Stills

Welcome JohnJo.....our third John!

I love the sheer 'metal-ness' of this picture. There is no doubt that this is one big, noisy, smelly, dangerous, lump of metal.

At a less emotional level I like the fact that this is taken in a museum. Getting a picture of this quality out of a routine tourist experience (unless you were there working) is a difficult thing. I like the fact that you've seen it as a picture and not just as an aeroplane.

But back to the picture. Just listen to the noise!
 

I like the ligting on the prop, although a possibly too dark at the bottom. The light on the fuselage also adds to the picture. The image does convey a sense of a powerful object.
 

Oh and welcome John
 

Yes, a big welcome, even if it would be useful if you weren't called John!! I read your methodology for taking this on your site and think that it worked out really well. It somehow feels very authentic, as if it was flying, perhaps in a '40s/'50s movie: now if it were to be in b/w with some motion blur on the blades... . But then one would miss the effective colour combination.
 

Welcome John

It is easy to detach this image from what it really is..... a killing machine.

The red cowling is very agressive and by its position it is obiously central to the message I get.

I wonder what the writing on the prop says?..................

............if you can read this you are too close!!!
 

welcome JohnJo. great first contribution. good use of the available light to create an image I would not have guessed it was taken in a museum. well composed. love the use of the reduced colors here. the DOF enhances the sharp and detailed parts.
 

Thanks for all the comments all! To answer a couple of questions, yes this was taken on a museum visit; the crowding of exhibits and the number of visitors made taking a photograph of something whole usually impossible without filling it full of clutter. Now that makes you think before pressing the shutter I can tell you. You should see the outtakes. On the other hand, perhaps you shouldn't.....this was one of the lucky ones.

Rex, I could type out what it says on the prop but it would leave all of us none the wiser. "Blade designations" and all that. I prefer your suggestion. The text on the fuselage informs us that the co-pilot was or is a Mr. Ken. Stubbs.

There's a story behind every machine like this, most lost completely and it's not getting any better.