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RSL

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« on: June 08, 2013, 03:38:17 pm »

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« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2013, 03:57:39 pm »

Is one engine stopped, or did it just capture the blades at the right orientation?

Certainly has an evil, sinister air to it, Russ.  Sun is nicely handled.

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« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2013, 04:03:58 pm »

It really stirs the imagination. Great job!
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« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2013, 09:21:51 pm »

Is one engine stopped, or did it just capture the blades at the right orientation?

Certainly has an evil, sinister air to it, Russ.  Sun is nicely handled.

I shot it at 1/2000, Walter. I was walking in Garden of the Gods and heard the airplane, looked up, and it popped over a hill. Didn't have time to do more than raise the camera, focus, and shoot. The shutter speed almost froze the motion of the props. But now that I look at it, I'm not sure that the #3 prop wasn't feathered. The C130 was heading for a landing at Peterson Field, just east of Colorado Springs. I got really lucky with the position of the sun, and the fact I was shooting into a pretty bright sky gave me almost a silhouette. It's possible to increase the detail in the airplane with Photoshop, but I like it the way it is. As Cartier-Bresson said, "It's luck that matters. You just have to be receptive. That's all."

And thanks, Damon. But remember: it's luck that matters.
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« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2013, 05:49:12 am »

Great shot. Only the hard-working ones have luck!

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« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2013, 09:05:33 am »

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Amazing shot; it's one time when I would have been happy to have an af lens!

With my eyes and my reflexes I'd have only a memory of another fish that got away.

Well done, Russ.

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