http://leighf.smugmug.com/gallery/5067610_BUXfK/ This batch of photos comes from an overcast morning spent wandering around Boeing Field. Outside of the Museum of Flight were a number of antique bi-planes and fighters that had been meticulously restored, all lined up in the parking lot. Most were from the 1930's to the mid-1940's. As I was photographing these, I thought about some of the films taken by the military in the Pacific theatre towards the war's end. They were in color, but with a gold and brown, slightly overexposed tint to them. When I began working with the images, it became clear they were best suited to this style. Very little retouching has been done other than RAW color conversion in Photoshop Lightroom. http://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Portfolio Sat, 31 May 2008 21:34:05 -0700 Sat, 31 May 2008 21:53:04 -0700 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField1/304943700_Lr4ZU-Ti.jpg http://leighf.smugmug.com/gallery/5067610_BUXfK/ http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304943700_Lr4ZU <p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com">Leigh</a><br />WWII fighter plane prop and engine. What amazes me about these aircraft, save the fact they are still airworthy, is how simple the design of the engines were.</p><p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304943700_Lr4ZU" title="WWII fighter plane prop and engine. What amazes me about these aircraft, save the fact they are still airworthy, is how simple the design of the engines were."><img src="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField1/304943700_Lr4ZU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="WWII fighter plane prop and engine. What amazes me about these aircraft, save the fact they are still airworthy, is how simple the design of the engines were." title="WWII fighter plane prop and engine. What amazes me about these aircraft, save the fact they are still airworthy, is how simple the design of the engines were." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Portfolio Sat, 31 May 2008 21:48:43 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Leigh) http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField1/304943700_Lr4ZU-Th.jpg 2008-05-31 12:10:54 ad3c3584e8c2315dd1b459b510b441ea c79778137200821c0dcaf882367adb72 58dd5d5353dfe136bf2ee74e4dbb56e1 bf46d0d4d72054007806b2e46cc28417 1a167b82e600593ec1a2651f162f0cea a26232b54f5f2332b8fb0ffb1d2f4e1d 143cabf0fbf286f80379d880e2727ae2 WWII fighter plane prop and engine. What amazes me about these aircraft, save the fact they are still airworthy, is how simple the design of the engines were. <p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com">Leigh</a><br />WWII fighter plane prop and engine. What amazes me about these aircraft, save the fact they are still airworthy, is how simple the design of the engines were.</p><p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304943700_Lr4ZU" title="WWII fighter plane prop and engine. What amazes me about these aircraft, save the fact they are still airworthy, is how simple the design of the engines were."><img src="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField1/304943700_Lr4ZU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="WWII fighter plane prop and engine. What amazes me about these aircraft, save the fact they are still airworthy, is how simple the design of the engines were." title="WWII fighter plane prop and engine. What amazes me about these aircraft, save the fact they are still airworthy, is how simple the design of the engines were." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Portfolio aircraft Leigh Leigh http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304943814_hSJHq <p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com">Leigh</a><br />Someone did an amazing job maintaining this old bi-plane, and it stood out in a unique gold tone against the grey sky. The prop looked as though it had been polished with the same diligence ...</p><p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304943814_hSJHq" title="Someone did an amazing job maintaining this old bi-plane, and it stood out in a unique gold tone against the grey sky. The prop looked as though it had been polished with the same diligence ..."><img src="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField2/304943814_hSJHq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Someone did an amazing job maintaining this old bi-plane, and it stood out in a unique gold tone against the grey sky. The prop looked as though it had been polished with the same diligence ..." title="Someone did an amazing job maintaining this old bi-plane, and it stood out in a unique gold tone against the grey sky. The prop looked as though it had been polished with the same diligence ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Portfolio Sat, 31 May 2008 21:48:58 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Leigh) http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField2/304943814_hSJHq-Th.jpg 2008-05-31 12:11:39 d9986a2bb17d31260cea11eb5c51f321 2c5b1461f2aa2d7e9c3171f3686225bc 39bf63986845cf9751adc7035c0e23e6 dadd2dc9ab74890b549875a836a082fb b72f08bd8b0c09a9c7e42376ed02e383 7b4c486c406d2e46013610d6221dbe63 81d7d0389a2ad42e98367cb01c9704b9 Someone did an amazing job maintaining this old bi-plane, and it stood out in a unique gold tone against the grey sky. The prop looked as though it had been polished with the same diligence ... <p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com">Leigh</a><br />Someone did an amazing job maintaining this old bi-plane, and it stood out in a unique gold tone against the grey sky. The prop looked as though it had been polished with the same diligence ...