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23-JUN-2008 Michael Shealy

Police Helicopter

Black Forest, CO

Canon EOS 20D ,Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 LD (IF)
1/60s f/9.0 at 50.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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ctfchallenge29-Jun-2008 18:06
almost a week later and this is still amazing.
Penny Street
ctfchallenge27-Jun-2008 04:12
Thanks, Tom. I checked with the missus and she agrees with you, so I put it back. The Redux is in Pending. Any comments from others would be appreciated. Cheers, -mikey
ctfchallenge27-Jun-2008 02:20
Who cares about clarity? The angle and striking "pose" in the first version was better. This is level, linear and almost static by comparison imho. -tv
ctfchallenge26-Jun-2008 23:31
Thanks for commenting, folks. I had another go at shooting these guys at a faster SS ("full exif" shows old speed). The previous shot was dramatic and showed enough movement alright, but I wanted to see if I could improve the clarity of the subject by panning better (both shots were shot "from the hip", no VF) and speeding up the SS a bit. In case you're wondering how I can get so many shots of Magpies; we took in five fledgelings from a deserted nest (fox got the mom) two weeks ago and now they think I'm "Dad", so every time I walk out the door, its like I'm cursed. Awk, aaawk, aawk, as they follow me around the yard while I do my ranch chores. Lots of fun. Thanks again. Cheers, -mikey
ctfchallenge26-Jun-2008 19:25
More like an attack helicopter! :-D Very funny Mikey and it sure says "movement"! :-) CJ
Rod 26-Jun-2008 07:50
Everything is moving here a, & the open mouth is terrific mate.
ctfchallenge26-Jun-2008 01:25
this is just too funny. what a shot!
Penny Street
ctfchallenge26-Jun-2008 01:04
Makes me want to duck. Striking shot Mikey. -tv
ctfchallenge25-Jun-2008 01:10
I was feeding them donuts. ":^D) -mikey
ctfchallenge24-Jun-2008 19:46
Too funny, Mikey! And just what were you doing, young man??
--Mary Anne