The Feeling of a Flyover by taffy

The Feeling of a Flyover

I've really enjoyed processing the photos from the Blue Angels flyover. After thinking about the images and the actual experience, I tried creating an image that conveyed the feeling rather than the literal viewing of the event. Here's one attempt.
And thank you to those who explained the lone plane as being the videographer of the event. The pilot of that plane must have an amazing view of the experience!
To get a sense of how fast they were going, and why I needed to use 'burst' for the shutter speed, here's a collage: https://365project.org/taffy/the-also-ran-ph/2020-05-14
Excellent on black, very cool processing/edit
May 14th, 2020  
This is spectacular! A fav.
May 14th, 2020  
Very cool I like what you did here
May 14th, 2020  
great sun rays.
May 14th, 2020  
Fun project well executed.
May 14th, 2020  
This really sings "Off we go, into the wild blue yonder . . . "
May 14th, 2020  
powerful in more ways than one
May 14th, 2020  
I do like the feel of this - you have conveyed speed, excitement and a special occasion.
May 14th, 2020  
Yes you've certainly captured the feeling here
May 14th, 2020  
You've absolutely executed what your concept was! So well done and so much more than "well seen".
May 14th, 2020  
A wonderful and powerful edit
May 14th, 2020  
This is powerful, Taffy. The “sun” is quite amazing too.
May 15th, 2020  
Great minds eye edit
May 15th, 2020  
Wow - straight out of a science fiction movie - love this!!
May 15th, 2020  
That is really impressive editing.
May 15th, 2020  
Stunning image giving us a real feeling of the speed! Fabulous processing!
May 15th, 2020  
Super fav
May 15th, 2020  
Yup...this expresses the feeling really well
May 15th, 2020  
perfect photo — I was told the lone aircraft was to honor those who have died
May 15th, 2020  
Very nicely done!
May 15th, 2020  
Exceptional capture
May 15th, 2020  
Love the idea of the feeling of the shot! Great title too! A success. Thanks for the collage and info as well! Fast!
May 15th, 2020  
This is a very special capture. Something very gentle about it, despite the power behind the aircraft.
May 15th, 2020  
The trails from the front ones really give the feeling of speed - the little video plane looks positively sluggish :!
May 15th, 2020  
This is a whoosh with a smile and a wow! Just how it makes me feel when I see displays like this. Absolutely thrilling and can't keep the smile off my face.
May 15th, 2020  
Wow, really love this - fav
May 15th, 2020  
WOW!
May 15th, 2020  
Fabulous edit! Great job of creating the feeling of power and magic!
May 15th, 2020  
Wow, very cool.
May 15th, 2020  
Great action capture. Fav!! 😀
May 15th, 2020  
Excellent
May 15th, 2020  
I can't imagine how exciting it must have been to see them from your height- it's pretty awesome to see them from the ground! Great shot.
May 15th, 2020  
Very nice processing and action shot!
May 16th, 2020  
Love your image!
May 16th, 2020  
you can feel the speed even in this still image -- and yes, I can see why you made it glow!
May 16th, 2020  
Fav
May 16th, 2020  
question: did you have to use a tripod? this is an awesome shot. our snow birds did their flyovers during mother's day and i think they're out west now.

ps - i looked at your exif and i would assume you used a tripod as you used your 600mm.
May 17th, 2020  
@summerfield No tripod as I had to move too quickly to capture them. The lens got very heavy by the end of it!
May 17th, 2020  
Nice to see this in the TT! Easy fav for me :)
May 22nd, 2020  
Congratulations on TT!
May 23rd, 2020  
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