</p><p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304943814_hSJHq" title="Someone did an amazing job maintaining this old bi-plane, and it stood out in a unique gold tone against the grey sky. The prop looked as though it had been polished with the same diligence ..."><img src="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField2/304943814_hSJHq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Someone did an amazing job maintaining this old bi-plane, and it stood out in a unique gold tone against the grey sky. The prop looked as though it had been polished with the same diligence ..." title="Someone did an amazing job maintaining this old bi-plane, and it stood out in a unique gold tone against the grey sky. The prop looked as though it had been polished with the same diligence ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Portfolio aircraft, biplane Leigh Leigh http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304944340_hjaxo <p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com">Leigh</a><br />Apparently, the spots of rust and corrosion are not enough to keep this bi-plane from flying.</p><p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304944340_hjaxo" title="Apparently, the spots of rust and corrosion are not enough to keep this bi-plane from flying."><img src="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField3/304944340_hjaxo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Apparently, the spots of rust and corrosion are not enough to keep this bi-plane from flying." title="Apparently, the spots of rust and corrosion are not enough to keep this bi-plane from flying." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Portfolio Sat, 31 May 2008 21:50:12 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Leigh) http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField3/304944340_hjaxo-Th.jpg 2008-05-31 12:12:38 163be3a717064e7619c375ca142dbb92 5429ebaa590ec1d8a3fc5dc5db3d8016 058ed8159ca912a8379d958e7cd0030a 216ea0eea5b7a4f8853f4bbed93e1e7b c1312eed3f316f82fc1511bc71112a94 b086346ae15dc1aa1376636de287742e 20dae6c993cfaa43fcb82d5cab22696e Apparently, the spots of rust and corrosion are not enough to keep this bi-plane from flying. <p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com">Leigh</a><br />Apparently, the spots of rust and corrosion are not enough to keep this bi-plane from flying.</p><p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304944340_hjaxo" title="Apparently, the spots of rust and corrosion are not enough to keep this bi-plane from flying."><img src="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField3/304944340_hjaxo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Apparently, the spots of rust and corrosion are not enough to keep this bi-plane from flying." title="Apparently, the spots of rust and corrosion are not enough to keep this bi-plane from flying." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Portfolio aircraft, biplane Leigh Leigh http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304944919_WFYYH <p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com">Leigh</a><br />Spark plugs - important - and clean. Exhaust pipes - I guess not so important - rusted and old.</p><p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304944919_WFYYH" title="Spark plugs - important - and clean. Exhaust pipes - I guess not so important - rusted and old."><img src="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField4/304944919_WFYYH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Spark plugs - important - and clean. Exhaust pipes - I guess not so important - rusted and old." title="Spark plugs - important - and clean. Exhaust pipes - I guess not so important - rusted and old." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Portfolio Sat, 31 May 2008 21:51:36 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Leigh) http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField4/304944919_WFYYH-Th.jpg 2008-05-31 12:12:50 75ad6b1ccf674de524205692f6df8498 2911e2d2788d9e2cfca1fa3d1269da3c cd0aa105f71b7a9b2d2dfae75069d9ab c5c0d2f4dfba735fb6f7418ea42837a7 278eae3e0a0dad4918bc42313c04018c cfc3c7f855edf4256ee5417d489d4dda 3aac14143ec46c04146d1502e2f6c633 Spark plugs - important - and clean. Exhaust pipes - I guess not so important - rusted and old. <p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com">Leigh</a><br />Spark plugs - important - and clean. Exhaust pipes - I guess not so important - rusted and old.</p><p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304944919_WFYYH" title="Spark plugs - important - and clean. Exhaust pipes - I guess not so important - rusted and old."><img src="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField4/304944919_WFYYH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Spark plugs - important - and clean. Exhaust pipes - I guess not so important - rusted and old." title="Spark plugs - important - and clean. Exhaust pipes - I guess not so important - rusted and old." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Portfolio aircraft Leigh Leigh http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304945322_R9QGp <p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com">Leigh</a><br />There must be an age old engineering reason behind this, but it was curious to me why the main exhaust pipe faced essentially forward - right in the direction of the opposing airflow.