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Camera: Pentax K10D
Lens: Pentax SMC P-DA 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 ED/AL (IF)
Location: Japan
Date: Aug 4, 2010
Aperture: f11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Rural, Science and Technology
Date Uploaded: Aug 4, 2010

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We went for a drive to a mountain spring, and on the way saw this radio controlled helicopter being used to spray rice fields. There were two men with a controller each on diagonally opposite corners of the field.
When we got home, we found in our letterbox the schedule for the helicopter, and associated warnings. It will be in our area on the weekend. ;-Þ

There was a scandal a few years ago about photos of radio-controlled helicopters being sold to China. Industrial espionage stuff. So I asked a guy who was standing watching it if I could take photos; but he was probably just the farmer who owned the field. ;-Þ


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08/04/2010 11:11:14 PM
Hey, now this is interesting. Looks like that chopper is really low to the ground! You must have been very quick with your camera--a skill I'm still not very good at! This is why I tend to do better with landscapes and studio setups...
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08/04/2010 10:23:58 PM
Oh my! This sounds like a book for a movie. After all that, I hope it helped the crops!
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08/04/2010 09:50:23 PM
excellent crisp clean shot david ..
before i read your notes i obviously thought it was a full sized helicopter with a pilot in the seat .. !!
but now that i know different its become a lot smaller ..
funny how the mind adapts .. !!!
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08/04/2010 05:42:58 PM
I'm no great judge of distance, but I guess it's about 3 metres long. It's over by the far edge of the field, not far from guard rail of the road (which slopes up).
08/04/2010 02:40:22 PM
Great sharpness and a fine composition - I liked your accompanying text too.
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08/04/2010 11:50:32 AM
Very cool, although something to show perspective would have been great!
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08/04/2010 10:52:29 AM
Very cool! How big is it?
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