nose-on
A photograph taken from close to the aircraft's centreline, looking straight at the nose.
Also written
nose on shot
Nose-on shots are compressed and symmetrical and read as confrontational, which suits a landing aircraft on short final. They need a long lens and a position near the extended centreline, and they are unforgiving of being slightly off-axis.
Nearby in Slang
- logbook — A spotter's personal record of the aircraft they have seen, kept by registration.
- mudflap — The deflector fitted behind a nose landing gear wheel to stop water and debris being thrown up into the engines.
- prop — A propeller, and by extension a propeller-driven aircraft.
- rarity — How unusual an aircraft is at a given place, and the main thing that makes a spot noteworthy.