</p><p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304945322_R9QGp" title="There must be an age old engineering reason behind this, but it was curious to me why the main exhaust pipe faced essentially forward - right in the direction of the opposing airflow."><img src="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField5/304945322_R9QGp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="There must be an age old engineering reason behind this, but it was curious to me why the main exhaust pipe faced essentially forward - right in the direction of the opposing airflow." title="There must be an age old engineering reason behind this, but it was curious to me why the main exhaust pipe faced essentially forward - right in the direction of the opposing airflow." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Portfolio Sat, 31 May 2008 21:52:30 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Leigh) http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField5/304945322_R9QGp-Th.jpg 2008-05-31 12:13:14 ae0600ad1b3f74a9669f0dd6e907f68d afa6a0bf625790b8d861218e47ff5b46 4e8950acfacb7889fcd964326466b732 fcbeefe18dd7a737bef8a12e089c9314 0c2ca59a778740f2ae253fd77a392288 77b7141327f0db71ca9766b6e106c447 8bff1d68c3f930b82f88446f28b31211 There must be an age old engineering reason behind this, but it was curious to me why the main exhaust pipe faced essentially forward - right in the direction of the opposing airflow. <p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com">Leigh</a><br />There must be an age old engineering reason behind this, but it was curious to me why the main exhaust pipe faced essentially forward - right in the direction of the opposing airflow.</p><p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304945322_R9QGp" title="There must be an age old engineering reason behind this, but it was curious to me why the main exhaust pipe faced essentially forward - right in the direction of the opposing airflow."><img src="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField5/304945322_R9QGp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="There must be an age old engineering reason behind this, but it was curious to me why the main exhaust pipe faced essentially forward - right in the direction of the opposing airflow." title="There must be an age old engineering reason behind this, but it was curious to me why the main exhaust pipe faced essentially forward - right in the direction of the opposing airflow." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Portfolio aircraft, biplane Leigh Leigh http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304945558_esUeD <p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com">Leigh</a><br />Assuming this is a fighter bomber, with two seats in tandem.</p><p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304945558_esUeD" title="Assuming this is a fighter bomber, with two seats in tandem."><img src="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField6/304945558_esUeD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Assuming this is a fighter bomber, with two seats in tandem." title="Assuming this is a fighter bomber, with two seats in tandem." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Portfolio Sat, 31 May 2008 21:53:04 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Leigh) http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField6/304945558_esUeD-Th.jpg 2008-05-31 12:13:55 bc94a54e1f16c2ed1d15ede7b69c8c62 9a9db29f5bf957c5cbaa0a9bd5501fb6 f1ed293556b5c9048496f6583d137e95 f68cc0bfc466f413aec98b0bbbd7c0b4 9ab3bfddd1414b9bf34cdc4e7e3d62f7 f7cf1fd132c58885d84adad377a241e9 d9230eebb59d819f4edf11d5fc8f7580 Assuming this is a fighter bomber, with two seats in tandem. <p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com">Leigh</a><br />Assuming this is a fighter bomber, with two seats in tandem.</p><p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304945558_esUeD" title="Assuming this is a fighter bomber, with two seats in tandem."><img src="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField6/304945558_esUeD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Assuming this is a fighter bomber, with two seats in tandem." title="Assuming this is a fighter bomber, with two seats in tandem." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Portfolio aircraft Leigh Leigh http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304943961_Emh5h <p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com">Leigh</a><br />Some fill flash helped bring out the detail of the pistons and exhaust system of this bi-plane.</p><p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304943961_Emh5h" title="Some fill flash helped bring out the detail of the pistons and exhaust system of this bi-plane."><img src="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField7/304943961_Emh5h-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Some fill flash helped bring out the detail of the pistons and exhaust system of this bi-plane." title="Some fill flash helped bring out the detail of the pistons and exhaust system of this bi-plane." