The need for speed, a photo from Overijssel, North

Photographer's Note

And now for something completely different... I couldn't resist posting one of my aviation (my other hobby) pictures on TE. I hope you don't mind.

Anyway, it has to do something with the Dutch culture as well. Aircraft spotting is a very popular hobby in the Netherlands. Together with people from the United Kingdom, the Dutch have the largest population of aircraft spotters of the world. The Royal Netherlands Air Force even allocated special spotting areas near its airfields, where you can have a good view on the aircraft operations. This picture was taken on the annual open days of the Dutch air force on the airbase Twenthe near Enschede. It shows a "Tornado" jet aircraft of the German Navy. I tried to catch the speed of the aircraft (probably around 500 km/h) by using a relatively long exposure time. As the pilots decided to fly very low, the trees in the background are helping to show the movement of the jet.

P.S. I believe that I used the following settings when I took this picture: 1/250 sec, F5.6, 300mm.

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allotfy (1525) 2004-02-01 17:15

Perfect shot .. this is very Great shot for TE .. you shot it very well i know it is very hard shot i like the trees in the back ground which show really how much this jet is fast .... well done

robiuk (10807) 2004-02-01 17:54

I'm not into airplanes but this photo attracted my attention because of the painting on the plane, sharpness and I also liked how it looks as if the plane touches the top of the trees.
I would find it useful if there was an info on aperture and F-stop.
Good shot and note. Thanks, Michael!

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khadem (341) 2004-02-01 18:19

Good shot and perfect timing, well done job not a easy one.

jiherka (4552) 2004-02-01 20:04

Perfect shot. The aircraft is neat, The background fuzzy just enough to show the speed. I would have give less space on hte bottom to not put the aircraft in the center of the picture. It is to geometrical.

cool_s15 (4050) 2004-02-01 22:45

Great shot! I supposed that it wasn't easy to get this action... Sharp detail on the jet. Very well captured.

Darren (6823) 2004-02-01 23:09

Good shot. Nice job with panning, the plane is nice and crisp. Your exposure is good too, which is more impressive because you are shooting against a not pure blue sky. Too bad the pilot wasn't flying just a little bit higher so the plane was just above the tree line. Good work on this one.

dtoombs (62) 2004-02-02 3:25

Wonderful action, captured with perfect focus! Would also be interested in knowing what your shutter speed was here.

jhm (211734) 2004-02-02 7:56

Great shot! And perfect timing, well done job not a easy one. Very nice shot and Tornado it lovely. Good text.

PLD_images (7149) 2004-02-02 17:00

Fantastic photo. You can really feel the speed. This is not an easy shot to do, and you have captured realy well. The definition on the plane is great. Good job.

Did a little WS for the pleasure of it.

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jrj (34843) 2004-02-03 6:26

You did well Michael in capture this Tornado in the bypassing. Very good action shot.

robbertjan (2906) 2004-02-03 11:44

Wow!!!! What a great shot Michael. This one is very difficult. And you did it. What a speed you have captured in this picture. Good, good, good. I hope you have more aviation pictures..Well done.

judhi (769) 2004-02-07 12:46

Amazing shot!
I never even successfully panning a motorbike :)

swallace (980) 2004-02-11 10:29

Very cool picture. The details of the aircraft with the motion showing in the trees is amazing. Very well captured. Awesome shot.

Ebbe (9625) 2004-02-12 16:37

This is a very well done aviation picture Michael! The panning is excellent and the position just over the treetops too. The decorations on this craft is a plus compared to standard grey. I grew up close to a military airfield during the "haydays" of the cold war, those were the days for plane watching....

bebel (7588) 2004-07-09 4:56

Bonjour Michael ! je n'aime pas ce genre de sujet mais j'apprécie les qualités de ce bel instantané, j'imagine que techniquement, c'est difficile d'obtenir un si beau résultat : netteté du sujet par rapport à sa vitesse exprimé par l'arrière plan, détails de la carlingue, souffle du réacteur. Très bon travail.

Steely (895) 2004-07-09 5:07

Wow....wonderful shot !

rabani (9645) 2004-08-02 3:45

A very good example of panning. The subject is sharp while the background is motion blurred.And your note is also helpful. Great action photography Michael.

photoniall (0) 2004-11-21 7:39 [Comment]