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Eurocopter AS350 (AStar)
Eurocopter AS350 (AStar)
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Challenge: Wings (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Pentax K10D
Lens: Pentax DA 50-200 ED
Date: Aug 19, 2007
Aperture: f/9.0
ISO: 1/640
Shutter: 200
Date Uploaded: Aug 19, 2007

 Our 500 is out for maintenance, so we are currently being supported by a Eurocopter AS350 A-Star helicopter. Cool.


Legal in basic, just converted from RAW in Lightroom. Im going fishing in this bad boy in half an hour so I dont have time for a better edit before rollover.

5.8? Guess it depends on the competition...

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Literally OF FIGURATIVELY! Geez people, "technically" is not a valid statement when the challenge is figuratively! BAH.

Statistics
Place: 56 out of 174
Avg (all users): 5.8743
Avg (commenters): 6.1667
Avg (participants): 5.5641
Avg (non-participants): 6.0885
Views since voting: 1043
Views during voting: 288
Votes: 191
Comments: 17
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 05/31/2008 05:22:51 PM
The challenge description DID say "FIGURATIVELY" though...

Ya, I'm still peeved about this one... :-P
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro M.Zuiko Digital ED
 05/31/2008 05:16:07 PM
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Damn good guess on the score! - A fantastic image - a 6.5 easy in the right challenge. :)

I think Ken got it right with this statement. It IS a wonderful capture. A little bit of a reach for a 'Wings' challenge probably.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 08/27/2007 09:31:52 PM
I wondered if this one might be yours. Amazing and breathtaking as always! And quite underrated!

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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/27/2007 01:12:39 AM
Damn good guess on the score! - A fantastic image - a 6.5 easy in the right challenge. :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/26/2007 09:12:02 PM
excellent.....
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Nikon D70s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 08/26/2007 02:14:35 PM
It's too bad that the "wings" part of the helicopter are blurred... understandable though as they move super fast.
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 08/25/2007 08:18:26 AM
Technically, a helicopter has rotors or blades -- no wings...
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM II
 08/24/2007 06:52:58 PM
Looks pretty neat
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 35-135mm f/4-5.6 USM
 08/24/2007 02:39:11 PM
Awesome scenery and well captured. Love the saturated colours.
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Canon EOS-1Ds
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/22/2007 02:32:20 AM
Try a slower shutter next time and it won't look as though the helicopter is suspended by a wire. Great aviation photos always have the props/rotors blurred and your's are, but they could be blurred more, especially the tail rotor. It spins very fast.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 08/21/2007 06:45:23 PM
Great shot.
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Pentax K7
Pentax DA 16-45mm f/4.0 ED AL AF
 08/20/2007 06:13:16 PM
Wow talk about a view! Were you on the mountain or in another helicopter? Very cool!
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III
 08/20/2007 04:37:08 PM
Nive shot but copters have props. Challenge was Wings.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR
 08/20/2007 11:18:50 AM
helicopters have blades, not wings :P Good shot though.
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Pentax K10D
Pentax FA 28-80mm 3.5-5.6 AF - Silver
 08/20/2007 07:40:26 AM
nice sharp and crispy. love the different colors.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 08/20/2007 12:25:04 AM
I thought those things had rotors and not wings....nice image, but perhaps it's a stretch
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 08/20/2007 12:24:48 AM
gorrrggggeeous colors and light!!!!
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