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22-AUG-2004 Ed Hahn

Cold War Relic II *

National Air & Space Museum Annex, Virginia

A Soviet MiG-21, impeccably restored.

(Title note: Cold War Relic I isn't posted here, but it's an F-86 that is painted like one of those in Roy Lichtenstein's comic-inspired art.)

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM
1/40s f/2.5 at 28.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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ctfchallenge26-Aug-2004 21:43
Ed, this BW conversion is flawless! Fantastic range and tone, good compostion. There is such a "feel" to this shot. Kudos!! The only thing I'd suggest is toning down the red. The star on the tail has a much nicer, more natural look to it, like it really fits in with its darker shade. It looks like it belongs, whereas the # in red looks artificial. Absolutely fantastic shot though! ~ Lonnit
Guest 24-Aug-2004 20:57
Very nice Ed!
Vikas Malhotra24-Aug-2004 17:42
Great shot Ed, love the B&W treatment with the logos/numbers in colour. Very very effective.

Vikas
Edward Hahn24-Aug-2004 11:59
Thanks everyone for their comments - this is a hard museum to photograph in (too many different kinds of light = major color cast issues guaranteed). The color of the numbers was indeed a fluorescent orange-red - in fact, I just duplicated the layer, transformed the upper layer to B&W, and then "cut out" the insignia on the airplane. -Ed Hahn
Guest 24-Aug-2004 02:48
This is one of my favorites. It has a great feel. Were the numbers really that color?
Canon DSLR Challenge24-Aug-2004 00:51
Ed--I really like this! Looks like a model airplane! Shu
Canon DSLR Challenge23-Aug-2004 14:14
Ed,
Nice and sharp and extremely effective in B&W with selective color. You have a fine dynamic range here- great work! Roberta