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Portfolio Sat, 31 May 2008 21:49:16 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Leigh) http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField7/304943961_Emh5h-Th.jpg 2008-05-31 12:31:52 cd39c44ccbc772ae0b8e7d39c99a182a 3e0e59af0736fe79a6eda5773b050001 093b82d6e1c504387958f86c64256d6f f1d1b03db452a1dd535953faff8ff371 ec456daf4159761baf25a9b3a90e7b73 0241245cfe38bd2953dd11a8b451c507 7230f772b2e1929068dab783da47ac7f Some fill flash helped bring out the detail of the pistons and exhaust system of this bi-plane. <p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com">Leigh</a><br />Some fill flash helped bring out the detail of the pistons and exhaust system of this bi-plane.</p><p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304943961_Emh5h" title="Some fill flash helped bring out the detail of the pistons and exhaust system of this bi-plane."><img src="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField7/304943961_Emh5h-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Some fill flash helped bring out the detail of the pistons and exhaust system of this bi-plane." title="Some fill flash helped bring out the detail of the pistons and exhaust system of this bi-plane." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Portfolio aircraft, biplane Leigh Leigh http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304944149_DRwPU <p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com">Leigh</a><br />Cabin section of the WWII fighter. Another example of how much care has gone into maintaining this 60-plus-year-old airplane.</p><p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304944149_DRwPU" title="Cabin section of the WWII fighter. Another example of how much care has gone into maintaining this 60-plus-year-old airplane."><img src="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField8/304944149_DRwPU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Cabin section of the WWII fighter. Another example of how much care has gone into maintaining this 60-plus-year-old airplane." title="Cabin section of the WWII fighter. Another example of how much care has gone into maintaining this 60-plus-year-old airplane." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Portfolio Sat, 31 May 2008 21:49:44 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Leigh) http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField8/304944149_DRwPU-Th.jpg 2008-05-31 12:32:37 f4698ff9213e59e96d980650be1822ee e7633392a9cbc6d89258b950554c638e b11471a5db92da15f45ad2be1869ac99 b6e20251b175b33bce24ffc19e192156 46dae8a981eb95ef593691d9c7a552fc 053bb05a878426250479df1c5b015abc a63cfa0cfe3b3003ba95e7306bc5fa9e Cabin section of the WWII fighter. Another example of how much care has gone into maintaining this 60-plus-year-old airplane. <p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com">Leigh</a><br />Cabin section of the WWII fighter. Another example of how much care has gone into maintaining this 60-plus-year-old airplane.</p><p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304944149_DRwPU" title="Cabin section of the WWII fighter. Another example of how much care has gone into maintaining this 60-plus-year-old airplane."><img src="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField8/304944149_DRwPU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Cabin section of the WWII fighter. Another example of how much care has gone into maintaining this 60-plus-year-old airplane." title="Cabin section of the WWII fighter. Another example of how much care has gone into maintaining this 60-plus-year-old airplane." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Portfolio aircraft Leigh Leigh http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304944540_FLnTC <p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com">Leigh</a><br />I love the fact that eight simple screws are essentially what keep pilot and aircraft in the air.</p><p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304944540_FLnTC" title="I love the fact that eight simple screws are essentially what keep pilot and aircraft in the air."><img src="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField9/304944540_FLnTC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I love the fact that eight simple screws are essentially what keep pilot and aircraft in the air." title="I love the fact that eight simple screws are essentially what keep pilot and aircraft in the air." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Portfolio Sat, 31 May 2008 21:50:40 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Leigh) http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField9/304944540_FLnTC-Th.jpg 2008-05-31 12:33:19 c80b7df94fe171c3e567416411af1943 3969cf8f982d9b1bd8bb99bd83b304af dde58dbe2b89d9e79c7fc5534da6851b 0b127d1ce6b15fc6d96308ae1e2c5d3a 1d7b199fd64748587d1f046a1430491e 29d5478979a0925d84dc3623b3fc22e7 1f84a55b72f4be112b2910c40d029962 I love the fact that eight simple screws are essentially what keep pilot and aircraft in the air. <p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com">Leigh</a><br />I love the fact that eight simple screws are essentially what keep pilot and aircraft in the air.</p><p><a href="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/5067610_BUXfK#304944540_FLnTC" title="I love the fact that eight simple screws are essentially what keep pilot and aircraft in the air."><img src="http://leighf.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Flight/20080531BoeingField9/304944540_FLnTC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I love the fact that eight simple screws are essentially what keep pilot and aircraft in the air." title="I love the fact that eight simple screws are essentially what keep pilot and aircraft in the air." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Portfolio aircraft Leigh Leigh