Okay, the Blue Angels are in town. I pay a lot of taxes and this is my only rationale for getting my money’s worth. I will spend 4 days on the flight line and take a gazillion pictures. So far, I have 4 images that may be published by the Seattle Times … But none of those fit the current portfolio of challenges.
This is a simple picture. I doubt it will win awards. But I like it, and maybe this will please voters as much as it pleases me.
Post Processing • Damn Basic Editing
• Crop
• Reduce Noise (Neat Image)
• Sharpen (Unsharp Mask)
• Boost Saturation (Hue/Saturation Layer)
• Darken (Curves Layer)
• Increase Contrast (Brightness/Contrast Layer)
• Resize (Bicubic Sharper)
• Save for Web
Camera data • Nikon D200
• 2007/08/03 12:53:05.1
• JPEG (8-bit) Fine
• Image Size: Large (3872 x 2592)
• Color
• Lens: VR 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 G
• Focal Length: 170mm
• Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
• Metering Mode: Spot
• 1/2000 sec - F/8
• Exposure Comp.: +1.0 EV
• Sensitivity: ISO 800
• Optimize Image: Vivid
• White Balance: Auto
• AF Mode: AF-C
• Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
• Color Mode: Mode III (Adobe RGB)
• Tone Comp.: Normal
• Hue Adjustment: 0°
• Saturation: Enhanced
• Sharpening: Medium high
• Image Comment:
• Long Exposure NR: Off
• High ISO NR: On (Normal)
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I think you have a wonderful image here! I've seen a lot of pictures of jets, especially the Blue Angels. In your picture, all four jets fit fairly well into the frame, and the upside down jets are clear. I think a closer crop would have been nicer. You also run into a little bit of a merger with the jets on the left, but it doesn't really hurt the image too much. The colors are all very nice as well.
I think your two weak areas are that merger, and the focus. Although the focus is amazing for that kind of shot, it is still a little off, and I can't ignore it. It seems a little rough, and if it was smoother, it would be more appealing.
The small size constraints in the challenges rarely do Aviation Photography justice. Thanks for trying. Good shutter work. What! I just noticed that this photo had to be 'Validated'. That's just crazy. People can be so idiotic. For that, I'm bumping up the score I was gonna give you. Good luck to ya!
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