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Land of the Wazir
Land of the Wazir
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Challenge: Powerlines (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Sony DSC-HX1
Location: Sri Lanka
Date: Dec 5, 2009
Aperture: f/6.5
ISO: 125
Shutter: 1/1600s
Galleries: Abstract, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Dec 4, 2009

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Statistics
Place: 87 out of 88
Avg (all users): 3.6939
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
Avg (participants): 3.7500
Avg (non-participants): 3.6729
Views since voting: 1131
Views during voting: 247
Votes: 147
Comments: 16
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 12/09/2010 02:09:33 AM
Wow this was severely under-rated. My first thought on seeing this was WWII. It took awhile to realize that the bugs weren't helicopters. Then it became even more interesting.
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 12/09/2010 01:18:16 AM
This is bizarre, but awesome. The varied focus on what the insects is interesting. The powerlines aren't necessarily a defining feature, but it's a very interesting photo.
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 12/28/2009 01:20:37 AM
Your photos always intrigue me. Thank you.
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 12/15/2009 02:27:12 PM
Blue and brown! Corner of my eye helicopters, powerlines indeed. This is what is so intriguing about (digital) cameras - they pick up stuff way beyond our original intention: brilliant of you to reintend it. Also it is so strange how our military machines ressemble what we call the lower orders of bios ...
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 12/15/2009 03:14:13 AM
They are not birds. They are tiny insects and I never saw them for real.
They were getting registered on the LCD of the camera (probably because of the refresh rate) and I manually focussed the camera to a point so they sometimes appeared in focus. Sometimes these dots would appear on the screen for about a second and then disappear. When the dots on the screen appereared darker, I fired (few of them had to be in focus to be that dark).

They are extremely fast and very small and I think that why I was never able to see them. I tried really hard to figure out where exatly they were but didn't see a single one of them. I did notice them on previous occasions too on some shots and they looked like sensor dust but I also know that I don't have sensor dust. But, again, I was trying to figure out what they were since I never saw anything.

As for the bird in the lower left corner - it's a TV antenna.


And yeah, I did see them as helicopter and this reminded me of a war scene. That's the reason for the title - Land of the Wazir (Waziristan)

Message edited by author 2009-12-15 03:15:34.
 12/14/2009 06:14:29 PM
On second thought, I think they are insects. The bird on the lower left is a wonderful bit of misdirection and makes the capture even more amazing. Whatever it is, I wish I had taken it.
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 12/14/2009 05:38:24 PM
Congratulations on the PH Blue. I've never seen birds photographed like this. Even after looking at the collection, I'm not convinced the objects at the top are birds. Maybe Pinnipeds. I suspect trickery.
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 12/14/2009 11:43:56 AM
I love how you make the birds look like helicopters. Wow.
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 12/14/2009 11:43:30 AM
My pleasure, and well deserved. I love giving a blue to a brown. It makes me feel like I've got all my chakras aligned.
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 12/14/2009 12:57:03 AM
Finally the Blue! :) Thanks Don.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/13/2009 07:08:32 PM
OK, it's yours. The Posthumous Blue Ribbon.



for speaking to my subconscious
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 12/11/2009 08:48:10 PM
I am a fan of the unconventional. This blurring works. Are they flies or birds?
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 12/10/2009 01:44:31 PM
Way too out of focus
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 12/07/2009 10:14:04 PM
interesting but...
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 12/07/2009 07:34:04 PM
Seems like a really rushed shot. I don't see much focus here. Sorry.
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 12/07/2009 05:22:50 PM
I think this one could have been a bit better in focus.
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