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“I like to show an airplane within a space, and that means showing the background. If you’re too tight you lose that. Water is my favorite background because it gives a sense of depth. Airplanes are complex machines, and a complex background tends to compete with them. Water is a smooth background that provides a contrast. “Certain colors of airplanes and background tend to clash like plaids and stripes. I’m looking for contrast. An aircraft in a cloudless sky can be boring in the same way that a photo of a bird in a blue sky can be boring. Put the same bird in a tree with a lake and the photo is more interesting because it complements the bird and shows a relationship. “The future for me is trying to be original and finding my own style. We’re experimenting with different photo platforms like the AirCam. And as cameras become smaller and the quality gets better we’re mounting them in different locations. We used to do photo shoots with only one still camera. Now it’s common for us to have multiple cameras in the photo platform as well as two or three more in the subject airplane.”
MIKE COLLINS
Age: 48 Education: Western Kentucky University (photojournalism) AOPA: 16 years
y background is in photojournalism. I worked as a newspaper photographer and editor before I got into aviation. One of the things I learned as a photojournalist is to arrive early and stay late. The best light of the day is during the first couple hours after sunrise, and the last hour or two before sunset. The sun is lower in the sky, and its effect on your subject is more striking. Those rays have to travel through a thicker slice of the atmosphere, which causes them to provide a warmer light. “Plus, some of the most photographically interesting things happen when you least expect them. Preparation—for an event or just a flight—can provide more interesting angles, moments, or compositions than the activity itself. “I finished the shoot of an Aeronca Sedan on floats in Michigan one evening, but I didn’t leave for home until noon the next day. I noticed that the airplane was moored on the west side of a lake, so the sun would rise behind it. When the pilot
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“Some of the most photographically interesting things happen when you least expect them.” —Mike Collins
Mike Collins photographed this Aeronca Sedan on floats in Michigan in the early morning light (above).
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010
Contents
President's Position
Hangar Talk
AOPA Action
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
Safety Pilot
License to Learn
Pilot Counsel
Fly Well
Pilot Briefing
Epic Flights: Coastal Maine in Autumn
Could It Happen to You?
GA Serves America: Above the Spill
Great Shot
Crossover Classic Sweepstakes: Landing a Good One
Everything But the Pilot
Responding to a Demand
Wx Watch: Freezing Rain Facts
Frugal Flier: Save Some Gas
Technique: Sit Back and Relax, It’s Going to be A Nice Flight
Never Again
AOPA Aviation Summit
Pilots
Fly By Wire
AOPA Pilot Online
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 1
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - Contents
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - President's Position
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - Hangar Talk
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - AOPA Action
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - Letters
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - Waypoints
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - Proficient Pilot
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - Safety Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 31
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - License to Learn
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 33
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - Pilot Counsel
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 35
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - Fly Well
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 37
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - Pilot Briefing
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - Epic Flights: Coastal Maine in Autumn
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 49
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 53
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - Could It Happen to You?
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 57
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 58
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 59
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 60
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 61
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 63
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - GA Serves America: Above the Spill
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 65
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 66
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 67
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 68
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - Great Shot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 74
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 75
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 76
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 77
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 78
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 79
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 80
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - Crossover Classic Sweepstakes: Landing a Good One
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 82
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 83
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 84
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 85
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 86
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - Everything But the Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 88
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 89
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 90
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 91
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 92
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - Responding to a Demand
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 94
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 95
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 96
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - Wx Watch: Freezing Rain Facts
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 98
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 99
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 100
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - Frugal Flier: Save Some Gas
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 102
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 103
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 104
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - Technique: Sit Back and Relax, It’s Going to be A Nice Flight
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 106
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 107
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - Never Again
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 109
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 110
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 111
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 112
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - AOPA Aviation Summit
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - Pilots
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - Fly By Wire
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 116
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - 118
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2010 - AOPA Pilot Online
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