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U.S. Air Force Thunderbird Aircraft Aviation Photo

U.S. Air Force Thunderbird F-16 Aircraft Photo

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A single United States Air Force Thunderbird F-16 aircraft jet in red, white, and blue doing a slow, high angle of attack pass at airshow center. Sunlight gleams off the fuselage and canopy. Light blue sky is shown in the background.

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U.S. Air Force Thunderbird F-16 Aircraft Photography Information

Goal of the Photo

With this photo I wanted to capture a detailed image of one of the U.S. Airforce Thunderbirds aircraft while in flight. Luckily a single aircraft performed a slow, high angle of attack pass from right to left along the airshow center.

Project Specs

Category

  • Aviation Photography

Camera and Lens Used

  • Camera: Pentax K110d DSLR
  • Lens: ProMaster 70-210mm f4.5-5.6 Telephoto
  • Aperture: f 9.5
  • Film Speed: ISO 200
  • Focal Length: 210mm
  • Shutter Speed: 1/750th second

Software Used

  • Adobe Lightroom Classic CC icon
  • Adobe Photoshop CC icon

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Location and Date

Location: General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (KPIA)
Peoria, Illinois

  • Date: July 11, 2009

Photo Analysis

This photo captures the sleek lines of the F-16 aircraft while doing a pitched up slow pass. It clearly shows the red, white and blue color scheme which contrasts nicely with the light blue background sky. Sunlight gleams off the fuselage and canopy.

Photo Post Processing

The image was slightly dark in the shadows so I adjusted the levels to bring up the shadows which brought out more detail in the underside of the aircraft. In Adobe Photoshop CC the Corcoran Studio logo was added to the lower corner and exported out resized for this website.