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It actually turned out to be a “quiet” time on the ramp with most of the flights for the day concluded. What does that really mean? Possible unique images of multiple aircraft in one shot, lots of folks working, those images weren’t going to happen. In many ways it’s a lot like wildlife photography. Though you plan, you have all the facts, once you’re on scene things just unfold the way they want to unfold despite your planning.
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So OK, things aren’t what you planned, you go to plan B. One of the F5 Aggressors was doing touch & go’s, OK, I’ll do some panning practice. Jets I find so damn easy though because you can be in Aperture Priority, shoot wide open and have a nice, fast shutter speed. In this case I was at 1/1500 which handheld is a no-brainer. That permitted me to concentrate on the cool clouds in the background to make a little lemonade out of the moment. Schweet!
Photos captured by D3x, 200-400VR2 w/TC-17e on Lexar UDMA digital film