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Collection: 31 Days of Whatever - October 2010
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm f/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Burke, VA
Date: Oct 28, 2010
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Humorous
Date Uploaded: Oct 29, 2010

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 There was a cross country race at this park yesterday and we ran into little bunches of them periodically, either warming up or cooling off (the race itself was on the other side of the park from this scene). I took the picture just because I liked the way they looked against the trees and the fact that they had just passed an inviting bench, but while I was editing I noticed something very weird about one of the runners. Look closely ...

ETA: Yo_Spiff wins! Her head is not there. I assume she bent it down just as I took the shot but I can't see it, even in the original.

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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 10/29/2010 07:50:24 PM
The second runner has no head? It is a beautiful shot. I love the colours.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/29/2010 06:55:18 PM
Beautiful colors! I ran a half marathon last year in a scene much like this, started snowing on us though not much fun.
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Canon EOS-D60
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 10/29/2010 01:28:52 PM
My cousin captains her college cross country team. It's a small college and it seems to be becoming a lost sport. She told me the other day they started with 12 runners at the beginning of this year and are now down to 6. Great lighting in this shot. I blew it up to see the missing head, but really couldn't make it out.
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 10/29/2010 10:45:00 AM
I can't see enough details of the runners at this size to make out anything unusual. One runner appears to possibly have one leg, but I assume the other is simply behind the person in front of them. One appears to be walking and not running, but I would not call that very unusual.

Added: Thanks for the larger version, but I still can't see anything strange. The second person from the left appears to be missing their head, but I think it is just an illusion and blending in with the foliage behind.

Message edited by author 2010-10-29 10:59:48.
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 10/29/2010 10:40:18 AM
I like the three "stripes" that go horizontally. Fantastic colors. The bench and the runners add a nice bit of vertical to the shot. :)
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