Douglas DC-3 Skytrain
This image is one of a series that I took while the aircraft was parked on our ramp. The images were produced using HDR techniques in Photomatix and then I use...
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This image is one of a series that I took while the aircraft was parked on our ramp. The images were produced using HDR techniques in Photomatix and then I used Photoshop to make the Black and White conversion.
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Location
On the parking ramp just in front of our hangar at East Texas Regional Airport near Longview airport. (KGGG)Time
Middle afternoon.Lighting
The light was somewhat defuse due to a sky that was broken to overcast depending on which direction you looked. I wouldn't have a chance later in the afternoon when the sun would be lower as the aircraft was getting ready to depart.Equipment
Nikon D800E on a Manfroto Tripod and a 28-300 Nikkor Lens.Inspiration
The Douglas DC3 is an iconic aircraft built and used during WWII. It was also one of the earlier passenger liners. It was such a good aircraft there are still companies that use it for making money. This particular example has been restored to what it may have looked like in Air Force livery after the end of WWII. I used Black and white because of the era the aircraft was used in and because Black and White allows the viewer to focus on shapes and textures.Editing
This was originally a five frame HDR shot with each image separated by 1 stop. These were processed in Photomatix and then in Photoshop.In my camera bag
A Nikon D800E, an Olympus Stylus T-4 Tough, a Sony FDR-AX53 Handicam, Nikkor: 28-300 Zoom, 16mm fisheye, 50mm f/1.8, 85mm f/1.8, 14-24 f/2.8, 105mm Micro, SIGMA 150-600mm Sport Zoom, a variety of filters and remote releases. A Manfroto Tripod with a Benro Ball Head.Feedback
Airplanes are difficult because they have all been done before in as many points of view as you can imagine. However if you manage to get high resolution images fine details make the image more interesting and if you get close focusing on shapes and bits and pieces of the aircraft you can often get a pleasing image. Another thing that you can do is take these images with a view to using Photoshop to place the aircraft in the sky doing what they were designed to do, fly. You can create historical context and often get angles that would normally be very difficult to duplicate in flight. So use your imagination about what might be done with the image once you get it home and on the computer.
