Sep 4, 2021 | AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR, F-16 Fighting Falcon, Nikon D200, Nikon D200 Soup
Nikon D200 Soup | F-16 Fighting Falcon The F-16 Fighting Falcon Demo Team put on a spectacular show. For more soft sepia images, see Soft Sepia Aircraft | a 7 Image Story.
The Back Story After they completed their flight and just before capturing this image, the wall of fire bombing reenactment happen leaving the nice smoke background. One of my most difficult challenges at air shows is getting a decent background for images. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
Details…
| Event | Rockford Airshow |
| Location | KRFD Rockford Airport, Rockford, IL |
| Date/Time | 7/03/2007 12:12pm Local Time |
| Weather | Partly Cloudy | 80°F | Moderate Winds |
| Method | Simple click after waiting for a good background. |
| Gear | Nikon D200 with a AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR lens |
Exposure
| 80mm (120mm) f/8 1/250s 0ev 200iso |
| Post | Converted to B&W, soft sepia. |
Dec 18, 2018 | 7 Image Story Posts, AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR, Black & White, Daily Image 2018, F-16 Fighting Falcon, Nikon D200, Soft Sepia Aircraft
Soft Sepia Aircraft | F-16 Fighting Falcon The F-16 Fighting Falcon Demo Team put on a spectacular show. After they completed their flight and just before capturing this image, the wall of fire bombing reenactment happen leaving the nice smoke background. One of my most difficult challenges at air shows is getting a decent background for images. For the whole story with all images, see Soft Sepia Aircraft | a 7 Image Story.
Dec 16, 2018 | 1 VR 10-30mm f/3.4-5.6 PD-Zoom, 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, 7 Image Stories, AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR, AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 ED VR II, AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, AF-S TC 2.0 E III Tele-converter, Aviation, B-25 Mitchell, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor, F/A-18 Hornet, IMHO, Nikon 1 V3, Nikon D200, Nikon D300, Soft Sepia Aircraft, Spartan 7W Executive, Waco YKC
Soft Sepia Aircraft | a 7 Image Story Some airplanes look really nice in B&W Sepia, some don’t. Weather and background also make a big difference whether a B&W will work for a given airplane at a particular location. My preferences tend to be sharp contrasts and a larger depth of field. Generally, I capture the images in color and convert to B&W in post; even if I know the finished image will be B&W.
Just like color aircraft images; bald skies are the pits. The bald sky tends to end up almost black. A few clouds make a big difference, particularly on flying aircraft.
Each image will be posted individually this week under category Soft Sepia Aircraft.
Click any image below for a slide show!
Mar 11, 2018 | 7 Image Story Posts, AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR, Crop or Not, Daily Image 2018, F-16 Fighting Falcon, Nikon D200
Crop or Not | 35mm 2×3 This F-16 Taxiing is cropped in standard 2×3 scale. I could get no closer due to the airfield fences. The 80-400mm lens gave me some flexibility. The moment happened so fast, I did not have time to adjust a bit after panning for a different shot. The crop allowed a decent image to post, but not good enough for a nice size print. To see the entire story with all seven images, go to Crop or Not | a 7 Image Story.
Nov 17, 2016 | AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR, Aviation, Daily Image 2016, F-16 Fighting Falcon, Nikon D200
F-16 Taxiing This F-16 Fighting Falcon taxied through smoke left behind from a simulated bomb run at Rockford AirFest a few years ago.
Jul 31, 2016 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Aviation, Daily Image 2016, F-16 Fighting Falcon, Military Aircraft, Nikon 1 V3, P-51 Mustang
This Heritage Flight with a P-51 Mustang and a F-16 Falcon features the best of the best, old and new. OK, you may not think the P-51 was the best fighter of WWII and you may not think the F-16 is the best top of the line fighter today. but they are unquestionably both top of the line fighters of their day.
Apr 9, 2015 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Aviation, Daily Image 2015, F-16 Fighting Falcon, Military Aircraft, Nikon 1 V1, The Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds The Rockford AirFest is coming the first week of June; the 6th and 7th. Hopefully, we’ll have partly cloudy skies this year for the Blue Angels.
Jun 8, 2014 | AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 ED VR II, Aviation, Daily Image 2014, F-16 Fighting Falcon, Military Aircraft, Nikon 1 V1, The Thunderbirds
These guys are just amazing; the Thunderbirds in the F-16 Falcon flying a routine like this right on the deck.
