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US Navy Douglas R4D
US Navy Douglas R4D
rurikkarl


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2010-09 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
Location: Solheimasandur Iceland
Date: Sep 11, 2010
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Black and White, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Sep 30, 2010

 Edited in Lightroom. Exposure adjustments. Converted into black/white in Silver Efex Pro. Boost in contrast.

Story behind it:
This airplane was in service of the US Navy in Iceland. It was flying with some supplies when the weather turned bad and they had to turn around. Then the weather closed the airport they came from. So they burned up their fuel and made a landing at Solheimasandur (sand) as the weather was good enough to land there. The plane was relatively undamaged after the landing but as these airplanes were going out of service they decided to leave it there and just take some parts of it back (the motors, instruments etc.). Decades later the tail was cut off and transported elsewhere in the country where another R4D which had been left was turned into a summer home. The wings were also cut off around the same time.

Statistics
Place: 233 out of 296
Avg (all users): 5.1360
Avg (commenters): 6.7500
Avg (participants): 5.0659
Avg (non-participants): 5.3235
Views since voting: 802
Views during voting: 198
Votes: 125
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 10/09/2010 01:25:12 PM
Thanks for the votes and comments. I put the story behind the airplane in the description.
 10/09/2010 09:40:13 AM
Nice shot, intriqued by the story behind it.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/07/2010 09:52:37 PM
So monolithic. Beautiful with the grain, and I like that you metered against the sky. Nice.
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 10/06/2010 07:33:43 PM
Awesome horizontal lines! The shell of the plane works as a slight diagonal. Even though the fields horizon is approximately centered, it still works. The gritty B&W is very good with the subject here.
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 10/01/2010 12:34:59 PM
Such a symbol of our culture's disposable mentality. Just throw it out when it gets old. Doesn't matter where it lands. Stark and eloquent.
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 10/01/2010 03:16:15 AM
Interesting photo. i think this would be better with a better composition. 5
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