Spitfire at Duxford
by PeterKR
My 'must have' shot of one of the several Spitfires in commemorative markings at the Duxford D-Day airshow last Saturday.
The striped markings were used specially for the D-Day operation so that the Allied ground forces would immediately know that the low flying aircaft were 'friendly' not enemy.
Taken on the Sigma 18-250mm at full zoom using Tv at 1/250s. Quite a slow speed for a moving object and a 250mm focal length but I found that anything faster 'froze' the props !
The striped markings were used specially for the D-Day operation so that the Allied ground forces would immediately know that the low flying aircaft were 'friendly' not enemy.
Taken on the Sigma 18-250mm at full zoom using Tv at 1/250s. Quite a slow speed for a moving object and a 250mm focal length but I found that anything faster 'froze' the props !
Uploaded29/05/2014 - 14:12
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Posted 29/05/2014 - 16:49
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X 2 thanks tg
Gravelrash wrote:
I feel your pain but a great moment captured. Well done
I feel your pain but a great moment captured. Well done
"It's not what you look at that's important, it's what you see" - Thoreau
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Posted 29/05/2014 - 16:51
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Beautiful shot, perfect angle of view. Very evocative markings (yes, I am that old, though I was not in Britain at the time). I am sorry not to have been at home (not far from Duxford) for the show. Thanks for sharing your 'must have'!
Martin
Martin
A few of my photographs in flickr.
Lizars 1910 "Challenge" quarter-plate camera; and some more recent stuff.
Lizars 1910 "Challenge" quarter-plate camera; and some more recent stuff.
Posted 29/05/2014 - 21:34
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Lovely picture Peter, well shot!
Regards
David
Regards
David
Posted 29/05/2014 - 21:42
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Many thanks to you all for the kind comments.
This was my first airshow with the K-r and conditions were not the best (cold wind, drizzle, poor light plus one cloudburst which drove us all under cover !) This shot owes a lot to PSE 11 in turning a dull day into (apparently) a sunny one !
It was also my first visit to Duxford and I highly recommend it, even on a non-flying day, as there is SO much to see. The 18mm end of the Sigma lens came in useful for the indoor shots I took.
Best regards
Peter
This was my first airshow with the K-r and conditions were not the best (cold wind, drizzle, poor light plus one cloudburst which drove us all under cover !) This shot owes a lot to PSE 11 in turning a dull day into (apparently) a sunny one !
It was also my first visit to Duxford and I highly recommend it, even on a non-flying day, as there is SO much to see. The 18mm end of the Sigma lens came in useful for the indoor shots I took.
Best regards
Peter
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