'P51 Pair'

Composite of P51 pair shot at Duxford against a more sympathetic

background.

Pat,

 

Nice work to get the nice sharp capture. The background definitely suits, as well.

Great shot Pat. Nice and crisp. Love the colours too.

"Roger that!" P51's looking good here! great image.

 

 

Well, looks like i'll be the naysayer. Pat, i think this a great picture, but something doesnt seem right, they seem like they were dropped into the frame. I think the far plane should be a soft/OOF, but i think moreso that there needs to be some shadow play or something. Sorry i cant be more specific.

I think it's fine. The compositing would have fooled me except that the top two prop blades of B7-H seem to be clipped off. On closer inspection the transition around the prop of WZ-I is not perfect either and there seems to be more noise in the airplanes than in the sky, but I wouldn't have looked for these if I had not known to. Aesthetically it's a nice enough picture and certainly a cheaper way of getting a sunny sky backdrop than moving to Texas.

 

You know how I feel about those composites... (sigh) but this is a pretty fine exapmple of one.

OK August - right as usual - have reworked the prop blades (blades are always a real pain in composites) but have to leave the noise as is. This is one of my earliest attempts at composite work and I guess it shows somewhat. Thanks for the input from all, always welcome. Pat

Why not add a little noise to the whole picture?