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    Aviation photos on small and medium format

    Aviation is a popular theme and thought I'd start a thread with a couple of images I made about twenty years ago. The F16 was 35mm Provia and the DC3 was 6x7 Velvia.

    Both shoots were for clients. It's hard to beat a day like these.
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    Re: Aviation photos on small and medium format

    Here's a shot of the Liberty Aviation Museum's 1928 Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor. Nothing like experiencing three radial engines, in-person. Shot on 35mm Fuji Velvia 50.

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    Re: Aviation photos on small and medium format

    Stearman 350 factory 3 seater... c1998 in San Diego, CA. Shot on a 6x6 Rolleiflex and cropped... I generally prefer the 6x9 format... Shot on Kodak color print film, don't remember the type, probably portra VC...


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    Re: Aviation photos on small and medium format

    Quote Originally Posted by Embdude View Post
    Stearman 350 factory 3 seater... c1998 in San Diego, CA. Shot on a 6x6 Rolleiflex and cropped... I generally prefer the 6x9 format... Shot on Kodak color print film, don't remember the type, probably portra VC...
    Really nice image, Embdude! Unfortunately, I have never had the chance to do air-to-air imaging.

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    Re: Aviation photos on small and medium format

    Long time ago, I made these for a calendar on the theme 'Vol De Nuit' inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's book from 1931, here you see only a few:

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    These were shot with Hasselblad (leaf shutter!) on FujiChrome 100F, using the technique "Nuit Americaine" (Night by day) With 3 Multiblitz flash generators of 3200J each, about 7 flash heads and a lot of sweat blood and tears...

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    Re: Aviation photos on small and medium format

    Quote Originally Posted by phdgent View Post
    Long time ago, I made these for a calendar on the theme 'Vol De Nuit' inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's book from 1931, here you see only a few:

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    These were shot with Hasselblad (leaf shutter!) on FujiChrome 100F, using the technique "Nuit Americaine" (Night by day) With 3 Multiblitz flash generators of 3200J each, about 7 flash heads and a lot of sweat blood and tears...
    Nicely done.

    I had always wondered if that was the technique.

    I've used flash to lift the subject out from the background before but only perhaps 1/2 to 1 stop.

    Here you look to be using 3 or 4 stops brighter than the ambient.

    Martin

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    Re: Aviation photos on small and medium format

    Quote Originally Posted by phdgent View Post
    Long time ago, I made these for a calendar on the theme 'Vol De Nuit' inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's book from 1931, here you see only a few:

    These were shot with Hasselblad (leaf shutter!) on FujiChrome 100F, using the technique "Nuit Americaine" (Night by day) With 3 Multiblitz flash generators of 3200J each, about 7 flash heads and a lot of sweat blood and tears...
    Those are absolutely beautiful!

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    Re: Aviation photos on small and medium format

    Quote Originally Posted by Martin Aislabie View Post
    Nicely done.

    I had always wondered if that was the technique.

    I've used flash to lift the subject out from the background before but only perhaps 1/2 to 1 stop.

    Here you look to be using 3 or 4 stops brighter than the ambient.

    Martin
    Yes, about 3 or 4 stops, that's the advantage of the leaf shutter, the flash synchronize with all the shutter's speeds.
    The aperture was around 11 and 16, the speed somewhere near 1/500 sec., the film 100ASA, and a ton of Polariöd film (it was before the age of digital).

    Luckily I had powerful flashes, a Diesel power generator, and radio command.
    As I had to wait for the 'right' clouds, I made 2 photos a day...

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    Re: Aviation photos on small and medium format

    Quote Originally Posted by phdgent View Post
    Yes, about 3 or 4 stops, that's the advantage of the leaf shutter, the flash synchronize with all the shutter's speeds.
    The aperture was around 11 and 16, the speed somewhere near 1/500 sec., the film 100ASA, and a ton of Polariöd film (it was before the age of digital).

    Luckily I had powerful flashes, a Diesel power generator, and radio command.
    As I had to wait for the 'right' clouds, I made 2 photos a day...
    Thanks

    Ahh, yes I remember Polaroid test shots.

    Yes, it was easy to blow a lot of Polaroids getting the lighting right before committing to film.

    Martin

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    Re: Aviation photos on small and medium format

    Quote Originally Posted by phdgent View Post
    Long time ago, I made these for a calendar on the theme 'Vol De Nuit' inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's book from 1931, here you see only a few:

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    These were shot with Hasselblad (leaf shutter!) on FujiChrome 100F, using the technique "Nuit Americaine" (Night by day) With 3 Multiblitz flash generators of 3200J each, about 7 flash heads and a lot of sweat blood and tears...
    Beautiful shots!

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