Someone just brought to my attention the following on a photo posted for A-7D 75-0400:

Once again the MILITARY SERIAL IS NOT THE DAMN C/N PEOPLE THE C/N IS D-450!!! LETS GET THESE THINGS RIGHT OR FORGET IT!! A shot of this taken the way it should be sun on and as close to side on as possible

A couple issues here, including an explanation. My primary photography with airplanes is Military. My civilian collection was just antiques and classics until shooting for aircraft recognition training. This particular aircraft profile was one I did early on and where the profile asked for "serial number," I put in the aircraft serial number. Now, what I later realized the profile was asking for is construction number or company serial number. Being military-minded I assumed the military serial went there. It wasn't until I had been posting for close to a year when I figured out that I should put in the C/N. Now, there have been some I have gone back and posted a correction, but I haven't reviewed all my postings to catch all of them.

Second issue, rather than make the complaints on his photo posting - which has nothing to do with the photo at all - all the poster needs to do is post a correction. I have posted many, many corrections to numerous profiles without ever making a complaint about the original profile errors.

Thirdly, I think it is bad form to use that photo description as a place to make those complaints.

Fourthly, the claim on that photo of what is the proper way to take the shot is a matter of opinion. To begin with, my shots were with my old 35mm and the shots were taken with a zoom lens because the Air Guard people at the time I took those shots wouldn't let me get close and I shot from in the street dodging cars! Those shots I posted are uncropped. As for the angle, I don't always like "as close to side-on as possible" because I like to show more of the aircraft's overall profile rather than just a side shot. You will see many, many of my shots from a quartering frontal shot. And I was certainly "sun on" with the one, but in order to get the other side of the aircraft I had to shoot the shady side - the sun isn't on both sides!

Lastly, if one wants to declare personal opinion as the proper method of photography and posting, then why don't we also express personal opinion as to how one arranges - OR DOESN'T ARRANGE - his gallery!

In Summation: if you see a mistake in a posting, send in a correction. If you want to offer information, e-mail the photographer. Chill out and enjoy the site!

Glenn