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Discussion in 'Photography, Art & Design' started by bentleya, 25 Jul 2009.

  1. Combatus

    Combatus Bit-tech Modding + hardware reviews Lover of bit-tech Super Moderator

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    I did yes - the haze was insane on the day, mainly moisture and extremely unsettled weather, plus the lens is pretty soft at the extreme which is what I used for all the shots. Boosting the clarity and contrast was the only option. I'm just happy to have half-decent exposures really! On a side note, if anyone's thinking of going to the event next year - don't. I queued for 3 hrs to get in and it's not a massive show!
     
  2. stonedsurd

    stonedsurd Is a cackling Yuletide Belgian

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    Ah, fair enough with the conditions.

    Also, I'm the kind of guy that will leave home at 0600h, drive 3 hours, shoot four aircraft, wait 6 hours for a fifth to get airborne and drive home with sunburn. So 3 hours in a queue is totally all right for me.

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    This image did get me sunburned, but no waiting long journey thank heavens!
     
  3. Highland3r

    Highland3r Minimodder

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    What he said... Lovely shot!!

    Had a trip to Croft this weekend for the BTCC... Mixed bag weather wise and the constant change from sun/cloud was a little challenging. First proper outing with a 100-400 as well, so in all a bit of a steep learning curve.... Happy to see some improvement over the weekend but still not as many "worthy" shots, need to work on "capturing the moment" a little better...

    Anyway, couple of my favourites from the weekend....

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    IMG_0606 by Andip85, on Flickr

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    IMG_0413 by Andip85, on Flickr

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    IMG_9914 by Andip85, on Flickr
    (Focus is a bit off on this one, but meh.... FIIIIRRREEE
     
  4. bdigital

    bdigital Is re-building his PC again

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    Nice efforts! Good to see you still got some movement in the shots. You wont go too wrong with the 100-400, very good all rounder for the money :thumb:

    Ive done a bit of BTCC myself http://www.flickr.com/photos/polarityphotos/sets/72157633431660412/

    But my main thing is superbikes :) Got about a month break before I do anymore events though, so the guys here are grateful for not being bombarded with motorsport images from me!!
     
  5. stonedsurd

    stonedsurd Is a cackling Yuletide Belgian

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    Another old Aero India shot re-edited
     
  6. dead beat

    dead beat Rippin six 4 life

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  7. veato

    veato I should be working

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    Hoverfly (Fujifilm X10)
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    Stigma (Pentax K-5, 28mm reversed on extension tubes)
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  8. stonedsurd

    stonedsurd Is a cackling Yuletide Belgian

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    C-17 with #4 engine kaput, landing with both outboard thrust reversers inoperative.

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    (clicky for biggy)
     
  9. Highland3r

    Highland3r Minimodder

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  10. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    stoned: How could you tell it was kaput? Did you hear about it later?

    Highland3r: Nice! I bet Silverstone is a hard track to get decent F1 snaps from in the dry, it's rather quick for the most part.
     
  11. stonedsurd

    stonedsurd Is a cackling Yuletide Belgian

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    Lovely shots! rain + f1 always equals beatiful photos :thumb:
    She took off for a practice flight and seconds after leveling out at about 500ft, there was a flurry of activity on the ground and we saw her making for finals. I grabbed a guy in an ATC shirt, and he said it was engine trouble. The USAF narrator then came on and said the same thing, plus "sorry, we're cutting this flight short as a precaution." I was quite impressed that the narrator made the effort to do this for a practice flight, but I suppose it's good practice in case something like this happens on a money day.

    I met the flight crew the next day and went over the whole routine for an engine problem. They landed without the outboard thrust reversers to avoid asymmetrical reveres thrust, but because the #4 engine (the one visible in the photo) was producing no power while the #1 engine was producing some non-zero thrust, they still had to deal with imbalance, which one can tell because the rudder is deflected to counteract this. Normal landings would have little to no rudder movement until the end of the roll.

    Here's a couple new ones from me:

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  12. Highland3r

    Highland3r Minimodder

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    Going with 400 rather than 300 helped but the high fences arent ideal... I've not found many places to get decent front on shots so pretty much end up with sideways pans
    . Saying that I've not spent a massive amount of time searching around.....
     
  13. Cheap Mod Wannabe

    Cheap Mod Wannabe What's a Dremel?

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  14. LithiumDesign

    LithiumDesign 3dsMax User

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  15. JazzXP

    JazzXP Eh! Steve

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    I've been meaning to share this one for a few weeks. Natural light with a first time model... and yes, hopefully we'll be seeing a lot more of her (unfortunately she lives in a different state to me)
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    Caitlin Window by JazzXP, on Flickr
     
  16. steveo_mcg

    steveo_mcg What's a Dremel?

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    Nice guys, Dan I really like those wood scenes. Lovely muted colours.

    CMW took me ages to notice the guy in the second one watching you.

    Jazz you're going to get me in trouble at work :D, lovely shot though.


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    As old as the hills by steveo_mcg, on Flickr
     
  17. JazzXP

    JazzXP Eh! Steve

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    Sorry about that :D

    Maybe the lingerie stuff I'll post as a small thumbnail in the future.
     
  18. Lance

    Lance Ender of discussions.

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    No. Keep it strong bro.
     
  19. Yariko

    Yariko What's a Dremel?

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    Took it few nights ago... Also the quality is little bit raped because of Facebook, I really need to get better place to stuff my photos if I start shooting more with my old D80... Anyway, hard to get thunderbolt on such a narrow space, but I'll get a much better shot someday!
     
  20. LithiumDesign

    LithiumDesign 3dsMax User

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    Cheers Steveo, I'm going through a film emulation phase with lightroom! :p

    My 100mm f/2.8 arrived yesterday, and bugger me is it sharp wide open :eeek:
    The lens didn't even look like it had been used but its 30 years old :lol:

    Anyway, here's some quick snaps I took in the evening indoors :geek:

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    the light by dan-morris, on Flickr

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    summer breeze by dan-morris, on Flickr

    use flickr? or do you mean space as in a hard drive? Do you shoot RAW?
     

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