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Challenge: Heavy Metal Song Titles (Expert Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR
Location: Fresno/Yosemite Int'l Airport
Date: Dec 9, 2011
Aperture: f7.1
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/2500
Galleries: Sky, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Dec 10, 2011

 Song by Bruce Dickinson.

From RAW, adjusted brightness/contrast and clarity. Minimal sharpening, some noise reduction, removed one large annoying dust spot, then added the border.

This was a morning shot of a FedEx Boeing 727 turning final at Fresno's Runway 29R. The pilot was retiring, this was his last flight. He got the retiree's treatment from the local fire department: Two fire trucks arched water for him to taxi through while entering the ramp.

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Votes: 118
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Nikon D70s
 12/19/2011 02:20:18 PM
... or I am near runway #1?
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
12/18/2011 05:52:05 PM
I'm thinking this is Bruce Dickinson - Navigate The Seas Of The Sun
It's not really heavy metal but it's a great picture... and nice music.
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Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 12/16/2011 09:25:10 PM
That is a really nice shot. Love the color.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 12/16/2011 07:29:13 AM
love the solitude and the gradient and colour of the sky
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