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Hov'ring there / I've chased the shouting wind along
Hov'ring there / I've chased the shouting wind along
rhadshaw


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: High Contrast IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Date: Jun 27, 2009
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/1600
Galleries: Black and White, Military
Date Uploaded: Jun 30, 2009

 A US Army Golden Knights parachutist approaches the landing zone at the Canadian Sunset Ceremony at the RCMP Stables and Canadian Police College in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

The display was very impressive, but it was amusing to hear the American MC make repeated references to "YOUR American Army," but I suppose force of habit is hard to break and that the vast majority of the Golden Knights appearances are in the USA. He also made reference to the "Royal Canadian Mountain Police," and mispronounced "Regina," to the amusement of all us Canadians in the audience.

While I wasn't shooting specifically for this challenge at the time, after reviewing my shots from the event, this stood out as a possible for post-processing into a high-contrast black and white image.

As always, I'm not sure how the image will perform. It does hold its own as a 120px thumbnail, but I don't know whether it has enough of the "WOW" factor people seem to be looking for on this site.

I'll predict a final score of 5.37 +/- 0.30, nineteen times out of twenty.

Post-processing in Aperture:
- crop
- exposure
- black point
- definition
- levels
- monochrome mixer
- edge sharpen

Open in Photoshop
- resize and save for web

Statistics
Place: 106 out of 216
Avg (all users): 5.3597
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.1429
Avg (non-participants): 5.4778
Views since voting: 733
Views during voting: 207
Votes: 139
Comments: 4
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/04/2009 10:44:03 AM
Good take on the theme. Good composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
 07/04/2009 03:17:03 AM
i like the name, great framing
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/03/2009 09:27:52 PM
Challenge Relevance:7 Impact/Emotion/Mood:5.5 Technicals:5.5 Processing:5.5 Creativity:5
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/01/2009 04:23:53 PM
sky diver focus with bright background
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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