As I've mentioned before, and most definitely reserve the right to say over and over again, Heritage Flights are difficult to photograph. Not that these are once in a lifetime events, but half of the show is disappearing and will be gone at some point. So you don't want to miss the opportunity.
It seem as if I have settled in on 1/160th second for WWII aircraft. I'd like the get 360 degrees on the prop blur, so may have to slow to 1/100th. But at what cost? But you don't know until you try. And try I will.
One of the nice things about going to an airshow three days in a row, you have a good idea of what is coming. For a one day adventure, I will have to be much faster.
In these two Heritage Flight shots, I have a cheat and a save. For the cheat, I waited until the P51 was perpendicular to me. Took the shot at a normal 1/1600th sec. Nice and sharp - and the prop unless you are really looking for it is tough to tell it is frozen. Cheating, eh? Maybe. And the save? Had to sharpen the shot more than I'm usually comfortable with. But it turned out OK. Never know what you get unless you try.
The Cheat:
And the Save:
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