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A Mk 1 Hawker Hurricane buzzes over Alexandra Gardens, Windsor, July
1940 2012
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While we are still in the "Battle of Britain" 74th anniversary season I thought I'd post up this pic of a Hawker Hurricane I snapped over Windsor, Berkshire, a couple of years ago. Yes, honestly, I really did take it myself although I confess to adding a little patination. Quite a lot actually. Scroll down for the full story (and maybe a surprise)....
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| I'll 'fess right up, here. This is what I photographed. A full size replica of Sir Sydney Camm's genius design erected in 2012 in his home town of Windsor. Keep scrolling down to see how I turned this into an action photo... |
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The first thing I did was to remove (blur) the stand with "Retouch" tool in iPhoto.
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Then I started to slowly blur the trees...again this was done with the "Retouch" tool.
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The trees are finished and I've added a little blur on the prop blades -still done with "Retouch". The Hurri is now starting to look like an aircraft in flight although the missing pilot gives away that this is a pic of a model. Now where can I find a pilot...?
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| Library stock images to the rescue. This photo of a real Hurricane in flight is in approximately the same attitude as the one in my pic so a little cloning, courtesy of Photoshop is in order. |
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| Voila! We now have a pilot. The aircraft is looking quite realistic although a little modern -I really wanted a more antique appearance. |
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| The photo was then processed through Pixlr-o-Matic (free from the Google app store): first it was rendered into a black and white image and then patinated with some scratchy effects. |
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| A sepia tint completed the effects. The pic now looks like it could be passed off as a photo taken in 1940 and kept in a drawer ever since. |
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