HOME | DD
in-my-viewfinder — Sun set Angel
Published: 2012-02-09 03:40:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 974; Favourites: 40; Downloads: 0
Redirect to original
Description
This is one of the many gate guards at NAF El Centro.silhouetted in the forground is a US Navy F/A-18A-16-MC in Blue Angles colours (or should I say colors as it is American
).This was a very spur of the moment shot as I spotted this sunset brewing
Related content
Comments: 7
I've always said that a significant part of photography is being in the right place at the right time. You were definitely in the right place at the right time here! Wow!
The texture in the clouds really make the backdrop for this; if they were any less sculpted it would cut down on the impact of the shot. The colours in the clouds impart both a serenity (flying in to the sunset) as well as the martial aspects of military aviation (off to do a serious job). There is just enough of a reflection of the sunset on the aircraft's belly to give it definition and interest.
On a properly adjusted monitor (which mine at work is most definitely not) I would imagine that the details of the Blue Angels paint scheme would come through better (I can just make out the "2" and the yellow vertical stabilizer caps), which let us know more about the subject.
The support pylon is placed perfectly to mimic the angles of the wing and stabilizers, thus it doesn't stand out as much and cut down on the sense that we are flying as Number 2's wingman.
I really can't come up with any points to improve on in this photo.
Very well done - thank you for sharing!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Thank you for the compliments!
I'm glad that this came together rite in the 15 seconds I had and I am pleased that you like what I have done
This was a bit of a compromise between a true silhouette and the attempt to keep enough detail to aid the viewer to understand what they are looking at.
Thank you for taking the time to critique
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Very nicely i done. A great sunset made betterwith the Angel in the foreground.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
They do have a good profile for silhouette work
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Thank you!
It was a little last minute but it was nice to have something to take a photograph near by for a change
👍: 0 ⏩: 1