Some B&W aircraft

Some B&W aircraft · 02:00 AM

Browsing some old shots i decided to have a go at giving them a more vintage flavour,all were shot in jpeg and messed up in elements.
First shot was given the quasi HDR treatment with topaz adjust first.

chhayanat · 05-19-2009, 02:30 PM

Originally posted by Wombat

Yep, that's dirty allright! Gloucester Meteor? What a day out you had - I'm green.

North American F-86 Sabre. Certainly getting the 1950s look. Whitewashing the vehicles at the rear in Photoshop would complete the impression.

vespa · 05-20-2009, 01:09 PM

Thanks for the kind words chaps,my dad was a De Havilland apprentice and did his national service in the Royal Observer Corps (who's vital role during the battle of britain is largely forgotten).I grew up leafing through aircraft recognition manuals and pinning on my bedroom wall restricted photos of britains aerospace development in the 60's.Not to mention his first editions of the "Biggles" books ao i guess i was doomed from a young age.......we lived a stones throw from the Gloster aircraft works and my first motorcycle ride was down the runway once used by Hurricanes,Typhoons and Meteors

Now sadly an industrial estate although all the roads do bear the names of Gloster aircraft.Couple more-Spitfire and P40.

ll_coffee_lP · 05-20-2009, 04:36 PM

They are all very good, but the first one is f**king AWESOME! Wow!

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mikeSF · 05-20-2009, 11:00 PM

wow, quite a set.
i too think that first shot is gorgeous!! very complementary application of PP too!!

axl · 05-21-2009, 04:29 AM

I love the hurricane shot, really nice one

knumbnutz · 05-21-2009, 06:23 AM

Great images. Got to love the Spitfires and Hurricane and you've captured them well.

FWIW, If you would like to add some age to the photo you might also try a little sepia.
Here is one of my great uncles photos from Africa in WW2.

Cheers Neil

vespa · 05-21-2009, 10:43 AM

As the HDR/mono shot seems to be popular i've tried it with a few more from the same day,all were shot in jpeg then played with using topaz adjust a while ago.Better results could probably be obtained processing a RAW with the final image in mind rather than revisiting old conversions-looks like it would be worth buying the program after all.

ll_coffee_lP · 05-22-2009, 03:30 PM

Yep...new conversions look great. For some reason they seem to have a lot more depth to them.

I like them a lot!

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05-20-2009, 01:09 PM	#17
vespa Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: gloucester uk Photos: Gallery Posts: 147 Original Poster	Thanks for the kind words chaps,my dad was a De Havilland apprentice and did his national service in the Royal Observer Corps (who's vital role during the battle of britain is largely forgotten).I grew up leafing through aircraft recognition manuals and pinning on my bedroom wall restricted photos of britains aerospace development in the 60's.Not to mention his first editions of the "Biggles" books ao i guess i was doomed from a young age.......we lived a stones throw from the Gloster aircraft works and my first motorcycle ride was down the runway once used by Hurricanes,Typhoons and MeteorsNow sadly an industrial estate although all the roads do bear the names of Gloster aircraft.Couple more-Spitfire and P40.

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chhayanat Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Cow Belt Photos: Gallery Posts: 173	Originally posted by Wombat Yep, that's dirty allright! Gloucester Meteor? What a day out you had - I'm green. North American F-86 Sabre. Certainly getting the 1950s look. Whitewashing the vehicles at the rear in Photoshop would complete the impression.

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ll_coffee_lP Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,972	They are all very good, but the first one is f**king AWESOME! Wow! c[_]

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mikeSF Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,620	wow, quite a set. i too think that first shot is gorgeous!! very complementary application of PP too!!

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axl Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nove Zamky, Slovakia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,183	I love the hurricane shot, really nice one

05-21-2009, 06:23 AM	#21
knumbnutz Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 394	Great images. Got to love the Spitfires and Hurricane and you've captured them well. FWIW, If you would like to add some age to the photo you might also try a little sepia. Here is one of my great uncles photos from Africa in WW2. Cheers Neil

05-21-2009, 10:43 AM	#22
vespa Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: gloucester uk Photos: Gallery Posts: 147 Original Poster	As the HDR/mono shot seems to be popular i've tried it with a few more from the same day,all were shot in jpeg then played with using topaz adjust a while ago.Better results could probably be obtained processing a RAW with the final image in mind rather than revisiting old conversions-looks like it would be worth buying the program after all.

05-22-2009, 03:30 PM	#23
ll_coffee_lP Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,972	Yep...new conversions look great. For some reason they seem to have a lot more depth to them. I like them a lot! c[_]

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