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Some of my photographs come from the direct inspiration of other photographers I follow on social media or other areas on the web.  Last year I joined Kelby Training for the huge portfolio of educational videos they offer.  I learn best by watching the experts going about the techniques they use to be successful at their craft.

I love to take photographs of aircraft and am constantly challenged with perspective on the subject of my shots.  Do I capture the whole aircraft or just focus on specific areas?

Moose Peterson has a few videos on Kelby that cover photography at air shows.  One of the tips that jumped out at me was to capture details on the airplane with a beautiful cloudy blue sky as background.  Being in Southern California makes this tough.  Our air shows here are typically on clear sunny days with hardly a cloud in the sky at all.

Our recent storm over the weekend and the clearing skies presented a super opportunity to get a shot inspired by Moose’s tips.  I captured these at the Miramar Air Station in San Diego using my Fuji X100.  I processed them in Silver Efex Pro2 as black and white and just love how they came out.  Hope you enjoy them.

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