No sooner had I decided on a title for this image and I had Abba songs coming to mind!

Perhaps the recent Eurovision Song Contest had a little to do with it as well! In any case this image really has nothing to do with any of those! I have collected a few aircraft images so far but not really tried to tackle anything really interesting. The idea of capturing aircraft in silhouette does however intrigue me, especially the technical difficulty in getting a sharp moving object while still conveying movement.

This image has achieved some of my goals but I am not sure I like the propellers frozen as if flying with no engines. The shutter speed was very fast which was great to lock in the plane but I think to get a decent amount of movement blur in the props I might have to drop it down to somewhere around the 1/200-1/100s. I suppose I should do the the maths first though and try and nail it first go next time.

Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 509, Arrival’ 1/3200s f/2.8 ISO640 200mm