Re: PAW 23A - more warbirds & aerobatics

Very nice - but one nit:  the P51D was supercharged not turbocharged and
designed for high altitude performance.  The Yak excelled at low altitudes
where it was used to support land battles.

RCB
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Bohrer" <lurchl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 5:49 PM
Subject: PAW 23A - more warbirds & aerobatics


> The Hawker Sea Fury was just a little too late for WW II. It was all
engine
> with a 5-bladed prop attached to a super-light plane. The Russian Yak-9
was
> faster than the legendary P-51D Mustang below 10,000 feet where only one
of
> the Mustang's turbos would operate. (This shot at 1/800 second and
> reasonably sharp with slight prop blur. Light's still pretty hard at
> midday, and there's a little JPEG artifacting in the sky.):
>
http://www.mountain-and-desert.com/California/Airshows/DLC-WAT-FLY-IN0067-5.htm
>
> Speaking of P-51D's, here's one against the mountains at a shutter speed
> just slow enough to show a little prop blur - there's some JPEG
artifacting
> in the sky again in the web-sized file not present in the original:
>
http://www.mountain-and-desert.com/California/Airshows/DLC-WAT-FLY-IN0087-5.htm
>
> And Canon's EF 16-35mm f/2.8L may cost a bit more but has really good
flare
> immunity in this aerobatic smoke shot with a Pitts Special doing the work:
>
http://www.mountain-and-desert.com/California/Airshows/DLC-WAT-FLY-IN0128-5.htm
>
> All comments welcome.
>
> (Leica shots from the airshow to come!)
>
> Mark Bohrer
> www.mountain-and-desert.com
> Adventure travel and wildlife photography
>
>
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