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Warbirds (Gallery)

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I am also a very serious aviation photographer and I picked up this book on a whim. There are a lot of very well done compositions in this book. Many are images to brag about and show both the artistry and skills of the shooter very nicely. On page 161 there is really interesting shot of the CAF Tracker starting up with exhaust smoke. On page 46 and 47 we have truly unique perspective on the B25. The shooters use of perspective on many of the images is excellent!!! Sadly though there are a number "almosts" and though you can see the intent of the photo, it just doesn't quite make it. Even more unfortunate is that on many of these "almosts" there is also a lot of obvious Photoshop work. On these images you can see such things as excessive image noise, over use of the sharpening tools, and the shadow detail control. Three really clear classic examples of this can be seen on pages 80 and 81. A cool composition with a pair of L-Birds with a warm sun, but there are halos around the wheels and around the fuselages, and the noise is almost distracting from the image. On pages 56 and 57 what could have been a nice air to air of a chrome BT13 is again ruined by excessive image noise under the wings, halos around the wheels and an obvious attempt to correct it. Then on page 191 we have the classic high speed fly past by an F18 Hornet. Great shot, except for the horrible image noise under the wings. I do think the book is worth the $15 or so that it costs, and if your into aviation photography it is certainly worth a look. But there are quite a few images that I would not have included in the book.