Warbird. P-51 Mustang
At the Planes of Fame air show, 2015. A P-51 Mustang, one of the best planes in WWII
At the Planes of Fame air show, 2015. A P-51 Mustang, one of the best planes in WWII
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NIKON D5200
Aperture 320/10 ISO 1000 Shutter 10/2000 Focal Length 2000/10 
Chino, California, US
Mar, 2019Views
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Location
At the Planes of Fame airshow, May 3, 2015, in Chino, Calif.Time
About 11:30 in the morning. It's often cloudy in the mornings in May, but this day there was no "May Gray." Instead, it was a beautiful clear blue sky for the background.Lighting
As stated above, it was a clear morning, so the plane stood out against the blue sky. Though it was near noon, there are no harsh shadows in this picture.Equipment
I used my Nikon D5200 with a Tamron 18-270mm Lens. The lens was fully extended, the shot was handheld with the image stabilization engaged..Inspiration
My favorite World War II airplane is the P-51 Mustang. I love its gigantic four blade prop, the plane's sleek lines, and, of course, the unique sound of its Rolls Royce Merlin engine.Editing
A slight amount of post-processing: a bit of sharpening, cropping and brightening. That's it.In my camera bag
It varies. Right now I have a Tamron 18-400mm zoom lens, an 18-55mm Nikon lens, a 35mm Nikon lens, an electronic flash, remote shutter release, a few filters (which I rarely use) extra batteries, a battery charger, a small flashlight and memory cards.Feedback
Shoot using shutter priority, and though it's counter-intuitive use a relatively slow shutter speed. This picture was shot at 1/200th of a second, f/32, ISO 1000. When shooting prop driven planes, the slow shutter speed gives you good prop blur and the sense of motion. Pan with the plane and shoot at multi-frames per second. In this case I was shooting at 5-frames per second. Also, fill the frame as best you can. Shoot handheld if possible. Fast moving aircraft, flying overhead, at several hundred miles per hour requires freedom to move the camera with the aircraft. Tough to do using a tripod.
