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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: deeyas on April 24, 2010, 08:58:48 pm

Title: Tug!
Post by: deeyas on April 24, 2010, 08:58:48 pm

Here are a few from a charity event ... C&C welcome! We had mostly overcast weather throughout the day, but caught a break with the sun peeking out every now and then.


(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4549661508_1bf9d6a4c2.jpg)  (Larger image) (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4549661508_b38a135d17_o.jpg)

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4549661262_3032b8fa23.jpg) (Larger image) (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4549661262_f3c19f73b8_o.jpg)

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4549661398_456e4726c9.jpg) (Larger image) (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4549661398_7b43503882_o.jpg)

Title: Tug!
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on April 24, 2010, 10:04:32 pm

I have to ask: How fast did they have to pull the rope to get the plane to be airborne?   

I'd love to hear the back story.

Eric

Title: Tug!
Post by: deeyas on April 25, 2010, 12:01:50 am

Quote from: Eric Myrvaagnes

I have to ask: How fast did they have to pull the rope to get the plane to be airborne?   

I'd love to hear the back story.

Eric

Hmmm... could they have flown it like a kite?!  Maybe...but the pilot kept hitting the brakes after the plane moved a few feet.

The plane-tug was part of a fundraiser for the North Carolina Special Olympics (link (http://www.sonc.net/fundraisers/fund_raising_events_pp.asp)). The organizers were nice enough to let me on the tarmac to take a few shots. It just wasn't possible to capture the drama from behind the ropes. This is how it looked from the crowd:

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4550068036_3a827ac3f9.jpg)

Title: Tug!
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on April 25, 2010, 09:59:59 am

Thanks, Sayeed. That's an intriguing bunch of images.

Eric

Title: Tug!
Post by: tokengirl on April 26, 2010, 05:44:30 pm

Different and fun.  I like them very much.