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Versatile Lady!

© Michelle Alton

Versatile Lady!

Uploaded: August 07, 2008

Description

B-26 "Invader" Bomber (formerly A-26) was an attack bomber, put into service in 1944. It was designed to attack from low altitude with bombs and gunfire and depart the target area before the enemy could respond. It served in WWII, the Korean Conflict, and Viet Nam. The "Invader" is considered to be the fastest, most versatile, piston-engine bomber in the world.
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Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Tx.
July 20, 2008
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Raw format. Autoexposure. F10, ISO:100, 1/250s, 24mm
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Exif: F Number: 10, Exposure Bias Value: -1.00, ExposureTime: 1/250 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 24.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D

Comments

Brett Dolsen August 07, 2008

Awesome composition and incredible effects Michelle!!Love it!!Brett #975160

Michelle Alton August 07, 2008

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member since: 3/12/2004 Hi, neighbor! What a wonderful image of this WWII beauty, Michelle! Beautifully seen and presented!
8/7/2008 2:34:41 AM
#6282252

Paul E. Earl August 07, 2008

What a beauty!! A terrific image! #6282264

Joao Martinho August 07, 2008

These vintage piston engine planes are so elegant! She looks so nice that is hard to believe she was in big trouble in the 40s...great work, Michelle! #6282268

Renata Gusciora August 07, 2008

Super find and great image,Michelle!Fantastic treatments! #6282291

Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 07, 2008

FANTASTIC capture Michelle!!! #6282299

Avril Young August 07, 2008

what a great find Michelle...awesome effects and presentation...what a beauty she still is! #6282318

Mike Clime August 07, 2008

What a cool photo, Michelle! Great POV, awesome colors and clouds. It's always interesting too, to see the artwork on the nose. #6282344

Douglas Pignet August 07, 2008

Kewl image here Michelle,Doug #6282350

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict August 07, 2008

Amazing imagfind and composition here, Michelle, great work too.

Dominick #6282380

Tarun Bose August 07, 2008

Excellent capture and great description. Well done Michelle. #6282387

William C. Raco level-classic August 07, 2008

Excellent photo of this old warrior
Very good narrative, as well, Michelle #6282406

Aimee S. McMaster August 07, 2008

...wonderful light, color & use of effect Michelle....my husband and 12 year old son just came back from one week at an air show in Osh Kosh WI where you camp out on the airport tarmac under the planes ;<)...my husband has a shot of a similar plane, I know he'll ennjoy seeing yours....Aimee #6282450

Manuel Barrera August 07, 2008

outstanding work, Michelle #6282451

Carolyn M. Fletcher level-classic August 07, 2008

Lovely!! I love this!! #6282610

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe August 07, 2008

Nose Art is a lost art - Very well seen and captured Michelle! Jeff #6282634

Ujjwal Mukherjee August 07, 2008

This 'invader' surely was very deceptive! :-)
Terrific capture and effects,Michelle! #6282636

Sue Marshall August 07, 2008

Wonderful capture and effects Michelle I love the Nose Art and the sky looks incredible!! :-) #6282876

Mukesh Srivastava August 07, 2008

Great composition and excellent DD effects, Michelle!!! #6283235

Laurence Saliba level-classic August 07, 2008

OMG!!!!!!! This is incredibly nice Michelle!!! #6283853

Jim Baines level-classic August 07, 2008

More specifically, "Versatile Lady" was in the 13th Bomb Squadron and flew night interdiction missions in the Korean War. Known affectionatly to her crews as "Old Able" or "Patches, she flew an incredible 203 missions and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Although banged up and patched together, she always got her crews home, ... what a gal ! The 13th Bomb Squadron has been flying since World War I. Oscar, the Devil's Own Grim Reaper is the mascot for the 13th and is painted on the right side of this same B-26 as it is on almost all 13th aircraft.

This image appears as though it has received a new breathe of life into its air intakes and has not exited the exhausts! The effects, whatever they are, are nothing short of the magnificent. Many times I feel we get hung up on viewing the photograph without really focusing on the photograher. Let's face it, Michelle, this ordinary B-26 is sitting stationary for anyone to view, admire or photograph. But it becomes so obvious that your supreme talents, efforts and "velvet touch" have prevailed and made this an entirely new creation like never before seen. One that any onlooker would admire and dream of duplicating. I feel confident that the lady behind the camera IS a REAL "Versatile Lady" ... what a gal !!

