Lockheed P2V / P-2 Neptune

[Jay Beckman]

Neptail
Neptune Aviation Service's "Tanker 44" at Porterville, CA

[Jay Beckman]

Tanker 44 returns to parking at Porterville, CA

[Anna M. Wood]

Neptune Tanker 06
Neptune Aviation Services, 1954 Lockheed P2V-5F, Tanker 06, N9855F, on the ramp at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway.

[Jeff D. Welker]

Your image turned out well Anna. Nice work young lady.

[Anna M. Wood]

Your image turned out well Anna. Nice work young lady.

Thank you Jeff....  I enjoyed our conversation Friday evening.

[Joe Copalman]

Your image turned out well Anna. Nice work young lady.

Agreed.  Solid shot, plus it's always a victory when you can tame those sodium vapor lights out there.

[Anna M. Wood]

Your image turned out well Anna. Nice work young lady.

Agreed.  Solid shot, plus it's always a victory when you can tame those sodium vapor lights out there.

Thank you Joe...   

I do not find it difficult to deal with the lighting at Willie.  I set the white balance color temp to 2500K in camera when shooting.  Using the white balance eyedropper and selecting some white paint on the aircraft works most all the time.  This one finished up at 2100K with about +9 on the green to magenta tint scale for white balance in Lightroom. 

[Jeff D. Welker]

An aging Lockheed P-2 Neptune reposing in a private boneyard in Tucson.

P-2 DERELICTION

Hasselblad 501 CM, Ilford FP4+, Zeiss Sonnar f/4 150mm CF