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[bluzman]

FIFI is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress. It is one of two B-29s that are currently flying in the world. It is owned by the Commemorative (formerly Confederate) Air Force and is based at the Vintage Flying Museum at Meacham International Airport in Fort Worth, Texas. It was flown into a local airport last weekend to be exhibited and to provide rides to attendees.

 

The images were captured with a Nikon Z 50 and NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens.

 

TAXI OUT

 

 

 

 

TAKE OFF

 

 

 

LANDING

 

 

 

TAXI IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Nikon Shooter]

Perfect weather by chance… bad reportage by choice.

[krag96]

Good job!  Those old birds need a lot of support.

[bluzman]

Perfect weather by chance… bad reportage by choice.

I have no idea what this means or how it applies.

Good job!  Those old birds need a lot of support.

Thanks

[Nikon Shooter]

I have no idea what this means or how it applies.

I love these planes from the past and documents about them.

These photos were made in light conditions that would have permit to
slow down the shutter speed to at least avoid freezing the propellers.

You could not control the weather but the shutter speed, in both threads,
were not so good decisions, choices.

[Brian]

Perfect weather by chance… bad reportage by choice.

It means someone on the Internet has made another Truly Obnoxious, No-Nothing statement.

[bluzman]

Good job!  Those old birds need a lot of support.

Thanks

[bluzman]

Perfect weather by chance… bad reportage by choice.

 

 

I have no idea what this means or how it applies.

 

 

I love these planes from the past and documents about them.

These photos were made in light conditions that would have permit to
slow down the shutter speed to at least avoid freezing the propellers.

You could not control the weather but the shutter speed, in both threads,
were not so good decisions, choices.

 

In Texas, we value plain speaking. Instead of injecting a vague comment that begged for an interpretation, why not simply say what was on your mind? Had you done so, you would have received the following explanation.

 

Since these old planes are a rarity that speaks to a time long past and largely forgotten, I chose a shutter speed to freeze them in time. That's why the images appear as they do. It was intentional on my part and not a poor decision as you state.

 

I enjoy your work and respect your ability but I suggest that you come to terms with the fact that not every person who takes photographs of a particular subject will do so in the same way as you would. Not acknowledging that comes across, whether intended or not, as arrogance.
 

[Merco_61]

I love these planes from the past and documents about them.

These photos were made in light conditions that would have permit to
slow down the shutter speed to at least avoid freezing the propellers.

You could not control the weather but the shutter speed, in both threads,
were not so good decisions, choices.

How would you hold a light rig still enough to shoot @1/15 or so without a tripod? The duplex-cyclone rund at 2800 rpm at full take-off power and has reduction gear to slow the prop down even further in the B-29. Anything between frozen movement and 1/16 prop disc looks weird. I would have gone with these short shutter speeds when taxiing, but 1/15 in the air. These are my preferences, though.

[Nikon Shooter]

Seeing the light conditions, exposures at native ISO, and 1/15 s imply

very low ƒ stop… ƒ16 or smaller. That is not necessary given that a
greater DoF would not support in any positive way the story telling nor
the value of the document by melting the subject in the whole scene in-
stead of separate it as foreground.

[Merco_61]

Geared radial engines make for very slow propeller rotation, making very slow shutter speeds necessary to get nice prop blur. ND-filters are your friend...