Oh, before I forget, just one more thing ... the 13th Bomb Squadron with its long and distinguished history has just recently returned home to Texas. Exactly 83 years after its initial activation at Camp Kelly, San Antonio, Texas , in 1917, the 13th Bomb Squadron was reactivated on 13 June 2000 as a B-1B Lancer unit at Dyess AFB, Abilene.

The "Versatile Lady" ... on both counts ... is a "Texas thang" !!

Come on down! #6283894

Michelle Alton August 07, 2008

Thanks so much, Jim, both for the super compliment and for adding the extra touch of history that brings this old plane back to vibrant life!

Walking around the air museum with you that day, learning more about each plane from you than my brain could retain, was a unique pleasure. Listening to your descriptions and explanations of the varying equipment and plane parts--and if the truth be known, learning some new camera tricks by watching you shoot the planes--was an experience I won't ever forget!

Thanks for everything!
~ Michelle #6284008

Irene Colling level-classic August 07, 2008

Excellent photo Michelle, with perfect detail and wonderful effects. #6284689

Bill Knaps August 07, 2008

Beautiful shot Michelle. I like where you put your name. Great work. Base I went to school on in Illinois has WWII planes all over it. That was back when the guys could give a plane their girls name without being sued by he ACLU. Bill #6285265

James Quantz Jr. August 07, 2008

Very cool, Michelle! I just hope you put your name on the wing after the picture was taken! Best, JQ #6285306

Anne M. Young level-addict August 07, 2008

Fantastic shot and great thread with all the history! #6285379

Deb Koskovich August 07, 2008

Beautifully presented, Michelle! Great color and PS work. #6285631

Joseph N. DiGilio August 07, 2008

Absolutely beautiful, Michelle. I love the POV, colors, detail and the effects are just out of this world. Great shot. #6285824

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic August 07, 2008

Fantastic capture, Michelle. Beautiful plane. #6286198

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer August 07, 2008

Totally fantastic capture, Michelle. Terrific pov, comp, clarity, colors and effects. A winner!!! #6286637

Stefania Barbier level-classic August 08, 2008

spectacular capture and fx! #6286950

Kay Beausoleil August 08, 2008

Wonderfully dramatic composition, Michelle! #6289302

Tyler Thomas August 08, 2008

Too beautiful. love the treatment #6289713

Lou Taylor August 08, 2008

Love the processing #6289768

Robert K. Bemus level-classic August 08, 2008

Awesome editing, Michelle!! Nice guns-- on the plane, I mean... #6290400

Mike F. Anderson August 09, 2008

Ah... Michelle, I see you are down here in our neck of the woods. I'm glad you visited Lackland and came away with this shot. I really like your crop and the dramactic treatment! Very nice. #6291857

Donna K. Kilcher level-classic August 09, 2008

a beautiful capture #6291931

Wm Nosal August 09, 2008

Nice!
I'm going to solarize the Lanc! #6292927

Summer A. Kozisek August 09, 2008

Fantastic image Michelle, and the effects are stunning!! WOW!!! #6293468

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic August 10, 2008

Outstanding capture and effects, Michelle!
Fantastic color and pov!
~Lisa #6294782

Stephen Zacker August 10, 2008

Cool. I am a WWII aircraft nut. I really like this #6295765

Kaye Burazin August 10, 2008

Amazing, what fantastic effects to enhance this beauty! #6296718

August 11, 2008

Terrific capture, Michelle! Your gallery is beautiful, but this really caught my eye!!! #6299660

Marcel J. Fernandez August 11, 2008

I would probably get in trouble with my wife if I brought this home in my camera lol. Beautiful lady and super capture of an old warrior. Keep up the awesome work Michelle. #6299919

Cheryl Meisel August 12, 2008

WOW this is FANTASTIC!!!
Cherylm #6302674

Kimi A. Phillips August 13, 2008

Well, jeez, it's all been said!!!!:) AWESOME! #6308115

Mitch Spence level-classic August 14, 2008

Great drama in this shot, Michelle, from your excellent combination of POV, framing, and effects. #6312664

Usman M. Bajwa level-classic August 24, 2008

Great picture just like your great gallery, Michelle #6358372

Martie Last August 24, 2008

What you have done with this photograph is simply spectacular! #6359289

Hendrik Storme August 31, 2008

Wow this is fantastic!!! GREAT shot and effects Michelle! #6390925

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