This one was also taken at the annual "The Field of Flight" air and hot air balloon show at the W.K. Kellogg International Airport in Battle Creek, Michigan. Before I comment on the image, I want to tell everyone what a thrill and privilege that I (and others) were given while at the show. Lt. Col. Richard Cole, Jimmy Doolittle's co-pilot on the day of the famous Japanese raid was there. I had the opportunity to shake his hand, thank him for his contribution to our country, and give him a genuine "hug". I am telling you, I felt like I was talking to God Himself. Goose bumps ran up and down my entire body. He is 97 years old. See link http://www
.doolittleraider.com/raiders/cole.htm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolittle_Raid
This image is somewhat deceiving because of its distortion caused by my 8mm lens. I was actually VERY close to the plane and was able to actually touch the lower propeller blade at the time I took this image pair. I had to position myself that close due to the many people surrounding the plane. Even then, I ended up cloning out a few individuals in photoshop, and masking out a few others using my newly acquired tool, "The Flap Frame". I also had to rotate the frame a few degrees to the right along a vertical axis in order to avoid a window violation
with the wing on the left, yet include the plane's nose as a TTW element. Maybe this rotation will cause some confusion. I dunno. I aligned the image in photoshop, as SPM's "auto-align" feature was not up to the task. ...Too much conflicting distortion for it to deal with, I'm guessing.
Shot taken with a Nikon D7000, Sigma 8-16mm lens (-at-) 8mm. Some remaing shadows that I originally neglected to remove were successfully removed by Brian Wallace. He also did a minor adjustment to the angle of one of the lower frame members. Teamwork!!! Ya can't beat it.
Ray
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