P-51 "Mustang" & A6M "Zero"

North American P-51 "Mustang" and Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" at the Olympic Air Show in Tumwater, WA

Beautiful Shot! This really illustrates the difference between pre-WWII fighters and those developed during the war.

Very sharp, but 1/4000 sec. is just too fast for prop planes. See the "Airshow guys - prop freeze?" & other links in post #2 of: Shooting airshows in Manual

PhotosGuy wrote in post #14596341
Very sharp, but 1/4000 sec. is just too fast for prop planes. See the "Airshow guys - prop freeze?" & other links in post #2 of: Shooting airshows in Manual

How do you know his settings?

I really like your picture!

Voaky999 wrote in post #14596300
Beautiful Shot! This really illustrates the difference between pre-WWII fighters and those developed during the war.

They were contemporaries...

Perfect framing and exposure but yeah, like Frank said, way too fast on the shutter speed...

You can get acceptable prop blur at 1/500 and the results just get better the slower you can (comfortably) go. Better "acceptable blur" and a sharp shot than a shaky, blurry mess with a full prop arc.

Knobspinner wrote in post #14597839
How do you know his settings?

find an "EXIF viewer" or maybe it is already in your browser.

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Lens: EF400mm f/2.8L II USM
Image Date: 2012-06-16
Focal Length: 400mm
Focus Distance: Infinite
Aperture: f/11.0
Exposure Time: 0.0003 s (1/4000)
ISO equiv: 2000
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Manual
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Photographer: Erik Anderson
Copyright: © 2012
Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.6 (Windows)

There really is no reason for ISO 2000

As mentioned, I wish there was more prop blur. Nice shot, none the less.

I get what you guys are saying about prop blur. As this was my first Air Show, I was being very conservative. The 1D4 is a very powerful tool and to my eye it takes a minimal hit in IQ up to ISO 4000. In the future, I plan on throttling it back.

What appeals to me in this image is the cloudy background. It's subtleness highlights the Zero and the gradation prevents it from being too boring. A blue sky may have detracted from the Mustang. It wasn't anything that I specifically planned, it just turned out to be a "happy accident" as Bob Ross would say.

There's no question that you flat out nailed the expsoure...