Critique Welcomed Slow, Nose-Up Pass

[Brian Moore]

This is from the Great Pacific Airshow in 2017. That year the featured performers were the US Navy Blue Angels. (In alternating years it was either the Blue Angels or the US Air Force Thunderbirds.) The aircraft is an F/A-18 Hornet.

Because the airshow is conducted over the sea at Huntington Beach, and because the marquee performances take place in the afternoon, and because the sea at Huntington Beach is to the west, it was sometimes hard to get as good an image as you might want because of the sun descending behind the aircraft. (East Coast air show attendees don't have that problem.) Anyway, the glittering water is interesting to me as is the color of the smoke and its shadow. (I admit to doing some post-processing for this particular look.)

Canon 7D with Tamron 18-270.

 

[Dave Farnes]

Most unusual colors, makes for a fine shot. The smoke and sea match, almost as if the plane is using the smoke to color the sea.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

A well-caught composition, Brian. I like the shadow of the exhaust fumes on the water.

 

[Brian Moore]

Most unusual colors, makes for a fine shot. The smoke and sea match, almost as if the plane is using the smoke to color the sea.

Thanks Dave. There was a lot of dissipated smoke hanging in the air.

 

[Brian Moore]

A well-caught composition, Brian. I like the shadow of the exhaust fumes on the water.

Thanks Rob. I managed to get a few shots similar to this that I thought were half-decent but I posted this one because I liked the shadow of the smike, also.

 

[Pete Askew]

Not only fabulous light and balance, but the interesting sense of scale both through the boats and the rigs in the distance.

 

[Brian Moore]

Not only fabulous light and balance, but the interesting sense of scale both through the boats and the rigs in the distance.

Thanks Pete. Much appreciated.