JPG Magazine: Photos: "We Share the Air" by David Taylor

We Share the Air

By David Taylor

On 22 February 2008

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Since time immemorial humans have turned their eyes skyward in awe of birds in flight.. Unfortunately, when aircraft and birds attempt to use the same airspace at the same time, collisions occur. On 3 April 1912 aviator Calbraith Rogers, the first person to fly across the continental U.S., became the first person to die as a result his aircraft striking a bird. The cost in human lives lost, approximately 200 in the USA since 1960, best illustrates the challenge of responsibly managing wildlife near airports.

Based on Info. from: http://wildlife.pr.erau.edu/EnglishManual/Chap1.pdf

Canon EOS-10D, 1/1000 sec. @ f13, ISO 400.
Post-processed in Photoshop7.
Bird and plane photographed in the airspace over Washington-Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C.

23 Responses

On 22 February 2008 Candice Erwin said:
wow how lucky are you to get such a shot. I do hope it is a real one not a edited one. So cool though.
On 22 February 2008 Cobie O'Donoghue gave props:
Fantastic! I love this!
On 23 February 2008 Farras Abdelnour said:
Beautiful, beautiful composition. I frequent the park near Washington National, where I photograph airplanes landing and taking off. This is a beautiful photo. What lens did you use?
On 23 February 2008 Sean Sullivan said:
This is very clever, and i like it with this theme, very well thought out, i also hope it is real!!! very nice!
On 23 February 2008 Matthew Carter said:
VERY NicE soooo lucky sososososoooooo lucky!!
On 24 February 2008 Stephen Bond said:
Wow. What incredible timing.
On 28 February 2008 Hussain Mufleh said:
Man..... no comment
On 28 February 2008 Michael Brummett gave props:
Great capture.
On 28 February 2008 Tyron Ryan Cruz gave props:
Excellent shot, David! Very nice contrast between the two subject. Perfect for the theme :)
On 29 February 2008 Jessica Kuligowski gave props:
Well composed! Nice job!
On 2 March 2008 Iso gave props:
Yes yes yes, it's rock's ! Very nice capture !!!
On 2 March 2008 Matt Sprague said:
very very nice, must have taken a while to finally pull that shot off, you have my vote
On 3 March 2008 Jessica Brumbaugh said:
amazing.
On 4 March 2008 Matt Keller gave props:
Nice!!! Probably can't get much closer to the theme than this one.
On 14 March 2008 Patty Williams gave props:
really great job!
On 16 March 2008 Mark Gilliland gave props:
great shot-got my vote
On 18 March 2008 Janice Mezzacappa said:
Incredible!!! Perfect for the theme.
On 18 March 2008 meggie schwendemann gave props:
and YEAH !!!
On 18 March 2008 Jon-Erik Kroon said:
This photo inspired me for the mere reason I thought of the works of Leonardo d' Vinci and his inspirations from birds leading to doodles and sketches of flying machines. The image is proof of your eye in tune with your image making machine. Of course its a real bird for you knew when to press the shutter button...cause the gull is gliding..no blur! Leonardo would of been proud of your image! Bravo!!!!
On 18 March 2008 Logan Marshall-Green gave props:
Predator and prey... its great!!!!! Got my vote
On 28 March 2008 Colin Beck-Mackay said:
"Bird and plane photographed in the airspace over Washington-Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C."...simultaneously?
On 1 April 2008 Kevin Knol said:
I really hope its not edited, because it rocks.
On 8 April 2008 Nicholas Freeman gave props:
Oh, wow.... that shot is amazing... i adore it.