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10/24/2004 01:56:20 AM · #1
A photo I recently took of my wingman in formation with my new 20D.



Very little done to this sharpening wise, but I have cloned in a little extra sky underneath, and in the original the very last curve of the exhaust was clipped off, so had to add that (unfortunately making it inadmissible for competitions). I cropped out the same amount exactly from the front, so this is in effect still a full frame.

This was my fist day out with the 20D. Taken with the 100-400m L IS USM lens, but at only 180mm. F5.0 1/1000th, ISO 400.

Ok, I just wish it was my wingman in formation .... actually taken from the ground, and I got lucky as the plane banked at exactly the right angle. However it was travelling several 100 kph at the time, which amazed me how crisp this came out.

I think this may be my favourite photo I have yet taken. Not full of action, but I was just amazed how clear it came out. Oh, I love my 20D!!!!!

Comments please.

Message edited by author 2004-10-24 02:12:52.
10/24/2004 01:58:49 AM · #2
Awesome dude! :-D
10/24/2004 02:02:29 AM · #3
Looks great. How tall did you say your tripod was? ;)
10/24/2004 02:24:31 AM · #4
Looks great! did a great job cropping and making it look level. It has the view from another jet. Great job.
10/24/2004 04:30:18 AM · #5
Excellent shot Simon. A cover for Jane's Defence Weekly.
10/24/2004 04:34:33 AM · #6
Wow. Was that pre-focused? Or does the 20D just have incredibly fast auto focus?
10/24/2004 05:19:08 AM · #7
Are the wheel well hatches open?
10/24/2004 05:26:22 AM · #8
Great Shot! I just wish my wingman could have flown as well! He was like a cork in the water, up and down then all around.
If you had not fessed up, that would be a great air to air shot, and they are hard to get that tight without a lot of camera shake.
10/24/2004 05:49:05 AM · #9
Awesome shot simon. Its not a former school buddy and footy team mate of mine "Danny Jelly" is it? I heard he was flying those things!

BTW if ya got a spare seat one day???? Well just call!

10/24/2004 06:28:16 AM · #10
Originally posted by fulgent:

Looks great. How tall did you say your tripod was? ;)


LOL LOL LOL

Thanks for the comments everyone :)

Originally posted by coolhar:

Excellent shot Simon. A cover for Jane's Defence Weekly.


Oh, very very cool comment, thank you :)

Originally posted by bongo:

Are the wheel well hatches open?


I thought this was taken on a fly past, but it could have been a takeoff run, although I don't remember them banking over the crowd. If it was a takeoff then thouse might well be wheel well hatches, I don;t know about it to know for sure.

Originally posted by Gurilla:

Awesome shot simon. Its not a former school buddy and footy team mate of mine "Danny Jelly" is it? I heard he was flying those things!

BTW if ya got a spare seat one day???? Well just call!


I wish!!!!!!!1 Sadly I was actually just one of 10,000 people watching in the crowd :(


10/24/2004 07:02:24 AM · #11
Originally posted by Natator:


BTW if ya got a spare seat one day???? Well just call!

I wish!!!!!!!1 Sadly I was actually just one of 10,000 people watching in the crowd :(


Bastard! ;-P... Note to self, Read everything before replying!
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