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What is He Thinking?
What is He Thinking?
Shelley


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Challenge: What? (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: New River Gorge
Date: Oct 15, 2005
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Action, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Oct 18, 2005

 Once a year, people get to BASE jump off the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayettville West Virginia. Over a thousand jumps were said to take place in a 6 hour span, and over 200,000 people watching over the course of the day. Unveliveably, no bodies ere sacraficed to the gorge. But What are they Thinking??

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 274
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Avg (commenters): 6.9000
Avg (participants): 6.0137
Avg (non-participants): 6.2333
Views since voting: 1246
Views during voting: 347
Votes: 223
Comments: 14
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AuthorThread
 10/31/2005 01:40:16 PM
that looks so fun im so jealous i wish i had the nerves to do something like that!!! crazy people
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 10/26/2005 09:43:33 PM
Peace he says. This is a simple, yet exciting image. Good job.
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 10/26/2005 09:00:44 PM
I want to know if he thinks those knee pads will really protect him in case of a fall. Wonderful shot, and congrats on a top 20 placement.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 10/25/2005 10:20:23 PM
A highly exciting action capture.
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Kodak DX4900
 10/25/2005 04:29:05 AM
Cool shot!
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 10/24/2005 10:22:42 AM
good focus. I'd like him to have more space to fall into, but with this kind of photo one is happy with a good focus
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 10/22/2005 03:28:00 PM
Judging by his hands, he must be thinking of Nixon. Nice shot.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom
 10/22/2005 12:12:31 PM
I think he thinking he jumped and gave his best Nixon impression:) Kinda leaves ya saying what?
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Canon
 10/21/2005 08:37:07 PM
A little base jumping goes a long way, great caputre. Very sharp and interesting and I'm sure this guy know exactly WHAT he was thinking ;-) Good one...
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Canon EOS-5D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 10/21/2005 07:58:57 PM
Very nice...Great job..!!
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Canon EOS-30D
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon
 10/20/2005 03:31:47 PM
Insanity! Nice stop action shot and DOF is perfect! Great shot!
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Nikon Z9
 10/19/2005 07:20:21 PM
ouch ?
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Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 10/19/2005 10:37:57 AM
...oh chit!
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Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens
 10/19/2005 12:54:43 AM
Amazing capture and bokeh.
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