(Air) NAF El Centro .. A Slightly Different Take

I'm shocked that you Photogs are standing on the runway edge line...ask for the inch and take the mile!

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #13439509
If you have access to the right "ear" you might plant that seed now. Volunteer to lead the activities and you benefit from the better location(s) as well.

"Photo Pits" and "Photo Tours" are very popular money maker for airshows these days...

You're right. I think I'll talk to the museums manager and maybe try and get a name or two. We (the museum) have a long standing relationship with the airshow.

Magic 24 wrote in post #13440488
I'm shocked that you Photogs are standing on the runway edge line...ask for the inch and take the mile!

Come Again?

It's what we're there to experience. It's part and parcel of why we go there and it's fully sanctioned by the Public Affairs Office.

In fact, as he's fairly new to NAFEC, the base CO came out to see what we do and was, I'm told, suitably impressed with how we handled ourselves.

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #13441311
Come Again?

#17 of your thread explains it best!

And we routinely remind people to back up if they continuously crowd the line.

We all "touch" the line when jockeying to get shots past and around other people and then we back off. One shot is not indicative of overall behavior.

Considering that this is a photography forum, shouldn't you have said "We Photographers...?" and not "You Photographers...?"
I guess you've never bent a rule or gone the extra inch to get a shot, huh?

Jay, I love your work

Thanks...

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #13441311
the base CO came out to see what we do and was, I'm told, suitably impressed with how we handled ourselves.

Always handy to have the Boss onside

Phil

UK_Tomcat_Fan wrote in post #13440254
Jeff / Jay, could you give us "normals" some of your Godly conversion tips?

Jay, did I guess you missed this reply through all the talk of inches around here...

Yeah, measuring things in inches seems to be a popular pastime on POTN of late...

But, I digress.

Conversions via judicious use of Nik Silver Effex Pro 2...

Like everything else, it starts with good light that allows the texture and details to read well and then it's a matter of choosing a base color filter which maximizes contrast (orange or red makes blue go darker), tweaking the contrast and "structure" levels for highlights, mid-tones and shadows and then sharpen to taste.

I often make a "screen" layer on top of the base B&W layer, mask it off and then go in with a very soft brush and enhance the prominent highlights. Some like to work with brush pressure and make multiple passes on the mask, but I prefer to use a set luminance level that I think will give me the result I want in one pass. If I miss, I just hit CTL+Z and adjust as necessary.

I'll do some selective burning and detail sharpening as well...

And Robert is your Father's Brother!