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F102 Delta Dagger
The cockpit of a F102 Delta Dagger at the Dutch National Military Museum.
I took this photo in 2015 and with the dark clouds behind it that day, it was j...
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The cockpit of a F102 Delta Dagger at the Dutch National Military Museum.
I took this photo in 2015 and with the dark clouds behind it that day, it was just asking to do something crazy with the photo.
Camera; Sony a350
Lens; Sigma 17-70mm.
Edited; PixLR
Date; 2015-07-30
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I took this photo in 2015 and with the dark clouds behind it that day, it was just asking to do something crazy with the photo.
Camera; Sony a350
Lens; Sigma 17-70mm.
Edited; PixLR
Date; 2015-07-30
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Location
I took this photo at the Dutch National Militairy Museum at the former Soesterberg Air Base in the Netherlands. It's the cockpit of a jet fighter that has a permanent place at the outside static display. Soesterberg Air Base is also the former airbase on wich the American 32nd Fighter Interceptor Squadron was based from 1955 up to 1994.Time
I went to the museum with a cousin of mine because he always wanted to see it (and so was I). Because of that we of course had to visit it during the daytime. This particulary photo was taken in the afternoon (4 o'clock local time).Lighting
I remember it was a sunny but also sometimes heavy clouded day in july 2015, occasionally it was raining as well. So sometimes there was bright sunlight with a high sun (because it was an afternoon in July) and a moment later there was a shadow from the dark rain clouds that drifted by. So for photography the lighting conditions were changing all the time.Equipment
At that time I used a Sony a350 camera with a Sigma 17-70mm lens (that was the only equipment I had at that time). I took this photo by hand and used no flash or tripod. The reason for that is that I always like to try different angles (high, low, or sometimes even a bit tilted) for these kind of photo's. With a tripod this is taking a lot off time and because I was with my cousin and we had to see more great stuff I chose not to use it.Inspiration
When I walked around outside at the planes, this F102 Delta Dagger immediately caught my attention. Especially because of the striking angular cockpit. The form and shape gave me the impression that I was looking at an alien ship, not a militairy jet fighter. When that thought came to me, I knew immediately that there was something special to do with it. It would give me some awesome pictures!Editing
Almost all of my photo's have a post-processing. To do that I use the online program; 'PixLR'. I think it's a really great program with lots of ways to create the most awesome things. For me it is as good as any other professional program and really easy to use! In this photo I used a few different filters to, for example, accentuate the metal of the plane a bit more and to add a little extra to the dark clouds. I also used a filter to give the photo a somewhat 'drawing-like' effect. An effect that reminds me a bit of the drawings on the boxes of old model kits that I used to have of airplanes when I was young. I think it goes very well with this photo.In my camera bag
I don't have a lot of equipment in my photo bag. Nowadays I only have one camera and one lens. These are a Sony a7iii camera with a Sony 24-240mm lens. The reason for that one lens is that it gives me flexibillity with zooming, so I don't have to change lenses all the time. The way I photograph, with switching between close-ups or distant photo's all the time, this suits me best. Another reason is that it costs a lot of money altogether; to buy this set took me almost five years of saving money. Maybe I try to save enough money for a lens that is more suitable for studio photography in the near future. Sometimes I follow some workshops for model photography. I like this kind of photography more and more and those workshops for me are almost the only way to have models in front of my camera. I also have a vanguard tripod, but I do not use that very often and most of the time I don't even bother of taking it with me.Feedback
If you want to take photo's like this and you are planning to go to a museum, think in advance what might be the best time for you to go. For example in the Netherlands a lot of primary schools are closed on wednesday afternoon. They also have certain schoolbreaks like spring break or autumn break. At those times it is perhaps not that wise to go to a museum because maybe al lot of people will be there with their kids running around. Also, at places like this there are usually fewer people in the morning than in the afternoon. So if you want less people running around and more time to look at the possibilities for taking great photo's in a more relaxed way, think of all that in advance. Also with taking these kind of photo's; try different positions of photographing something like the one I took of the F102 Delta Dagger. For example, do not just stand upright, but also bend your knees a bit to get a lower angle. This specific plane is really not that big as you might think, so I had to bent my knees to get the camera straight in front of the cockpit. It gave me a much greater photo than the ones I took standing upright. Remember it's always a good idea to take photo's from different positions or angels. Hold your camera higher than the object is (and look down on it) or take a photo from a really low angle (to look up to it). You will see it can give you more stunning or more dramatic photo's. So don't stop with just two or three photo's standing in front of the object, experiment and take more. You can always throw away the ones you don't like at home and after a while you will know what works best with different kind of objects.
