What joins this set of images, in addition to the topic, is the wide-angle perspective which puts the flying machines in their proper environmental context. For the Pentax photos, I used the Super-Takumar f3.5 24mm lens. The converted Billy Record sports a pinhole with an aperture-to-film-plane distance of about 35mm which gives a broad view on the 6x9 cm format.
Pentax Spotmatic
Pinhole (Converted from Agfa Billy Record)
3 comments:
I love these pictures of flying machines. The wide angle helps to give breathing room to the subjects or sets them in context.
The pinholes are outstanding; the balloon has a ghost-like quality, and the sky in the last picture is wonderful. I'm impressed by the sharpness of the pinhole shots.
That P-51 (?) looks great through the 24 mm lens.
The Pentax shots are all of Collings Foundation planes.
http://www.collingsfoundation.org/menu.htm
I'm looking forward to their next visit to Albuquerque in April.
amazing images! I love to see photos of those old machines.... and the sky just adds to their magnificence....
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