Often, as a child, airplanes were referred to as the “big silver bird”. This description was aimed at civilian commercial airliners rather than military ‘planes (the military always applied camouflage schemes to make their aircraft less visible to the enemy). However, recently, with the restoration of old warbirds (such as the P-51 Mustang, B17 Flying […]
Apr 16, 2012 | Categories:Aviation Photography, Black and White Images, Warbirds | Tags: "Maid in the Shade", air to air, Arizona, AZ, B-25 Mitchell, black and white, D3X, Falcon Field, Lexar Professional 32GB 600X Digital Film, Mesa, military aircraft, monochrome, Moose Peterson Workshop, Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8G ED VRII, Nikkor TC-17 EII, Nikon, photograph, Richard King Photography, silver bird, T-6 Texan, USA, war plane, Warbird | 5 Comments »
When I was 10 my dad lent me the family Brownie Box camera to go on my first school trip - a week away in Swanage. I used all of the three rolls of black and white Kodak 120 film and was enthralled by the results. I haven't stopped shooting in the 40+ years since - and I am still using Kodak black and white 120 roll film!
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