Photos for a pilot

Just wanted to share these photos I prepared for the pilot featured in them.

Good series on him. Some in the air would have been nice?

Very nice series.. I like the work with the desaturated.. Sweet !

nice series
i really like the desaturated one the best i like the color of the yellow standing out the most

Very nice. My heart would have been racing to see those.

Nice Series.

If you have the megapixels to do so, I'd crop #4 down to a much tighter portrait of the pilot for a true "ego shot."

Who is that btw?

Sadly on that day there weren't many keepers of him in the air. Lots of slightly OOF, motion blurred or super soft shots. The P47 was flown a few weeks earlier and I got a few great in the air shots...but he was flying the F8F Bearcat that day, as is normal. Plus, I wanted to use mostly shots that you could tell 110% it was him.

These are the flying shots I got, but I don't think they are worthy of printing. Only this first one is in the collection of prints for him.

Tried to mess with this one to get it to print well, but it just never came out sharp enough.

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #11401738
Nice Series.

If you have the megapixels to do so, I'd crop #4 down to a much tighter portrait of the pilot for a true "ego shot."

Who is that btw?

That one's already a little bit of a crop. Origional shot included 3/4 of the tail. Looks great as an 8.5x11 print. The pilot's name is Carter Teeters.

Well, then I guess the one shot you're missing would be a true "ego shot."

Trust me, Warbird drivers like to see themselves close up.

Yeah, I know what you mean. If I'd been taking pictures for him as a pre-planned gig I wouldn't have focused on that a bit. I try to get shots that include the pilots as often as I can anyway, but the airplanes are the main focus when I'm shooting airshows and fly days.

Neat thing about this deal is he is willing to help him with photo ops. Might be my way to get my foot in the door around here. Lots of pilots and vintage birds in the Pacific Northwest.

Yes,yes you do...

Were you there when Paul Allen's Fw-190 flew the other day?

Sadly, it's not here yet. Restored, first flight and flight testing is California. We are all sitting on pins and needles waiting for it to head up here. And when it does arrive it gets to sit next to the Bf-109 and the FW 190D-13 Dora that's already here. Oh and there's an ME-163 Komet in the window. Sadly the Dora and the Komet don't fly (although they could). Too rare or something. There's also an ME-262 in a hanger getting closer and closer to flying someday soon.

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The Me-163 would probably require a waiver from the ATF. The fuel they used could desolve human flesh or explode in spectacular fashion.

At screen resolution the flying shots look great. What size were you hoping to print them? Pilots may not have the same expectations re sharpness photographers do.