Sat Jan 06, 2001 7:33 pm
I was not questioning his skill as a photographer. Just the timing was all luck. What skill do you need to find the spot to take the shot. Anybody with a little intelligence would have known that it was going to fly between the building and it would have been all timing and luck from there. For those of you who don't know, the nmirror lifts before the shutter opens, at this point you are not looking at the subject, then the shutter opens or slides depending on the camera and then the exposure is made. To take this shot, I would guess he hit the release button as soon as he saw the nose and by the time his reactions had taken place and the camera had done his thing, a few little milliseconds, perhaps longer would have elapsed and the aircraft proceeded a little further, I like the shot and wish I had taken it however, being a photogfrapher myself I know when I have jagged a shot and when I have used real skill
Glenn