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Spinning to Stay Aloft
Spinning to Stay Aloft
MaryO


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Spinning (Basic Editing)
Collection: Things
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm f/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Mar 27, 2007
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Sky, Travel
Date Uploaded: Mar 27, 2007

 I wasn't going to enter but then I was out in the yard shooting birds and this helicopter flew right overhead, so ... I took it as a sign and photographed it!

PP - cropped, increased saturation on cyan/blue range, curves, USM, increased overall saturation, increased contrast, decreased gamma, resized, sharpened, reduced noise, added border

Post-challenge: yes, I should have used a slower shutter speed to get some visible rotation. I actually reset the camera and waited for another helicopter to come by, but no such luck.

Statistics
Place: 98 out of 156
Avg (all users): 5.1106
Avg (commenters): 4.1111
Avg (participants): 5.2131
Avg (non-participants): 5.0747
Views since voting: 766
Views during voting: 318
Votes: 235
Comments: 10
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sony Alpha a1 II
Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS
 04/03/2007 02:47:58 PM
OK, but I think a slower shutter speed would have worked a lot better, good luck
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
 04/03/2007 11:12:20 AM
Nice try but it would be so much nicer if it was a bit sharper.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/02/2007 07:21:29 PM
Wish I could see more spinnage...nice blue sky and detail. Somehow the blades seem out-of-focus a tad bit.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D100
 04/02/2007 06:40:40 AM
work on composition, and increase the motion blur by slowing down your shutter speed next time.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D3
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
 03/30/2007 07:58:37 AM
Need a slower shutter speed to get sme motion in it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D5500
 03/29/2007 10:03:05 PM
very cool
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z9
Nikon AF Nikkor 20mm f/2.8D
 03/29/2007 01:20:01 PM
A slower shutter speed to blur the rotor would do a better job of creating a "spinning" effect here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D200
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
 03/28/2007 08:30:40 PM
there seems to be little action in this picture, even though the subject is an action symbol. Anyone could point a camera at the sky and take a picture, the real challenge is to make it interesting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 03/28/2007 10:48:12 AM
Just curious. How high up was the chopper, and how fast a shutter speed?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 03/28/2007 06:25:38 AM
This is a beautiful shot... to bad we dont see the rottor (palms) spin more...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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