Crowds

As promised I have had a go at making a model out of some more of the Airshow photos. I am not so sure it works on this as the people are quite small anyway but looking at the big wheel and tower it does show up slightly.
I have other shots that I will apply this technique to but for now here you go!

Model Citizens

While at the air show I managed to get this quick snap of the people watching in the distance.
I thought that they looked like models and highlighted this with some Photoshop techniques!
I like the composition of the shot and think I may apply the technique to a few others from the day.

Here they come!

This post is quite a long one but its a mini series taken from the Air show yesterday in Blackpool....

The Blackpool Airshow was a great experience for me and thanks to my zoom lens I got some great shots!
While editing the images it was quite apparent that some of the planes looked a bit boring against the white backdrop of the sky - until I remembered the work of Josef Hoflehner. His series entitled 'Jet Airliner' are some of the most inspiring images I have seen - ever.

The simple black and white he uses really makes you concentrate on the subject at heart.I know mine are no way near as impressive as it was only a small air show but the idea is there

and I really love how the details stand out with the contrast and being so zoomed in we can see even the details on the sides and wings.

The bomber photo really took to this contrasty style as it appears quite dark and strong looking, which is what it sounded like. I also like the tilt of it as it shows off the propellers and wings.

The last two are also really nice as the smoke adds to the movement without too much blur. I especially like the 'wing walker' shot at the girls on top are in perfect harmony which I find hard to believe at them heights!

Breitling

The Blackpool Air show was a brilliant day for all - but I wouldn't like to have been these two!
I am quite please with the results from the shoot using my new zoom lens and was able to really see what was going on in the air.
These two were doing stunts on top of the plane and we were told that at certain heights they weighed 3 times what they normally weigh due to the G-Force. it was quite impressive that they could do all the stunts giving they had so much pressure pressing down on them!