Inspiring Photo: Crazy Eight #9860089

Crazy Eight

Uploaded: March 08, 2010 03:15:38 | Entered: June 25, 2015 04:03:00

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A pair of Pratt & Whitney TF33 Turbo Fans (producing 17,000lb of thrust each) on a B-52H. These power plants were upgraded from turbo jet engines on the earlier models. Converted to B&W with PSE7 and NIK Silver Efex.

Canon 70-200L IS + a 1.4x = 280mm. Late afternoon, ISO 250, 1/400th @ f8.0, EC -2/3 (EoD)

Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/400 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 250, FocalLength: 280.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 30D

Comments

Jeff Robinson March 08, 2010

Another view of teh B-52H - Adjustments with PSE7 and the NIK Solarization filter. #1246207

Gord MacEachern March 08, 2010

Very well seen and captured Jeff, really like that you went with B/W!! #8438945

Michelle Alton March 08, 2010

Stunning! Black and white is perfect. #8438968

Tammy M. Anderson March 08, 2010

Fantastic details and B/W image, Jeff. #8438974

Aimee S. McMaster March 08, 2010

....so cool Jeff...they look like a big pair of bug eyes...lol.. #8439002

Douglas Pignet March 08, 2010

Very nice work on this great capture of these engines. #8439015

Karen E. Michaels March 08, 2010

Detail is remarkable Jeff. #8439017

MELODIE C. ROBERTS March 08, 2010

Morning Jeff
They Mean Business!
Fantastic Black and White
Dramatic! #8439047

Manuel Barrera March 08, 2010

Great element of design find and perfect in black and white #8439057

Courtenay Vanderbilt March 08, 2010

Wonderful design and details, Jeff! Must show this to my husband; his ship is powered by two 747 jet engines...wonder if these guys are related! #8439067

Tiia Vissak March 08, 2010

cool tones, shapes & framing! #8439070

Carolyn M. Fletcher March 08, 2010

Super shot! I love this!! #8439111

Robert R. Goodman March 08, 2010

Hi Jeff,Excellent capture.That sure is a big aircraft.Wonderful detail and clarity!!!! #8439127

Claudia Kuhn March 08, 2010

Cool Jeff! #8439147

Jyri Vissak March 08, 2010

Cool find! Well done. #8439200

Amy M. Wilson March 08, 2010

Fantastic capture, details and presentation, Jeff! #8439237

Jeana Clark March 08, 2010

From one end to the other!!
FSANTASTIC Shots Jeff!!
Excellent details and POV!!!
Super Work!!
~J~ #8439250

Maria A. Gonzalez March 08, 2010
Very cool,Jeff...Excellent details and close-up..Well seen and presented. #8439269

Alan L. Borror March 08, 2010
Wonderful image, Jeff! Great tones and EOA! Great work on the conversion. #8439280

Val Feldman March 08, 2010
Excellent detail in this b/w - and beautiful tones - Good eye to spot the potential of a wonderful EOD submit...and the perfect title! Well done, Jeff! #8439349

Tess L. Yee March 08, 2010
Good eye and nice presentation, Jeff! #8439356

Lynn M. Whitt March 08, 2010
Great details, lines, and pov... #8439376

Anita Hogue March 08, 2010
A wonderful design image, Jeff! I too love this in B&W! #8439420

Hal Bambrick March 08, 2010
Excellent B&W Work Here Jeff!!!!!. #8439534

Marilyn Cornwell March 08, 2010
Great work and b&w! #8439539

Chua Wee Boo March 08, 2010
Great framing & perfect in b/w,Jeff! #8439631

Gail Vitikacs March 08, 2010
Creative capture Jeff....you never fail to amaze me! Love this! #8439668

Agnes Fegan March 08, 2010
Wow...wonderful design in black and white; like that title too! #8439701

Renata Gusciora March 08, 2010
Superb shot with fantastic composition,details and tones,Jeff! #8439774

Jack Ryan March 08, 2010
Excellent detail and design...good eye to spot this one. Nicely done. #8439795

Karen Bacon March 08, 2010
Wonderful black and white shots Jeff! #8439858

Shelly A. Van Camp March 08, 2010
Eyeballs!! Great POV and capture, Jeff! #8439863

Ellen Hodges March 08, 2010
Eyecatching and awesome capture, Jeff! #8439901

Kathleen Brennan March 08, 2010
Wow! Striking comp! Great in BW! #8439953

Cathy Barrows March 08, 2010
very cool element from this beautiful bird #8439983

Julianne Bradford March 08, 2010
Great EOD Jeff. #8440105

Murry Grigsby March 08, 2010
Those are some powerful eyes Jeff! Great use of B&W for this comp and I really like the way the silver tones glow!! We are getting rain here today also so I'm really encouraged about this year's spring wildflower display :0) #8440125

