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Great photo, great sun reflection!

PhotoShoped?

Dcrosse I was there. I can vouch for the lighting

Outstanding capture!

In reply to decrose1942, who asked if the picture was photoshopped: no, nothing was added or composited in the photo. The "secret" (aside from finding the dramatic sky in the first place) is to save in RAW format. RAW usually provides a greater tonal range from shadows to highlights. I usually do my RAW conversion in Photomatix Pro rather than Photoshop. I use Photoshop to adjust the tonal curve. Then I use the following Topaz filters in Photoshop to restore the contrast and detail: Topaz Denoise, Adjust, and Detail.
Thanks for looking!

Beautiful. It deserves more than 5*****'s!

A classic shot, of a classic fighter

Nice

That is the stuff of dreams. Very nice dreams!