I am a big fan of World War II air power. What a time for the development of aircraft. By the time an aircraft was designed, produced and landed for the first time, there is a good chance it was almost obsolete. But I do like the lines of a slide rule designed aircraft.
One of my favorite WWII aircraft is the F4U Corsair. The distinctive design gets to me. Big engine, big engine noise. And a TV show. But mostly the design speaks to me. It is so different, unique. See it from miles away. Two years ago, I saw this plane fly in SC. Great show, and a good photo.
I am also a big fan of the Heritage Flights during air shows. History in review. In the Thunder over Michigan show, there were three sets of such flights. All were fun to watch. Most were not so much fun to photograph. First, you have to photograph for the slowest aircraft. Usually prop driven. And in the case of this past weekend's A10 flights, the aircraft color matched the sky. No contrast. There will be other opportunities.
This is a good USN pairing, the F4U Corsair and the EA18G Growler. This was taken on the Sunday. On the third day of the show, I was going for for more quality shot than distance. I was using the 70-200 f/2.8 lens on the D500. Not enough reach for most of the show, but when they turned in close I could get some nice shots. The issue with close in shots, it is more difficult to catch a clear image at 1/160th second as the pair are moving aster across the sky the closer you are to the target. So there were a lot of blurry throw away shots - and one keeper.
The keeper.
That gray sky is a killer. Almost looks like a B&W with a F4 color insert. That 1/160 sec shutter speed is just right for that aircraft.
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