Spitfire 434 @ Biggin Hill 2009

[PeterCollins]

Hey All,

Going to post a couple of my aviation photos for you to look at and give me a little C&C on.

First up a Spitfire Mk IX designated 434, Serving out of Duxford in middle England, she served in 1943-1945 in the RAF’s 222 Squadron and had 7 kills attributed to her. Here she is being flown by the Red Bull air race’s Nigel Lamb at Biggin Hill 2009.

This photo has featured in a couple of publications last year celebrating the spitfire’s 70 years in active service.

Here is the pic



Would have been taken on my D100 with the old push pull 75-300 @ around 300, shutter I think would have been 1/320, having to go off memory as nearly a year old this pic now ;) ISO 200, center weighed metering, hand held, curves, sharpening in PS

C&C welcomed as always

[Jeroen Wijnands]

The moment and the panning is quite good. I would have like to see it stand out a bit more from the background, it now looks to be just as light and the camouflage works too wel.

[Ricardo Rodriguez]

Hi Peter, Are you sure you didn't take the image with the "7D"?? LOL Beautiful vintage plane!

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Peter Having a sensory overload :) Only way to make it better is the bg but one sweet image !! That squadron took a beating in the Battle of Britain and I think they converted to Tempest? at the end of the War !! Sure wish you could post more :)

[PeterCollins]

Alas no :p this was when my D2h's shutter box broke and i was reduced to my backup D100, was a whole airshow with a D100 at 3fps...was torture lol

Hi Wijnands, I seem to remember the photo editor for the magazine did edit the sky with a blue filter, I will try and get a copy of the published image. Was bit of a grey day when i took that but i was quite pleased with it :D

[PeterCollins]

Hi Peter Having a sensory overload :) Only way to make it better is the bg but one sweet image !! That squadron took a beating in the Battle of Britain and I think they converted to Tempest? at the end of the War !! Sure wish you could post more :)

Hi Alfred,

I am glad that you like the pic :D

I will post another in 48 hours ;)

when i get paid i will join the BPN anyway :) very worthwhile site here and love it to bits :)

They did indeed convert to the tempest, this spitfire was retired in 1945 and sold on to private hands after the war, its a beautiful machine. Sounds even better ;)

[Dave Mills]

Hi Peter,beautiful example of a very famous plane. You froze the plane nicely just wish it was up higher and had no conflict with the buildings....

[PeterCollins]

perhaps you will prefer this one?

:p

[Alfred Forns]

Peter I might have the largest collection of Battle of Britain books outside of the UK :)

[PeterCollins]

Peter I might have the largest collection of Battle of Britain books outside of the UK :)

well last year my D2h konked out on me at the beginning of the season, so i wasnt able to take that many pics as i have previous times.

This year I have 6 booked already plus a couple of base visits as well so keep an eye out, my D2x is awaiting ;)

[Alfred Forns]

Both are great but like the bg of the second !!! Sweet !!! .... my two favorite pilots were Malan and Bader ... Bader I met at an airshow in Virginia when I was a kid !!!

[PeterCollins]

Both are great but like the bg of the second !!! Sweet !!! .... my two favorite pilots were Malan and Bader ... Bader I met at an airshow in Virginia when I was a kid !!!

well you should be happy end of June then, there is a big warbird airshow I am going to

so far 6 confirmed hurricanes and 8 spitfires all flying to celebrate the battle of Britain :D

will make sure to post a few ;)

[William Malacarne]

Peter

Very nice photos....here is the EXIF data on them, maybe could have used a little slower shutter speed to show prop motion.

1st One
Camera Maker: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D100
Lens: 75.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-5.6
Image Date: 2009-06-28 159:29 +0100
Focal Length: 300.0mm (35mm equivalent: 450mm)
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.0040 s (1/250)
ISO equiv: 320
Exposure Bias: +2.33 EV
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure: shutter priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Light Source: Unknown
Flash Fired: No
Color Space: sRGB

2nd One
Camera Maker: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D100
Lens: 75.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-5.6
Image Date: 2009:06:28 15:06:43
Focal Length: 250.0mm (35mm equivalent: 375mm)
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.0040 s (1/250)
ISO equiv: 320
Exposure Bias: +2.00 EV
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure: shutter priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Light Source: Unknown
Flash Fired: No
Color Space: sRGB

Bill

[Harold Davis]

peter, the second one is most awesome. i love the old barn in the bg. another airshow buff on bpn. my day has been made!!!

[Dave Mills]

Peter,prefer this one over the original. Has less distractions. I might do 2 things. Give it some CCW rotation and crop out most of the white sky. Shooting at an air show looks like quite a challenge. Need to try that....

[PeterCollins]

Hi Harold,

Glad that you like the photos! I have some others that i will post up as and when i can, 48 hour limit...lol

Dave, i agree I think the 2nd photo is a better capture, that is an un-edited pic that i just happen to have on my space, it could do with some work :p

Hi William, Thank you for that, i posted them from work so i couldnt get to the exif data :D