Mathers Airshow

[chiefpackman]

I went to an airshow today out in California. Got quite sunburned but got some decent shots. This one was my favorite out of the bunch. They had set off some explosions to simulate dropping bombs. That is why it is smoky. I like the effect it created almost like its coming out of a war zone. I like how the colors turned out. What do you think?

 

[KmH]

Was he doing a dead stick landing?

If his engines were running his propellers should be a lot more blurred.
Otherwise it looks a lot like a model hanging from string in front of a backdrop.
Your shutter speed was to fast to blur the props.
I recommend cropping so the subject has more scale in the frame.

In Camera Raw I added mid-tone contrast (Clarity), increased the Vibrance, Sharpened a bit(+25)
In Photoshop CC 2014 I cropped and added a thin black border.

 

[lambertpix]

FYI, I'd start somewhere in the 1/100-1/160 range to blur the props, depending on engine speed.