Light Painting with strobes - Abandoned planes this time!

[MrSix]

A follow up from the previous topic I posted about light painting abandoned trains (http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=53800)

I took a trip to Long Marston airfield and managed to be granted access to the compound where they store a number of old jets and helicopters. Here's a couple from my visit.




This little guy reminded me of budgie, the cartoon helicopter. He was smiling away through the whole photoshoot, despite the rain and cold weather!

 

[RobertP]

Worth the trip to flickr to see these larger

Do you have a lot that didn't come out too well or is getting the light balanced easier than it looks?

 

[Matt Sayle]

Budgie, i remeber that! I used to have budgie wallpaper and bed cover! These are amazing pictures with a lot of mood in them. Helicopter one for me as i like the way the rotor blade draws you to the helicopter.

 

[whitewash]

i agree with matt on this one, i was drawn in by the rotor blade on the helicopter.


a nice idea

 

[MrSix]

Worth the trip to flickr to see these larger

Do you have a lot that didn't come out too well or is getting the light balanced easier than it looks?

In a three hour shoot, I photographed these two planes and one other...if that gives you some idea of the falloff rate

 

[King_Boru]

Wow, a hawker hunter and wessex. surprised they havnt been restored. i hate seeing aircraft graveyards with old classics rotting away.

there is one in argentina which has me-262's, meteors, spits, everything. Just rotting.