I attended EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI last week and while sitting and taking a water break behind some warbirds, I glanced up and saw this view of an F4F Wildcat with her wings folded. The day was bright overcast, basically a giant softbox and I loved how the light was playing across the rivets and painted panels. Nikon Z8 with a Nikkor Z 24-120 f/4 S @ 56mm, 1/100 sec, f/18, ISO 100.
Just this week I stumbled across a YT video of Oshkosh - what a spectacular scene.
My wife's grandfather ferried aircraft during WWII and his (second) wife, who was also an aviator, flew with the WASP group, ferrying planes. She kept her pilot's license well into her late 80's and was an honorary member of the Ninety-Nines whose membership included Amelia Earhart.
My wife's uncle built and flew his own ultra-lights. My wife's mother recalls helping dope the fabric on her dad's biplanes powered by a Curtis OX 5 engine - he also barn-stormed prior to the war. They were all originally from Wichita, KS, an incubator for aircraft and related industries.
Their later years ritual was attending Oshkosh and then heading to Florida to another fly-in; I think the second was focused more on experimental and ultra-light aircraft.
Just this week I stumbled across a YT video of Oshkosh - what a spectacular scene.
My wife's grandfather ferried aircraft during WWII and his (second) wife, who was also an aviator, flew with the WASP group, ferrying planes. She kept her pilot's license well into her late 80's and was an honorary member of the Ninety-Nines whose membership included Amelia Earhart.
My wife's uncle built and flew his own ultra-lights. My wife's mother recalls helping dope the fabric on her dad's biplanes powered by a Curtis OX 5 engine - he also barn-stormed prior to the war. They were all originally from Wichita, KS, an incubator for aircraft and related industries.
Their later years ritual was attending Oshkosh and then heading to Florida to another fly-in; I think the second was focused more on experimental and ultra-light aircraft.
Thanks for sharing. My grandfather was an aircraft mechanic in the Air Corps during WWII and then worked at Pratt and Whitney for 20+ years before retiring and restoring airplanes at the National Museum of the Air Force. I am pretty sure that is where my lifelong airplane "addiction" came from.
Beautifully composed and presented. You saw the shot and definitely made it work. Oshkosh is kind of in my neck of the woods, just a 90 minute drive from my house. I've gone a couple of times on assignment but the nightmare traffic congestion keeps me away now.
Brent
bnfotografie wrote:
Beautifully composed and presented. You saw the shot and definitely made it work. Oshkosh is kind of in my neck of the woods, just a 90 minute drive from my house. I've gone a couple of times on assignment but the nightmare traffic congestion keeps me away now.
Brent
Thanks Brent. I certainly understand about wanting to avoid the show traffic. Since I am from Atlanta, I am used to experiencing that level of congestion almost every day!
