North American P-51 Mustang

[Scott Youmans]

Thanks Joe! The high clouds really made that one, providing a sullen steely sky. Something you'd expect to see in WWII Europe.  Jay's very nice "Welker-ised" Mustang prompted me to post the Valle shot.

[Jay Beckman]

Sexy From Every Angle...

[jslugman]

Chino 2011


North American P-51D Mustang "Buzzin Cuzzin" N251BP KCNO by James O'Rear acm2857 by James "JSlugman" O'Rear, on Flickr


North American P-51D Mustang "Lady Alice" N151MW KCNO by James O'Rear acm2856 by James "JSlugman" O'Rear, on Flickr


North American P-51D Mustang "Hell-er Bust" N7551T  KCNO by James O'Rear acm2855 by James "JSlugman" O'Rear, on Flickr


North American P-51D Mustang 44-73420 KCNO by James O'Rear acm2854 by James "JSlugman" O'Rear, on Flickr

[wingsnstuff]

James, great set.  Love the Mustang and its many colors and names

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours.

[Scott Youmans]

P-51D - Shot at Coolidge 12-27-2011

[Scott Youmans]

P-51D - Valle, AZ, June 2006

[phxtoad]

Still a sucker for that exhaust discoloration.  Note the four engines on the C-47, too.

[Scott Youmans]

Mustang at Valle

[Jay Beckman]

A mix of Silver Effex Pro 2 and Filter Forge 3

[Scott Youmans]

Jay, Very cool. Kind of a ghostly quality.

[Jay Beckman]

Thanks Scott...

Haven't shot anything in weeks and was jonesing to create something so I thought I'd play a little...

[Jeff D. Welker]

A mix of Silver Effex Pro 2 and Filter Forge 3

Man Jay, your grandfather sure new how to use his old Kodak Brownie 127 - great prop blur 

[Joe Copalman]

Vignetting still looks pretty heavy at this resolution (carrying over our conversation from Facebook), but the cracks and scratches look even better here.  If you look at a lot of the photos in museums, they're typically pretty flat in terms of contrast, and with a bit of an ambered/sepia look. 

[Jay Beckman]

Consider This:

The average life of an airframe in WWII was 100 Hours

Given this statistic, wouldn't the aircraft in 1944 look shiny and new?

[wingsnstuff]

I don't know about that.  If you've ever poked your eyes into Mustang magazine and scanned the photos of Mustangs in the field, they look pretty wheather beaten and tarnished although I'm sure there were several new ones in every squadron replacing lost and war weary mounts.  FYI, Mustang magazine might be an excellent reference for your aging experiments/practice.