Check out the name of this plane and then look at the reflection of the sky and clouds on the nose. It’s not a good shot, but it made me smile.
Funny that I didn’t think about the reflection, as I was struggling to get some good shots of the pilot (my nephew) seated in the cockpit without capturing my reflection in his sunglasses. And a sure sign that I don’t usually photograph people: I didn’t realize until I downloaded the shots that I didn’t take any of him without his sunglasses on. Not good for a posed portrait, so likely back to the airfield again for a few more shots. But, he’s a good sport about it as his mom wants the photos. My favs were the most candid shots because that’s who he is, but those are probably a bit goofier than what his mother had in mind. Professional photographers certainly earn my respect — and they deserve every dime they charge.
Let others do the portraits. This one’s fantastic. You ought to enter it into a contest or something.
Thanks, Emily. I like the idea of the reflection. Now I want to go back and see if I can do a better job of capturing this.