Collision Course by bmac62

Photography • Aviation • posted on Oct 19, 2009

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Photo taken by me on June 14, 2009. No post work except to sharpen. Bill Please ZOOM for full effect. Focal length gives some idea of how close this was. Footnote added Monday, October 19th, 0800 am. Maybe I should leave you wondering but this is a case of, "it is the crop that counts". This McDonald-Douglas F-4 Phantom II actually sits on a concrete pad on display. The landing gear and the parking lot with my Toyota in it have been cropped off:-)

Comments (35)

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bimm3d

12:03AM | Mon, 19 October 2009

wonderful photo and great POV!!!

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Chipka

12:11AM | Mon, 19 October 2009

Impressive and wonderfully moody. I'm a big fan of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica and even though this is not a Colonial viper, or even a Cylon raider, it has that same moody vibe. You can't escape its purpose and yet you're entranced by the beauty of it, the magnificence. Killing machines (including fighter planes) are always like that, and this is superb. The clouds enhance so much of it and the POV is stunning. Wonderful work. I particularly love the dominance of the metallic colors. Even the clouds are the gray of gun metal.

frankie96

12:49AM | Mon, 19 October 2009

Getting down to the business it was designed for..great POV...

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Meisiekind

1:19AM | Mon, 19 October 2009

Oh wow - brilliant image Bill! I really like the POV and the angry sky adds a load of mood! Well done! :)

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bazza

2:53AM | Mon, 19 October 2009

Wow that's close Bill and big lol, nice capture and POV.. well done

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durleybeachbum

3:02AM | Mon, 19 October 2009

Such a powerful composition, Bill! Chip has said it all.

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Rainastorm

4:42AM | Mon, 19 October 2009

Cool POV...great close up action Bill...

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cfulton

4:50AM | Mon, 19 October 2009

Well done, Phantom Wingman! Great POV looks like you are flying... collision course with the storm clouds, or with your team leader? Cheers, Clive

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Digitaleagle

4:56AM | Mon, 19 October 2009

Love the POV and the sky gives it a touch of drama, excellent capture!!

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kenmo

5:10AM | Mon, 19 October 2009

Excellent image...love the POV....

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DAVER2112

6:03AM | Mon, 19 October 2009

Really great pov and capture .:)

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flavia49

7:11AM | Mon, 19 October 2009

Magnificent shot and POV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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moonrancher

7:15AM | Mon, 19 October 2009

Excellent up close and personal. Would make a fine poster with that sky.

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THROBBE

8:37AM | Mon, 19 October 2009

Great POV and shot Bill!

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jendellas

8:54AM | Mon, 19 October 2009

That sky looks dark for June, great shot, looks good in zoom.

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auntietk

9:17AM | Mon, 19 October 2009

This is a fabulous example of what you can do with cropping. The wow factor here is off the scale, simply because you took out all evidence of the ground. Excellent image!!

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drace68

9:42AM | Mon, 19 October 2009

Excellent crop. After you told us it's an F4, I can relate to the long tailfin.

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beachzz

10:27AM | Mon, 19 October 2009

This is just so awesome on so many levels--wow!!

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flora-crassella

10:41AM | Mon, 19 October 2009

great perspective! Great shot!!!!!

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kansas

11:50AM | Mon, 19 October 2009

A wonderful POV. Super photo.

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Kaartijer

12:30PM | Mon, 19 October 2009

Cool capture, Bill!

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prutzworks

1:31PM | Mon, 19 October 2009

interesting pov of this roaring machine

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sandra46

4:22PM | Mon, 19 October 2009

fabulous work: the cropping here has given the photo a terrific POV!

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MagikUnicorn

4:54PM | Mon, 19 October 2009

WOWWWWW AWESOME POV

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goodoleboy

6:19PM | Mon, 19 October 2009

Stellar POV and ominous mood in this shot, Bill! This looks like a typical scene from one of the many airliner-in-trouble movies that have entertained us over the years.

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dbrv6

7:07PM | Mon, 19 October 2009

Eyepoping POV! Kudos.

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tofi

9:39PM | Mon, 19 October 2009

What a gorgeous atmosphere and sky! Excellent composition and subject... looks massive, and makes me wonder what the rest looks like! Most intriguing and fascinating image! Wonderful POV!

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tennesseecowgirl

9:41PM | Mon, 19 October 2009

LOL I took some shots of two different mills in Virginia the other day on the second one that took me all day to find, I got a bit turned around on this country road, anyway by the time I found it, I think I must have been tired because after viewing my photos, I noticed most of the better photos have my car in the left hand corner so I am going to have to do some tricky crop work on them I will remember next time though, lesson well learned. Great shot Bill.

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