Breaking the Sound Barrier
Okay… I’ve recieved some quesstions about this shot. I took this at an airshow earlier in the year. The announcer warned the crowed that the plane was going to do a high speed pass approaching the sound barrier to create the cone effect (which appears just before breaking the speed of sound). Yes… it was very difficult to focus and pan to get this shot. Luckily, I managed to keep it in the frame. My equipment: Canon EOS 5D with 100-400L zoom. Thanks for your comments.
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Stephen Colquitt
Whoa! Steve – how many shots to get this “cracker” mate? I cant imagine how hard it would be to focus on anythign moving that fast. I pay hommage to your wonderful skill behind the camera!
Michael Douglass
Amazing shot, great work.
Hipsi
That is impressive Steve! How exactly do you get a shot like this? From another fighter alongside?
Pilgrim
Now that is startling. How and where were you when you took this shot?
Melinda Kerr
yeah thios is an amazing effort! well done.
Helen McLean
It doesn’t look like a photo to me – I’d say it’s a model created very cleverly and skillfully by computer generation with a Photoshopped fuzzy wuzzy boom cloud. Looks great nonetheless!
Paul Vanzella
Love this – what a majestic image!
Lost Lost
Awesome! What a shot…
Vonnie Murfin
What an amazing shot!!
Stephen Kilburn
That’s brilliant and extremely difficult to get as well as you have. Credit to you matey.
Leeo
That is absolutely brilliant!!! Well done!
imageworld
as a military aviator in the u.k. think this picture is awesome, we fly tornados but have seen & sat in the hornet fantastic plane & great photo
Melissa Jayne
I think it’s beautiful.
Nicole Goggins
gr8 work – a credit to you…
EOS20
Wow thats a cracking shot!!! Well done. :)
Leo Brown
That kind of shot doesn’t happen very often and you nailed it great job
Dan Coates
Great shot, incredible timing, was this at avalon?
Eleni Sofroniou
By far one of the best i have seen on redbubble.
Clare McClelland
That’s what flying is all about, not to mention photography!! a unique shot.
Melissa Jayne
Hey, thanks for your wonderful words. I’m sorry to hear about your wife. My father was diagnosed with desmo-plastic melanoma the week after I shaved my head for cancer. It’s funny how it works. His chances aren’t so good – but they could be worse, there’s still hope.
Anyway, good luck. And I completely understand what it’s like to have your keyboard stick :P
georgiegirl
Wow!!! I never knew you could actually see something when you pass the sound barrier!! This is amazing!!
commissaris
My husband will love this one! I can’t wait to show him!
Keegan Wong
Amazing!
Nathan Dooley
This looks awesome.
I’ve hear it plenty of times, but I’ve never actually seen a picture of it.
Great capture
midzing
cool shot.
stormphotonet
Nice
Leena Hedman
Bravo! Well done!
DanielVG
wow amazing i love jets
eltotton
Wow!!! I am awe struck by this shot. Great job.
monkeyfoto
WOW. I have photographed a few jets in Australia, unfortunetly they don’t move that fast!
Lisa Kenny
Brilliant !!!
KevinH
WOW!! this is sooooooooooo awesome you must have a steady hand! well done :)
MuscularTeeth
INSANE !!!!
Stephen Thomas
Amazing capture!
JohnOfLightning
bang!, I’m ex navy, a buddy of mine told a story of a fighter doing a bombing run 1 metre above the flight deck of an air craft carrier during the first gulf war, he broke the sound barrier and buckled all the doors in the flight path of the ship. Sadly this compromises the integrity of the citadels inside. wonder how much that would cost to fix? maybe he just kept going? ha haaa
Scott d'Almeida
outstanding,
giuseppe maffioli 14 days ago
well done steve. great shot. I have a similar spot in my album.Swiss F18 over the Axalp shooting range.