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Challenge: Jump (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Pentax *ist DS
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm f/4.5-6.7 DL for Pentax
Location: Japan
Date: Apr 9, 2006
Aperture: f22
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Sky, Sports
Date Uploaded: Apr 9, 2006

 There are two parachuting clubs next to each other - they both jump off the top of Akaiwa Mountain but land in adjacent fields. When I eventually got there, there was only one jumper in there was only one jumper in the air at a time. The first time I went there, there were a whole bunch of guys floating around in the air, sharing the space with the eagles. Lucky guys.

Eh, I had to clone out s whole lot of sensor dust spots....

Statistics
Place: 105 out of 151
Avg (all users): 5.1576
Avg (commenters): 9.5000
Avg (participants): 4.8281
Avg (non-participants): 5.3333
Views since voting: 1695
Views during voting: 261
Votes: 184
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0

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 04/17/2006 10:35:54 PM
First, it's paragliding, not parachuting. :) My parents are rabid paragliders. Anyway, I do like the composition. Perhaps I would have given just a bit more space on the left, but that's a nitpick. I do like the cloud at the bottom providing a frame to the bottom. It seems like people appreciated the quality of the technicals (it's in focus, composition good, etc), but they either weren't wowed (there isn't enough going on) or they were unimpressed with how it met the challenge. I bet it's mainly the first reason.
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 04/17/2006 10:17:08 PM
I like the response to the challenge - definitely meets the definition and it's not the usual fare! Colors look good to me and about the only thing I can see that may have lowered the score is it seems just a tad unbalanced to me. He's got plenty of room to go forward but seems just a bit crowded on the left side of the picture - but with a long narrow subject like that, I'm not sure how to balance it better, either.
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 04/17/2006 03:41:51 PM
Hi, David, ONLY thing I see (and noticed it instantly) is the muted/faded/dirty looking colors in the parachute itself, sky is great, focus may be a TAD soft, but that is natural for this type of shot and does not bother me much at all. The colors do, hope this helps at least a little!!

Jacque
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/12/2006 11:44:34 AM
Another great Paragliding shot. Were you up there with him/her? I love the look of jumping over the cloud.
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 04/11/2006 11:26:09 PM
how did you take this picture? very cool! 10
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