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Challenge: Long Exposure Without Landscapes (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM
Date: Sep 8, 2012
Aperture: F22
ISO: 50
Shutter: 90s
Date Uploaded: Sep 9, 2012

[Sep. 11th, 2012 03:59:33 AM]

Recently got myself a big stopper and with this challenge of long exposure I just had to try something. And there I had dreams of landscapes when I bought it..lol Figures my luck with this challenge
With some early rains after our winter I was fortunate to have some clouds I could work with to get this image. Only problem is all the clutter at the bottom forcing me to crop and rotate like mad. It's obvious this plane is not flying and the purpose was to get the message accross sentimental to this plane and us in general longing back to yesteryears. For aeroplanes - especially fast jets such as this Buccaneer the skies would have been their domain. You get the message.

Went to shoot and as per usual it did not take long before I was asked to remove myself. I always find myself frustrated and this really is not a secure place and unfortunately the standards and playing fields rarely are level for people in this country. I wanted one with a longer exposure to further the streaks but this had to do.

Hoping to finish with score above my average. At this point it looks safe at 6.5

Statistics
Place: 4 out of 60
Avg (all users): 6.4956
Avg (commenters): 7.4286
Avg (participants): 5.7647
Avg (non-participants): 6.8101
Views since voting: 2986
Views during voting: 287
Votes: 113
Comments: 17
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 09/17/2012 02:13:12 PM
Congratulations on the HM Rian. I know you were worried about elements of your original capture. I'm glad you persevered, cropped as you did, edited splendidly, and submitted. Suspect you're glad too. Way to go buddy!
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 09/17/2012 10:54:52 AM
Congratulations on the HM, Rian. Sky is beautiful.
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 09/17/2012 09:20:48 AM
It was better in the old days, even with restrictions in some areas one was not seen as a terrorist. Now it's like living in a Soviet controlled state where no photography was allowed anywhere. Just raise a camera in Moz...
Archaic and ridiculous. Security guards are not educated as to the law and are only doing what they are being told by their even less educated employers.
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 09/17/2012 09:08:26 AM
Congrats on the HM Rian! I love this shot!

Message edited by author 2012-09-17 09:09:04.
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 09/17/2012 08:42:09 AM
Very nice one Rian! I expected this to get a top 5 :)
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 09/17/2012 01:27:08 AM
Ja toe, al het ons almal die kasteeltjie herken, is dit steeds 'n goeie shot. Geluk
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 09/17/2012 01:18:13 AM
Baie goeie een Rian. Die kontras tussen skerp/dof is baie goed gedoen.
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 09/17/2012 12:33:10 AM
Nice HM Rian. I had a "feeling" it was you. :P
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 09/17/2012 12:18:45 AM
Really well done. Congrats!
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 09/17/2012 12:14:53 AM
So close to a ribbon but well done on a good HM Rian. Longer streaks would have been nice but... Well stick to landscapes - people don't ask you to leave shooting that normally.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/16/2012 10:05:53 PM
Looks very Spiff-like! Lovely tones!
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 09/16/2012 04:24:36 PM
So do I...looks like SADF emblem? Not sure which aircraft! Nice sky blur yet aircraft sharp. Good technique.
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 09/16/2012 11:17:09 AM
Oh Great shot. Cloud movement and stationary aeroplane. Lovely
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 09/13/2012 09:04:52 PM
Great technique to use the motion of the clouds to create the illusion that the jet is moving - especially around the nose.
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 09/11/2012 02:52:30 AM
I like te dynamic the "moving" clouds add to this
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 09/10/2012 09:57:16 AM
Definitely shows motion.
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 09/10/2012 05:49:21 AM
Oh yeah - there's a ribbon right there! Fantastic.
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