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An aerial photographer explains precisely how he took what may be the coolest photo of 2018

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I agree! Way cool shot.

David
 
Meh.
 
That might just be the coolest photo of 2018.

So far.

In fairness, I haven't seen them all.
 
It's a cool shot but I'll wait til the end of the year to decide if it's the best.

I thought this was amusing from the interview...

I hate to say the word, but I am totally oblivious to where my plane is aiming. (this is when he's hanging out the window)

...and then later he says this about drones...

so a lot of people are flying around and a lot of it is illegal and can be dangerous. (as opposed to what he's doing)

From an ESPN article...

He uses the burst setting on his hand-held Canon camera that captures images at a rate of roughly a thousandth of a second.

Look, a use for spray and pray.

Just having fun, I know this shot took quite a bit of skill and experience.
 
Bill Ferris said:
It's an amazing photograph...perfectly timed to the tenth of a second. Anything that betters it, is doing to need to be really special.
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He was shooting a burst.
 
Bill Ferris said:
Do you really think timing the exact moment the photographer's plane would be over the 50 to coincide with the exact moment the B2 would be over the field but not obstructing our view of anything, important, and timing the start of his burst to capture this alignment of two planes moving at a combined 300 mph did not require impeccable planning, execution and skill?
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Yes but mostly by the pilots, not the photographer.
 
tbcass said:
Bill Ferris said:
Do you really think timing the exact moment the photographer's plane would be over the 50 to coincide with the exact moment the B2 would be over the field but not obstructing our view of anything, important, and timing the start of his burst to capture this alignment of two planes moving at a combined 300 mph did not require impeccable planning, execution and skill?
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Yes but mostly by the pilots, not the photographer.
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tcg550 said:
tbcass said:
Bill Ferris said:
Do you really think timing the exact moment the photographer's plane would be over the 50 to coincide with the exact moment the B2 would be over the field but not obstructing our view of anything, important, and timing the start of his burst to capture this alignment of two planes moving at a combined 300 mph did not require impeccable planning, execution and skill?
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Yes but mostly by the pilot's, not the photographer.
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The pilot was the photographer.
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In that case my hat goes off to him for his piloting skills.
 
tbcass said:
tcg550 said:
tbcass said:
Bill Ferris said:
Do you really think timing the exact moment the photographer's plane would be over the 50 to coincide with the exact moment the B2 would be over the field but not obstructing our view of anything, important, and timing the start of his burst to capture this alignment of two planes moving at a combined 300 mph did not require impeccable planning, execution and skill?
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Yes but mostly by the pilot's, not the photographer.
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The pilot was the photographer.
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In that case my hat goes off to him for his piloting skills.
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From the article...

I hate to say the word, but I am totally oblivious to where my plane is aiming. (this is when he's hanging out the window)

So maybe skillful but maybe reckless.
 
tbcass said:
Bill Ferris said:
Do you really think timing the exact moment the photographer's plane would be over the 50 to coincide with the exact moment the B2 would be over the field but not obstructing our view of anything, important, and timing the start of his burst to capture this alignment of two planes moving at a combined 300 mph did not require impeccable planning, execution and skill?
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Yes but mostly by the pilots, not the photographer.
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Did you read the article? The pilot was the photographer!

Here's an excerpt: In fact, the way [the pilot] took this photograph was literally half-hanging out the window of his plane, his Canon 5D Mark III fitted with a 70–200 mm lens, working the rudder pedals on his craft to put himself in position to fly right over the bomber, as it approached at 200 miles per hour from the opposite direction.
 
If anyone is interested here it the air traffic controller recording of the flyover from the bomber. There is quite a bit of dead air until about the 1:45 mark.

It's the third recording in the list.

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