Ruth E. Foster-Lindsay March 08, 2010
Excellent capture Jeff! Fantastic comp! #8440212

Renee Doyle March 08, 2010
Very well seen and captured EOD Jeff!!! #8440446

Laura E. Swan March 08, 2010
I had to look away. Those crazy 8's kept staring at me.
HA!
Awesome POV, Jeff! Thanks for the second photo, too!
-Laura #8440472

Karen Slagle March 08, 2010
Great shot of these neat engines and even neater plane, Jeff. #8440622

Ann Coates March 08, 2010
Awesome capture of these power houses and I think the B&W really suits this image. #8440649

Carol L. Fowler March 08, 2010
Both images denote immense power- great capture #8440776

Steve M. Harrington March 08, 2010
Boldly shot, Jeff! I like the composition.
Steve #8440940

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna March 08, 2010
Fantastic EOD image, Jeff!!! Both of them are wonderful!!! :-) k #8440964

Ken Jarvis March 08, 2010
Great shot, Jeff! You are so fortunate you get a chance to capture photos like this one. #8440987

David Phalen March 08, 2010
Love the shapes, contrast, tones and clarity in this excellent B&W image!! #8441000

William C. Raco March 08, 2010
Fantastic photos, Jeff
I love your airplane work
Something I don't get to see
Thanks #8441058

Rony Sagy March 08, 2010
Fantastic images, Jeff. #8441077

Monnie Ryan March 08, 2010
Pretty awesome, Jeff! #8441284

Avril Young March 08, 2010
lovely tones...excellent capture Jeff! #8441442

Mike F. Anderson March 08, 2010
The B/W treatment compliments this eye catching composition just perfectly! #8441447

frank w. degenhardt March 08, 2010
Jeff- I can not get over the way you see things and present them with such beautiful fasination. I just love the EOD you see here and the black and white. It has some fasinating lines. I so enjoyed the story behind the picture, it just adds so much to the joy of viewing your works. Amazing stuff my friend.
Have a great day and take care. #8441490

Sheila D. Robertson March 08, 2010
Love the treatment....and you have such a great eye for design. Beautiful and I never thought a Pratt and Whitney could be:-) #8441604

Margaret R. Barry March 09, 2010
Great tones, comp. and design elements, Jeff! #8441618

Yulianto Soeroso March 09, 2010
if bird fly over this turbine wow? #8441686

Brett Dolsen March 09, 2010
Awesome elements,tones and treatment Jeff!!Love both images! #8441772

Jeff Robinson March 09, 2010
Thanks Everyone Very Much!! Jeff #8441860

Linda Blair March 09, 2010
Ahhhh this is sooo cool...love it in b&w!!!!!!!! #8441961

Derek D. Dafoe March 09, 2010
Awesome Jeff!! Really nice use of B/W!! #8442128

Boyd L. Alexander March 09, 2010
Great composition and design elements Jeff! #8442785

Jeff Robinson March 09, 2010
Thank You!! Jeff #8443638

Tommy E. Burgess March 10, 2010
Wonderful capture with outstanding tones Jeff!! #8444358

a2o akmal aini othman March 10, 2010
splendid! great tones & framing, Jeff! nicely presented. #8444493

Stephen Zacker March 10, 2010
Well seen. Like the full frame #8444598

Jeff Robinson March 10, 2010
Thank You!! Jeff #8446373

John Connolly March 12, 2010
Nice creative work here Jeff! The B - 52H is a most imposing aircraft! #8451261

Jeff Robinson March 14, 2010
Thank You John! Jeff #8455171

Guy D. Biechele March 15, 2010
Cool image and title, Jeff!! #8457011

Jeff Robinson March 15, 2010
Thank You Guy! Jeff #8457824

Nancy J. Locke March 17, 2010
AWESOME shot with a great title!!!
Congrats!
Cheers, Nancy J Locke #8462216

ALLEN O. HOWARD March 18, 2010
Very nice Jeff. Excellent details and application of effects. #8464656

Jeff Robinson March 19, 2010
Thank You Nancy and Allen! Jeff #8465233

Deborah C. Lewinson July 22, 2015
Congrats on your Finalist, Jeff, for this marvelous image! #11335122

Tammy M. Anderson July 22, 2015
Fantastic finalist. Congrats, Jeff. #11335241

Guy D. Biechele July 22, 2015
So cool! Congrats on your Finalist, Jeff. #11335265

Marilyn K. Lincecum July 23, 2015
Wonderful image....Congratulations Jeff on a fantastic finalist. #11336181

Jeff Robinson July 24, 2015
Thank You! #11336431

Emile Abbott July 24, 2015
Congratulations Jeff on this amazing finalist. #11336569

Nadia Paul July 24, 2015
Wonderful finalist - congrats Jeff! #11336872

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