Is one engine stopped, or did it just capture the blades at the right orientation?
Certainly has an evil, sinister air to it, Russ. Sun is nicely handled.
I shot it at 1/2000, Walter. I was walking in Garden of the Gods and heard the airplane, looked up, and it popped over a hill. Didn't have time to do more than raise the camera, focus, and shoot. The shutter speed almost froze the motion of the props. But now that I look at it, I'm not sure that the #3 prop wasn't feathered. The C130 was heading for a landing at Peterson Field, just east of Colorado Springs. I got really lucky with the position of the sun, and the fact I was shooting into a pretty bright sky gave me almost a silhouette. It's possible to increase the detail in the airplane with Photoshop, but I like it the way it is. As Cartier-Bresson said, "It's luck that matters. You just have to be receptive. That's all."
And thanks, Damon. But remember: it's luck that matters.