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18-JAN-2007	PhotoKhan

Relax, I was not flying the beast...
I was just DHC on this one :)

Canon EOS 30D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/160s f/8.0 at 135.0mm iso200 full exif

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Daniel Bollag		25-Jan-2007 07:37
If these are three red and one white on your PAPI (without final S, please), this is not a problem of aviation, but of photography (of your metering of the light): I see four white (though I can make out the slightly red halos you mean, the lights seem to be white). Nevertheless, I still like your image! ;-)) — db.

photokhan		24-Jan-2007 16:45
1. VASIS and PAPIS are 2 different things. This is a PAPIS. 2. If anything, this setting would indicate "Slightly low" (3 reds, 1 white light). 3. As I was not flying the plane but rather seated on the observer seat, the lens is in a slight lower slat range angle than the pilots eye (further back). Most probably this is the reason for the "Slightly low" reading. 4. Yes, windows are a PITA, most especially, since we have a perfect advantage perspective for great photography that keeps being spoiled by that fact. 5. I am glad you liked this one ! :) :) :) PK

Daniel Bollag		24-Jan-2007 13:56
Your VASI/PAPI seems to indicate you were high on the glide... ;-) And, yes, cockpit windows are a photographers nightmare (even in my small single-engine piston aircraft!). Anyway, a very nice image indeed! — db.

photokhan		23-Jan-2007 12:27
Thank you, Traveller...! This kind of goes right in the middle of the discussion about PP in the forums. The fact is that airplane windows are a nightmare to shoot through. The cockpit front panels are 3 layer thick with the anti-ice electrical mesh in between, making for the less optical-friendly transparent material you can think of (...Don't even get me started on the side panels or cabin windows...!). So, I had to come up with an aggressive PP on this one to compensate for the lack of sheer technical quality. This is, I feel, a perfect example of what I was talking about on that thread: The PP suits and terribly enhances the photo in this instance. In the end, I really feel it does "work" and, seemingly, so do you...:) PK

Canon DSLR Challenge		23-Jan-2007 06:31
Wow, you've got one of my votes...I especially like the Super-Realism of your greens as opposed to other colors...this is a difficult task to do well...Real and yet not real, or just on the edge of tipping over into ridiculous. (I hope you understand what I'm saying here). Best Wishes, T