I can see why you would choose this awesome photo as your hidden gem. The sky was a good contrast to make one stop, stare, and appreciate the red, white, and blue.
Great shot and the sun light in the smoke trails gives it that real WOW factor. I can't wait until the air show season starts. Well done and good luck for the rest of the challenge.
You have definitely found your niche :-) This might be my fave of the series. I really love the specific lighting from the left, the awesome clouds, and the glint detail on the upper planes. Really makes them pop from the black cloud. The faint smoke trails off to the right are just even more eye candy. Top 100 at the very least. On the tiniest of nit picks, there's a tiny bit of blown out white in the middle of the clouds (on the right), and the white smoke trails.
Hey! check it out -- [thumb]//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=761182[/thumb] -- The clouds are fun in yours--we had a very smokey day. I also liked when they made the turn. I especially like the sun coming through the curved part of the smoke.
I have photographed the Red Arrows at two air shows and have been frustrated by the weather and my position relative to the sun. This is a brilliant shot, beautifully processed, using the weather to the image's advantage - my compliments.
I am an airshow guy and from my perspective, this is a great image. The power of the jets against the power of the sky is neat. Old pilots. Bold pilots. No old, bold pilots. Thanks.
Voted earlier now coming back to leave comments. A synchronized flight of the red, white and blues! I do like the widescreen version a bit better for you get a sense of the wide open sky that these fabulous flyers occupy. It gives us/me a better sense of being there at this airshow by allowing us to project into the scene as one of the spectators. Oh don't get me wrong the other version that remember seeing in the portfolio was a fabulous shot as well. But if I remember correctly it was a tight square crop that gave a tight narrow 'tunnel vision view' that does not readily allow one to project themselves as there at the event. Great action, colors and sense of 'being there' to 'witness' this amazing sight. Great job!
I'm always amazed by the number of air show photos that get entered here (I've never been to one and I don't know anybody who has) and they are nearly unremarkable. This however is amazing, there is a real sense of movement, the composition is compelling and the light is remarkable. gets a 8 from me!
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