Near Miss Monday

There has been a long standing image floating around the aviation circles of two pilots turned around looking back at the passengers with a Metroliner (San Antonio Sewer Pipe) coming directly into their flight path. I thought it was time to update that scene.

The image of the two pilots was taken on a flight this past week however the windshield was completely blown out so I knew I was going to have some CS3 work to accomplish. First was to get the windshield out of the picture., Second was to drop a blue sky on another layer and third was the oncoming airplane.

A couple of weeks ago, I was on a trip in West Palm Beach FL and an Antonov AN-124 came bee-bopping in for a stay. There was a clear shot between where we had our plane and big bird so I could not pass up the shot. Not knowing I would use it in this format but that does lead to one firm rule of photography. When you see something that is unique... Shoot it. The next rule (free on this post only) is to always keep your good shots regardless of how little you might need them in the future. Anyhow, after a little magic wanding, lassoing, and quick mask work, I had a very unique airplane for a near mid-air collision.

Until Thurs...

Doug