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[-] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago

This is insane that someone captured this photo!

[-] MajesticSloth@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago

Jim Meads took the photo. He and his family were neighbors of Bob Sowray, who was supposed to be flying the plane originally. He told Jim he was going to be flying that day, so Jim took his kids to see it.

[-] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Thank you for the additional details

[-] Anamana@feddit.de 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Especially with the photo technology back then. I guess there wasn't really time for a second shot. It's actually a quality pic as well.

[-] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 years ago

I have a camera from… before that era (a cannon retina II from 1937-1939 that my grandfather used during the war), it has a textured film advance knob that’s super easy to use quickly. Someone skilled with their camera could probably get 3-4+ shots if they were prepared for it. If they had a camera with a film advance with the flip-up swivel knob, it could be considerably more.

I used mine for a photography course (everything about it still works flawlessly, just missing some powder coat paint from a couple places) and without much skill I could have managed maybe 2 myself - but analogue cameras were dying when I was growing up, the closest you’d usually come is those disposables or cheap plastic shell cameras, and you couldn’t do much with those. So totally different skillset than I was exposed to.

[-] Anamana@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago

Thanks for the knowledge, didn't know :) just knew I had a lot to learn regarding old cameras

[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago

Wow, what a great shot.

[-] vettnerk@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

This amazing picture looks like an opening slide to WTYP.

Justin: "In this picture you can see a Lightning F1... It's not supposed to be like that. But before we get ahead of ourself, we have to ask the fundamental question of: What is a plane."

[-] EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

For reference:

Well There‘s Your Problem https://wtyppod.podbean.com

RSS address: https://feed.podbean.com/wtyppod/feed.xml

[-] mlg@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Average War Thunder takeoff

[-] Redditsucks1@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Right in the feels

[-] skeezix@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

What’s the guy on the tractor looking at?

[-] stoy@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 years ago

Probably the aircraft about to crash.

[-] creditCrazy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

You probably have never been under a fighter jet before. Hell even f13s flying normally catch me off guard. Just out of nowhere the fuckin sky just randomly goes KABOOM. Imagine one of those crashing right behind you. I almost guarantee you if you were that man you to would be turning around to see what is making that deafining sound that's rattling your entire body.

[-] BluJay320@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago

Probably just a squirrel

[-] TIN@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago

Probably the field he just ploughed

[-] kaboom36@ani.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The field he just ploughed that's about to have a fighter jet sized crater in it...

[-] Annoyed_Crabby 1 points 2 years ago

Probably just the wind.

this post was submitted on 20 Nov 2023
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