2005-04-27 - F-111
As part of the Anzac Day events, there was a flyover of an F-111 Fighter Jet. Very impressive machines, even when cruising, as this one was.
I managed to get 6 photos as the jet flew overhead, with my 70-210mm lens. It was low enough to fill the frame reasonably well, so I was happy about that. The light was not good though - very harsh with lots of glare, making it awkward to get much detail. I was fairly pleased with the results but they weren't outstanding so I tried to think of a way to better present my chosen shot. I rotated and cropped the photo to give it a more interesting angle and increased the contrast to bring out more colour and detail in the clouds. I actually was going to post a slightly different shot that showed the plane in greater detail but in the end, I liked the symmetry of this one.
I managed to get 6 photos as the jet flew overhead, with my 70-210mm lens. It was low enough to fill the frame reasonably well, so I was happy about that. The light was not good though - very harsh with lots of glare, making it awkward to get much detail. I was fairly pleased with the results but they weren't outstanding so I tried to think of a way to better present my chosen shot. I rotated and cropped the photo to give it a more interesting angle and increased the contrast to bring out more colour and detail in the clouds. I actually was going to post a slightly different shot that showed the plane in greater detail but in the end, I liked the symmetry of this one.