Firing down the air show center line from right to left, piloted by Randy Ball, the cold war era MiG-17 jet aircraft painted in silver with red striping, accents and a red star on the vertical stabilizer streaks past the air show audience in level flight. Bright orange flame unleashes from the afterburner jet engine with light blue skies creating a backdrop.
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MiG-17 Cold War Era Jet Aircraft Aviation Photography Information
Goal of the Photo
At the Decatur 75th Anniversary Airport Air Show several radial and piston driven aircraft had performed up to the time of pilot Randy Ball demonstrating the MiG-17. The contrast between the relatively slower propeller driven aircraft and this jet powered plane was stark. With this photo I wanted to show off that intense power on display.
This photo conveys the raw speed that this early cold war era jet was able to produce. The inclusion of the orange flame gives a true sense to the viewer that this jet is moving at incredible speeds. Without the flame, the jet would almost appear to be hovering as there isn't anything shown in the background to get a sense of motion with this fast of a shutter speed. In reality the aircraft was likely moving at more than 300 mph.
Photo Post Processing
Only slight changed were needed to be made in Adobe Lightroom to this photo. Exposure, shadows, whites and blacks were all slightly increased and color temperature was dropped. A slight amount of sharpening in the detail was also performed. Over into Adobe Photoshop the Corcoran Studio logo was applied in the lower right and the photo was exported.
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