Takeoff: The Alpha to Zulu of Aviation Photography

Section 3: Putting Movement in the StillCreating the Illusion of Flight and Speed

Grumman G-21 Goose | Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec

The phone rings. “You doin’ anything this weekend?” We’d just gotten home from photographing moose in Alaska, and the weekend was only a couple days off. I said, like always, “Nope, what’s up?” “We might have a few air-to-airs happening during the Nut Tree Air Fair. Want to come over?” I couldn’t have said yes any faster. The caller was a longtime friend, and pilot, who was flying the subject aircraft in many of my air-to-air photos. After we hung up, the aircraft he mentioned as possible subjects sunk in. I instantly ...