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I was Walking the Static line of the 'Thunder over Michigan' air show early in the morning and took this picture of a beautiful Skyraider facing into the sun. I...
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I was Walking the Static line of the 'Thunder over Michigan' air show early in the morning and took this picture of a beautiful Skyraider facing into the sun. I almost deleted it on the spot as it was extremely blown out, but I liked the composition and thought I would see what could be done with it on the computer. I was very pleased with the detail I was able to pull out. Thankfully I always shoot in RAW, if this had been taken in JPEG it would have ended up in the trash bin!
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49 Comments | Report
Joey_Howard
 
Joey_Howard January 10, 2014
Awesome !!!
Zeke
 
Zeke January 18, 2014
Very Nice Ted!
1islandgirl
 
1islandgirl January 19, 2014
I love this shot!
Ange28
 
Ange28 January 20, 2014
Amazing shot !
Dmullanephotography
 
Dmullanephotography January 22, 2014
Great shot
Ninika PRO+
 
Ninika January 25, 2014
great capture!
maalikali
 
maalikali January 31, 2014
Nice!
djgaryrichardson
 
djgaryrichardson February 16, 2014
absolute cracker ted..well done...
learjet60
 
learjet60 February 16, 2014
Excellent subject, great capture!
MyrianEdithPoggi
 
MyrianEdithPoggi March 02, 2014
excellent shot!
learjet60
 
learjet60 March 09, 2014
Great portfolio of airplane images. I love them all, congrats!
marionunez Platinum
 
marionunez March 10, 2014
Great shot!
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta March 15, 2014
Nice shot. Congratulations.
hotpixel PRO+
 
hotpixel March 15, 2014
Awesome comp & POV !! Congrats for your Hall of Fame shot !
catini
 
catini March 15, 2014
Great POV and sharpness, congrats on your feature!
AndreaE
 
AndreaE March 15, 2014
Fantastic!!! Congrats on your Feature!!
TedCobbett PRO+
 
TedCobbett March 15, 2014
Thank you everyone !!!
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drakkardarkblade March 15, 2014
congrats, fantastic, please check out my wokrs
iceman2
 
iceman2 March 15, 2014
Wonderful shot.Congrats!
WileKyK
 
WileKyK March 15, 2014
Amazing use of light, and contrast. Congratulations on your Feature!
lynx
 
lynx March 15, 2014
wow my favorite sort of picture war planes being disabled i dont get many chances to take pikkys like yours,,,, lyn
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debhall March 15, 2014
Congrats on your feature!
remustoderici
 
remustoderici March 15, 2014
nice colors
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ShotByJEF March 15, 2014
Fantastic shot. Great angles, triangles, lines, etc.
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joashdass March 15, 2014
Nice work!
Rl1956
 
Rl1956 March 15, 2014
perfection in comp and lighting, congrats
Thimbee
 
Thimbee March 15, 2014
Nice work-congrats
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gustavocaetano March 15, 2014
So sharp!
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meshersmith March 15, 2014
Fantastic shot! Congrats on your Feature!
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Chrissimpson01 March 16, 2014
Great shot
MdH1
 
MdH1 March 16, 2014
well done, fantastic capture
june_coker_428
 
june_coker_428 March 16, 2014
Awesome picture
BowmanLifeStudios
 
BowmanLifeStudios March 16, 2014
Excellent details, look and feel to this photo it has an almost vintage feel to it. The way you cropped it works well for this photo it helps in the story of the photograph, well done!
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TedCobbett March 17, 2014
thank you very much!
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scottchristie March 17, 2014
Congrats on being featured
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Shutterbug314 May 30, 2014
Excellent!
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kippearsphotography July 13, 2014
Wonderful photo
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gondmagdi July 17, 2014
great shot !
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kathleenweetman December 07, 2014
VOTED...IOTY...K
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michaeltillman December 14, 2014
You did a great job saving this shot. Nice shot.
running56horses
 
running56horses January 09, 2015
I love these old planes. Great composition and POV with the Skyraider. Beautiful use of light, shadows and angles. The exceptional detail in the folded right wing really helps give the story picture life. Well done!
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LucyLoo February 18, 2015
Superb Photo, wonderfully imaginative, gorgeous light and colours. Wonderful detail :-D
rachelcobbett
 
rachelcobbett May 07, 2015
Awesome pic as always true talent
pawelstarski
 
pawelstarski May 07, 2015
love it really great pic !
LesGreenwood
 
LesGreenwood June 03, 2015
Very nice....just starting and this just proved to me that shooting in RAW is great! Nice Shot!
ShadowLKim
 
ShadowLKim August 04, 2015
Such an amazing machine! I didn't know the wings could fold with a full payload and the composition is beautiful too! Very well photographed.
JohnRW
 
JohnRW October 05, 2015
WOW Im jealous Ted How do you get Into all the Right Places . Keep it up..
jimhelmick
 
jimhelmick January 18, 2016
Great photo. Have nothing but love for SANDY - 1st Air Commandos.
louisloizidesmitsu
 
louisloizidesmitsu August 14, 2016
Perfect!!!!
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at the "Thunder Over Michigan" air show in 2013. It has always been one of my favourite places to be.

Time

It was taken at around 9:30am as I walked around the static line looking at all the aircraft.

Lighting

This shot was taken into the light and when I first checked it on the camera it looked un useable and I almost deleted it then and there, but I liked the composition and decided to hang onto it and see what could be done in post processing. I am sure glad I did!

Equipment

This shot was taken with my Sony a77 with a Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 lens.

Inspiration

I loved the subject matter and the way the light was dancing off of it.

Editing

This image was heavily processed. It was severely over exposed and I tried to pull out every bit of detail I could. This photo is proof that shooting in RAW format is beneficial.

In my camera bag

Right now I have a Sony a99 and a77ii Camera bodies and several lenses. Sony 50mm f1.8, Tamron 17-50mm f2.8, Tamron 28-75mm f2.8, Tamron 90mm f2.8 macro, Sigma 70-200mm f2.8, Tamron 150-600mm f5-6.3.

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