Nimitz night ops
February 23rd, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Erik Hildebrandt
After going through most of the 150,000 images from the trip of a lifetime in January, I keep coming back to a series of photographs made during night flight operations on the Nimitz. The low-light capability of the Nikon D3 series of cameras is simply incredible. In this edit, keep in mind that these are all hand-held photos taken with shutter speeds around 1.5-3.5 seconds. The sensor is so sensitive, that in many of the frames, you can actually see stars in the sky. These pictures come as close communicating the real thing that I have ever been able to capture. Being on the deck at night is one of the most primal environments to experience from every standpoint: noise, aircraft, danger keep your emotions keyed up and your senses hyper sharp. The results from this session have inspired me to push my low-light experimentation even further. Stay tuned for the ongoing exploration of life after dark.
Erok
