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Challenge: Minimalism (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Canon
Location: Tracy, CA
Date: Apr 24, 2005
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1600
Galleries: Sports, Action
Date Uploaded: Apr 25, 2005

 Another shot of a aerobatic R/C airplane at the local Tracy Skyliners field. This 30% scale aircraft was doing some 3-D manuvers and I tried to catch him with some land in the picture to give it more depth. This was taken at 200MM with my Sigma 70-200lens.

Statistics
Place: 255 out of 492
Avg (all users): 5.1524
Avg (commenters): 6.2727
Avg (participants): 5.1152
Avg (non-participants): 5.1941
Views since voting: 903
Views during voting: 462
Votes: 361
Comments: 24
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/03/2005 08:24:32 PM
If you cropped the ground out and included more sky above the plane (so it looks like it is flying up into the frame) you would have all your viewers going 'how the hell did he get that shot!' Great use of color against an almost monotone background to make the subject really jump out of the shot. This is a good example of what (to me) the challenge was all about. Now just get rid of the ground and this would be a super wow shot!
TC
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 05/03/2005 06:39:52 PM
Good subject, but poor background, To avoid stalling gradually pull up especially under those conditions.
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 05/02/2005 09:05:16 AM
Sorry. I do not believe this meets the challenge criteria.
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 05/01/2005 05:56:46 PM
well done.
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 05/01/2005 12:10:09 AM
Great shot! The bright colors on the dull sky really help the plane stand otu
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 04/30/2005 03:00:09 PM
Is this a model airplane? color contrast is stunning.
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 04/30/2005 10:59:34 AM
this is a great shot the only suggestion i could make would be to cut out the land and leave only sky....
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 04/30/2005 01:25:16 AM
Nice color contrast, would be better if plane was higher and smaller and ground was out of frame all together.
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 04/30/2005 12:03:14 AM
nice crystal clear shot but not quite minimal IMO
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 04/29/2005 06:44:28 PM
Wow, the plane really stands out. For this challenge, I think it might work better if the ground were cropped out. (Or at least the buildings)
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 04/29/2005 12:42:48 PM
Nice colors. IMO, cropping a little more off the bottom (leaving just the mountain tops) might work better.
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 04/29/2005 12:04:52 PM
This is nice, think it's a bit bigger than I would have liked, but it works well. I like the brightness of the plane and give this a 10
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 04/29/2005 04:53:52 AM
Not that I have any experience taking photographs of airplanes but I have heard that if you use a shutterspeed that is faster than about 1/100-1/150 you "freeze" the propeller as you almost do here and there is something about wierd about the plane because of that, like it´s actually stalling and falling to the ground straight on it´s tail rather than climbing up into the sky. Composition isn´t bad but could be much better, the centered composition isn´t working here IMHO. Anyway, good shot, like that you included the ground in the frame and good colours and this is a pretty good shot, at least better than most in the challenge and I gave it a 6.
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 04/28/2005 08:25:37 PM
Cool image, I wish it wasnt smack in the middle! It seems to be a dreary day, which is a shame because I think it detracts from the image, only because I would of loved to see the sky a nice deep blue with few clouds! 7
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 04/28/2005 05:30:32 PM
nice colors to the airplane... wish you did a bit more to the background...
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 04/28/2005 02:21:42 PM
looks like a model? great picture.
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 04/28/2005 09:57:30 AM
Were you in another plane for this shot?
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 04/27/2005 10:40:49 PM
i missed an airshow this weekend... this shot makes me jealous
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 04/27/2005 06:50:38 PM
i would have cropped the bottom off
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 04/27/2005 01:29:02 PM
Lovely shot - I like the contrast of the bright colours and grey sky. Maybe the plane takes up a bit much of the scene for this challenge?
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 04/27/2005 01:18:36 PM
Nice lighting on your subject on such a cloudy day. Nicely done!
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 04/27/2005 05:51:07 AM
Drawws you to the image, well Taken
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 04/27/2005 02:05:12 AM
great colours on the plane. If only it was complimented with a beautiful rich blue sky :(
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