Inspection by bmac62
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...first photo uploaded from new camera. Intent of my upgrade is to gain an increase in sharpness and low light capability impossible with my previous camera.
...this photo was taken today at a nearby airplane hangar filled with historic gems.
...this is a very rare German Messerschmitt, Bf 109 E-3 undergoing a very rigorous 25 hour inspection. This aircraft is flown several times a year.
Please zoom for detail and sharpness. Even if airplanes are not your thing. lol.
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HISTORICAL NOTE: This Bf 109-E was manufactured in Germany and deployed in October 1939. Piloted by Eduard Hemmerling, it flew primarily over France. Hemmerling shot down a British Spitfire on July 7, 1940, while escorting Stuka dive-bombers that were attacking British ships in Dover harbor. Later that month he destroyed a British Blenheim bomber and another British plane. But his own aircraft was mortally wounded, and Hemmerling turned back toward France. His failing airplane crashed off the coast of Cap Blanc Nez, killing the 27-year-old pilot. In 1988, a man walking on the beach near Calais noticed a piece of metal sticking out of the sand. It was the tip of this plane's wing.
Comments (33)
danapommet
I zoomed - excellent clarity!
anahata.c
Amazing story of how they found this plane. And this is your first shot (uploaded) from your 5D MkIII. Well, here we see the greater detail, greater gradation between hue and hue, greater fidelity to light and shadow, greater fidelity, period, that this beautiful flagship camera offers. I know you just started at this time, but the differences are apparent. But it also has earmarks that are 'you', though I may have to struggle to elucidate. For one, with all the detail---which could dominate the shot---it still feels like it's contained in a larger vision. Your angle helps that, allowing us to see the "spill of the insides" while also aware of the whole. (Which includes the plane's place in the museum.) I've often seen, in your work, an equal respect for detail and overview, and maybe that's part of what I mean by "classic" and also "care": Ie, that you care enough to show us both. Care for the subject, and care for us. We see an infinitude in the engine, but it's contained by the whole. And such beautiful lines they move into the propeller...But the other thing is, this camera gives voice to your sense of quality in a single area or hue---the way the propellers sweep and the sheen of the hues; or the separation of greens from silvers in the engine. Or that bullseye behind the plane: This is a potpourri, including the rags of the inspector---those are such a beautiful sight in the midst of all that metal. Like the plane is wearing scarves...A wonderful seizing of a moment, and the camera has given you everything you want, to make it all happen. I know you're learning the camera still, but you seemed to get beautiful results right out of the box. Detailed but poetic (as so many of your shots are); and an eye-opener to anyone who doesn't know planes...
Buffalo1
It doesn't get any better in the detail department. Glad they salvaged this "Emil" and put it back in flying condition.