This Shot Of An A-10, F-35, And F-22 Billowing Vapor In Formation Is Absolutely Insane

Updated Nov 27, 2020 6:35 PM EST

For aviation photographers, few atmospheric effects are as prized as vapor . Often referred to as ‘vapes,’ ‘capes,’ ‘cones,’ or ‘streamers’ depending on how the vapor propagates around the aircraft, it infuses breathtaking action and drama into an already great shot. Catching it with three dissimilar aircraft flying in formation, one of which is a straight-winged A-10 Warthog, a plane that isn’t known for putting out big vapor with ease, is a once in a lifetime shot. This is exactly what Ryan Kelly of Fulldiscaviation.com pulled off in Ocean City, Maryland last week.

And no, vapor does not signify the aircraft is going supersonic. You can read all about vapes and what causes them in this past piece of ours .

Ryan gave us the low-down on how he pulled off the killer shot:

I took this photo on rehearsal day of the Ocean City Air Show in Maryland. Heavy rain and storms went through the area earlier in the morning, which only helped the already high humidity. There was one particular spot over the water that seemed to be the vape spot that really made them pop. Vapes over everything that day! I’ve never seen vapor that heavy on light turns, let alone the Heritage Flight. The image was taken with a Nikon D500 paired with a Sigma 150-600C.

I took this photo on rehearsal day of the Ocean City Air Show in Maryland. Heavy rain and storms went through the area earlier in the morning, which only helped the already high humidity. There was one particular spot over the water that seemed to be the vape spot that really made them pop. Vapes over everything that day! I’ve never seen vapor that heavy on light turns, let alone the Heritage Flight.

The image was taken with a Nikon D500 paired with a Sigma 150-600C.

Ryan wasn’t the only one who took special notice of the crazy vapor conditions along the beachfront show-line in Ocean City last week. Thunderbird #5, Lead Solo pilot Michelle “Mace” Curran, who has one of the best Instagram accounts on the planet, also posted a video of her Block 52 F-16C punching out giant vape capes as it rocketed past the shoreline:

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While the F-22 and F-35 are ‘vapor machines’ under the right conditions, and the F-16 is no slouch in that department either, the real prize here is the A-10. It looks amazing with a big smear of cotton pouring off its blunt wings.

Well done Ryan, well done!

Make sure to check out more of Ryan’s work on his website .

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更新于美国东部时间2020年11月27日下午6:35

对于航空摄影师来说，很少有大气效果能像蒸汽那样令人梦寐以求。根据蒸汽在飞机周围扩散的方式，它们常被称为“蒸汽”、“披风”、“锥形”或“飘带”，为原本就精彩的照片增添了令人叹为观止的动感和戏剧性。如果能捕捉到三架不同的飞机编队飞行时产生的蒸汽，其中一架还是以不易产生大量蒸汽而闻名的A-10“疣猪”攻击机，那绝对是千载难逢的拍摄机会。而这正是Fulldiscaviation.com网站的Ryan Kelly上周在马里兰州海洋城拍摄到的。

不，飞机冒蒸汽并不意味着它正在超音速飞行。您可以在我们之前的这篇文章中了解关于蒸汽及其成因的全部内容。

瑞恩向我们详细介绍了他是如何完成那记致命一击的：

这张照片是我在马里兰州海洋城航展彩排当天拍摄的。当天清晨，当地遭遇暴雨和风暴，加剧了原本就很高的湿度。水面上有一处特别显眼的地方，似乎是电子烟的聚集地，烟雾格外浓重。那天到处都是电子烟！我从未见过如此浓重的烟雾，即使是轻微的转弯，更别提是像“传承飞行”这样的大型飞行表演了。这张照片是用尼康D500相机搭配适马150-600C镜头拍摄的。

这张照片是我在马里兰州海洋城航展彩排当天拍的。当天清晨，当地遭遇暴雨和风暴，加剧了原本就很高的湿度。水面上有一处特别的地方，似乎是电子烟的聚集地，烟雾格外浓重。那天到处都是电子烟！我从未见过如此浓重的烟雾，即使是轻微的转弯，更别提是“传承飞行”了。

这张照片是用尼康 D500 相机搭配适马 150-600C 镜头拍摄的。

上周，瑞恩并非唯一一个注意到海洋城海滨表演线附近奇特蒸汽现象的人。雷鸟飞行表演队5号飞行员、首席单飞飞行员米歇尔·“梅斯”·柯伦（Michelle “Mace” Curran）也发布了一段视频，视频中她的Block 52 F-16C战斗机在掠过海岸线时喷出巨大的蒸汽“披风”。柯伦拥有全球最棒的Instagram账号之一。

在 Instagram 上查看此帖子 由 Michelle “MACE” Curran | 励志演讲家 (@mace_curran) 分享的帖子

Michelle “MACE” Curran | 励志演讲家 (@mace_curran) 分享的帖子

虽然F-22和F-35在合适的条件下都是“蒸汽机”，F-16在这方面也不逊色，但真正的亮点是A-10。它钝翼上喷出一大团棉花状的蒸汽，看起来非常惊艳。

干得好，瑞恩，干得好！

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