A photograph may seem like a two-dimensional thing, but there are layers within it. I use telephoto lenses more as a way to compress space between objects than I do to just bring objects closer. I want to create visual relationships between things. The relationships are just as important as the objects. Honestly, a big formation of aircraft is kind of boring in a still photo unless you can find some way to make the image dynamic. In this case, your eye is going to follow the lines of crossing aircraft and be directed around the photo in a circular fashion that creates a dynamic visual flow within a frozen moment in time. " EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021. 78 AOPA PILOT / September 2022