Air 04 Payerne - 05 (Quick take-off) Photo

Photographer’s Note

Take-off of a F/A-18F Super Hornet for its show. This one is from the VFA-103 "Jolly Rogers" squadron of the US NAVY. This squadron is based on the aircraft carrier "USS John F. Kennedy".

f11, 1/200s, ISO 250, +0EV, 375mm (250mm x 1.5).

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pamastro (7213) 2004-10-03 19:03

Wow, that force is intense. You really show us the power pushing the plane upward. We get a bit of the path of the plane and plenty of room for movement. This was an excellent moment to get. Excellent depth of field. Very sharp on the plane and nicely blurred in the back but still recognizable. The angle of the plane and everything gives a roaring sound to this photo. And a whole lot of acceleration! Excellent job.

kikvel (4772) 2004-10-03 19:16

WOW Phillipe!!!

amazing power of the plane taking off!

very well captured!

K.

umit (56) 2004-10-03 19:21

Well timing always difficult to catch a scene like this

davidao25 (409) 2004-10-03 19:27

"I can feel the heat".
This is great photo Philippe. I believe that your camera wasn't still while you shot the photo. I can see, by those white flowers on the grass, that you were following the plane with you camera and you managed very well focusing the jet.
This was a very hard subject to photograph due to his high speed and diagonal movement. The composition is just wonderful, the alignment with the ground and the colors. What else can I say?? Well, Pamastro already said.
You did a very good work here. Congratulations

edji (1368) 2004-10-03 19:29

Great great shot. I like the framing and the effect creat by the engine of this F/A-18F. Well done.

ayoul (127) 2004-10-03 19:37 [Comment]

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orme (6746) 2004-10-03 23:57

An incredible shot, Philippe. You captured it perfectly. I like the fact that we can see the 'jets of air' coming from the engines. Great detail on the plane. Very well done.

Zanni (5885) 2004-10-04 1:07

Splendid capture. The pov is perfect. You really shows us the power of strong acceleration and the great speed. Good the background a little blurred.

retesh_gondal (173) 2004-10-04 1:21

i must say u got the perfect position of plane so msuch forece, energy....gr8 shot

alainh (35341) 2004-10-04 1:46

Bonjour Philippe,
superbe cliché.
bonne netteté, j'aime beaucoup ton cadrage car il donne de la viteese à l'avion, on a l'impression qu'il t'échappe.
belle prise.
alain

softflower (0) 2004-10-04 2:19

Belle prise au decollage de ce F/A-18F Super Hornet, Felicitations Philippe, j'aime beaucoup !

danielswalsh (13295) 2004-10-04 2:58

Hi Philippe;

I really like this shot. I'm always a sucker for photo's of big heavy machines that have a lot of POWER!!!!
The heat coming off the back of the jet is almost like a spray of blur onto the photo.
Really great shot!

Cheers!
- Dan

Ebbe (9571) 2004-10-04 13:51

A fine flight shot Philippe. The plane is well positioned in the frame and the exhausts blur the background and reak of power. There is a blue thing left of the hangar that could be hidden with desaturation or cloning.

burdallet (0) 2004-10-04 14:00

Quelle énergie .. : c'est d'ailleurs trés gourmant comme truc .. mais c'est surtout
un engin de guerre ... reste à lui trouver une application .. CIVILE .. j'en vois bien une . n'es-ce pas Tom .. Cruise ?
Tourner un TOP GUN N°2 .. mais encore
Kelly McGillis c'est quand meme mieux qu'un F/A-18 truc machin chose !! LOL

nwoehnl (118) 2004-10-04 14:21

Well, that sure is a successful action shot, in the dramatic angle of the rising plane, and the blurriness in the area where the stuff is coming out of the engines. A great rendition of the power of this machine, and almost a bit of a panning effect if I look at the sharply detailed plane versus the surroundings. Great shot Philippe, very exciting.

Rockyboy (20580) 2004-10-04 16:15

Génial la prise de vue et l'effet de chaleur... Incroyable netteté de cet avion à 1/200 de seconde aussi. Très belle réalisation, Philippe!

maphoto (8076) 2004-10-04 17:51

Superbe photo encore une fois, quelle puissance, l'effet est très bien rendu, un cadrage superbe, excellente composition, merci pour le partage.

elihesamian (26091) 2004-10-05 5:20

WOW!!!You h.e.a.r..my sou.nd...Phi.l..i.pp.e:O)

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ma-tibou (4566) 2004-10-05 6:57

Bonjour Philippe, une photo fantastique, quel envolée, L'impression de propultion est bien rendu, quel bel engin. Vraiment BRAVO!
Amitié.

madska (0) 2004-10-05 11:09

c'est superbe.. belle impression de puissance et cadrage bien vu, avec la chaleur et le viiolence de l"air" qui s'échappe des tuyères, et un avion très net.

oochappan (22024) 2004-10-05 18:58

I rather would put this photo under decisive moment as you mannage to catch it in a good composition with all the power of the overheated airstream, sharp and totally freezed. Very good catch Philippe.
Henk

Endy (1025) 2004-10-07 9:01

Excellente capture Philippe. Cela ne doit pas être facile d'attraper le jet sans créer un effet de floue. Par contre, ce qui m'impressionne le plus dans ta photo, c'est la qualité à laquelle déplacement d'air chaud du réacteur est bien rendu, c'est superbe. En même temps, cela crée un effet très particulier sur l'arrière-plan comme si on avait appliqué un filter "blur" et "emboss".

Bravo!

Hanssie (9133) 2004-10-07 16:18

Speed in this picture, I really like the ... (yes, what's coming out of the back of the jet). It's a very sharp one, nice details, an original action-shot, Phil !
Maybe we could use this jet to fly to Jersey and take "your" tankard, no time to loose:-))

Georges (11183) 2004-10-08 12:39

Oh puté le shout ici très bon sa Philippe je suis comblé ce soir une excellente maîtrise pour faire ce type d'image.
Bravo encore que du plaisir a voir ce style de prise.

loupiot (3909) 2004-10-12 12:29

Encore une fantastique image, Phil! Et quelle netteté! Le trouble dû au dégagement de chaleur à l'arrière de l'appareil est aussi bien capturé. Bravo, belle prise!

papagolf21 (55872) 2004-10-15 3:33 [Comment]

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sn00zie (2384) 2004-10-29 11:04

Oh my god! AMAZING!!! this is brilliant... i like the jet-pac effect and the 'gas bag'- amaazzinggg picture. the angle of the plane taking off, the ones in the background and the dof are all simply amazing!

franklee (24) 2005-01-03 11:05

The action is so well done in this photo. Good timming. I fing that the fumes in the back help to make this a very good action shot.