you see them in the photo. At first, they thought they were in my photo and that was a bad thing so I had to explain to them I wanted them in the photo. Being so far away, they didn’t understand how that could be. When I later explained that Toby’s red sweatshirt made them obvious and stand out even though small in the frame, they then understood. And that small addition of the cadre in the photo finished the story for me. So while they are small in the frame, remember the addition of folks can make a big difference.