When we were planning our trip to Iceland we came across some info on a DC-03 wreckage and I couldn't wait to see it in person. So after arriving in Iceland and a lot of driving we hit some black sand for a couple miles and then the fuselage popped out from behind a hill. I immediately knew I wanted to capture it from the sky because of the amazing colors.
When I first flew above the DC-03 I noticed the stark contrast of the fuselage with the beach and I decided to compose the photo with the plane in the bottom right thirds intersection so that I could produce a minimal and beautifully composed desktop wallpaper that held a story behind it. To capture this photo I switched to the manual photo settings and positioned my Phantom 3 so that I could view the wings on the side and the plane pointing towards the edge of the frame. I lowered the exposure until the peaking warning showed the plane with a proper exposure. However, the black sand was too dark so I had to pick one or the other and I decided to keep the plane exposed properly and underexposed the sand.
Iceland is a magical place and I'm very happy with this photo because it gave me the chance to capture the DC-03 from a unique angle!