Essentially a "sunny 16" exposure although it was actually made by taking a manual spotmeter reading from the hills south of the airfield.  The shutter speed of 1/125 s was used throughout the entire airshow to blur the props ("airscrews") to produce images that more closely match the eye-brain perception.  Since all shots with the 400 were panned on a monopod, the keeper ratio is very small.

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Notes as above.

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Notes as above.

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Notes as above.

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The camera was carefully isolated from the airframe vibration (1930 vintage airliners shake a lot).

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A grab shot that necessitated a quick step over the chalk line separating the crowd from the aircraft.

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Notes as above.

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Notes as above.

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The keeper ratio gets much better when the subject stays put.

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Notes as above.

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Notes as above.

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Notes as above.

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Notes as above.

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Indianapolis Air Show, October, 2002.

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