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Challenge: Night Shot III (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro DX
Location: Gravelly Point, Washington, DC
Date: May 6, 2006
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 200
Shutter: 30 Seconds
Galleries: Abstract, Transportation
Date Uploaded: May 9, 2006

 This photo was taken directly under the flight path of Regan National Airport, from a small park called Gravelly Point, about 500 yards from the end of DCA's Runway 1. The planes were landing tonight, so the lights you see are the landing lights and wing markers of a US Airways 747 on final approach. You can literally hear the wake turbulence after the planes go overhead. They are probably about 500-800 feet overhead at this point. An amazing experience I _will_ repeat.

Simple post processing to stay within basic rules... Crop, Curves, Resize, Neat Image, Sharpen.

Statistics
Place: 93 out of 287
Avg (all users): 5.7298
Avg (commenters): 6.6471
Avg (participants): 5.4457
Avg (non-participants): 5.8653
Views since voting: 1168
Views during voting: 420
Votes: 285
Comments: 19
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/15/2006 07:34:04 PM
cool
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 05/14/2006 11:05:06 PM
I love the streaking lights, but, altogether, the picture seems to have too much empty space. (I don't know how that might have been dealt with [sincerely].)
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 05/14/2006 05:52:48 PM
I like it, very original....
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 05/13/2006 08:03:26 PM
Nice shot!!
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 05/13/2006 04:22:34 PM
Cool idea...and excellent positioning
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 05/12/2006 07:18:39 PM
This is awsome
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 05/12/2006 11:58:21 AM
Excellent anticipation on catching the plane turning. Is this the spot over the river where all planes going into Regan have to make that shapr turn?
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 05/12/2006 03:07:54 AM
This one is amazing. Looks like abstract. Very original. Finally lights from something different than a car. 10.
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 05/11/2006 09:18:34 PM
This appeals to me and I don't know why..... I think it may be because it is a very simple image with a strong impact.....
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 05/11/2006 01:10:58 PM
Wow, this is way cool.
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 05/11/2006 12:50:51 PM
Very nice.
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 05/11/2006 11:28:06 AM
Great idea! Very smart to cathup a plane. This is not a so interesting shot as your idea. May be improving the composition including some other components. But I like so much of this idea.
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 05/11/2006 12:12:40 AM
holy crap!
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 05/10/2006 04:56:42 PM
Very cool!
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 05/10/2006 12:52:27 PM
Wow!
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 05/10/2006 12:43:46 PM
Woah, took me a second to get that figured out! Niiiice
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 05/10/2006 06:04:38 AM
sorry a bit dark & dull
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 05/10/2006 01:27:15 AM
That's awesome!
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 05/10/2006 12:45:30 AM
I've been wanting this shot for a long time, but haven't had a plane close enough at a convenient time.
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