The Breakfast of Champions
by vawendy

Comment by rjkstesch:
Very fun, with enjoyable set up.

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Comment by Yo_Spiff:
A 5.4 is not a bad showing. It's just not a knock-em dead one either.

A little burning might have helped on the trees outside. I think there is enough detail in them that some careful editing could have pulled some of it in. Perhaps a little dogding inside the tunnel, in order to show off just a bit more of that nice brickwork. Not too bright, however, don't want to ruin the mood. As I said in my in-challenge comment, many of us had issues with overly bright highlights vs dark darks. If nothing else, it was a very educational challenge.

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Comment by android3000:
good subject, angle is flat and does not really enhance the photo

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Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Looks like you had the same problem as I did. It's hard to capture such a wide dynamic range as the inside of a tunnel and the brightness outside. It's an interesting shot and I'm not holding the slightly blown highlights against it.

"Jonathan Livingston Seagull" by Richard Bach
by vawendy

Comment by scottieham:
Good shutter speed to freeze the action. Looks a little noisy though in the background. The whites look blown out on the face. There are lots of birds that are both dark and white, which presents a challenge trying to expose them properly. Your main priority should be to keep from blowing out the whites. So try to expose the histogram as far to the right as you can without losing detail in the whites. I hope this helps you :)

"Jonathan Livingston Seagull" by Richard Bach
by vawendy

Comment by kmusser:
Nice action shot. Colors are nice and the clarity is good.

"Jonathan Livingston Seagull" by Richard Bach
by vawendy

Comment by byinnerhero:
I really like that "Jonathan" here seems to have more personallity than your average seagull. You caught that well! Thanks!

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Comment by NikonJeb:
Great mood. terrific exposure. I'm a bog fan of well executed silhouette shotys.....7

wingwalker2.jpg
by vawendy

Comment by MelonMusketeer:
I have a pal with one of these old biplanes. I cant' wait to try this : )
Actually, that's pretty crazy, but if it were not safe, they would not do it. I sometimes hang my camera out of an airplane in the slipstream, and it is hard to hold on to it. I can't imagine how much force must be against a whole body in the wind like that.
Anyway, it looks like an exciting thing to do. I would rather wing walk than skydive.

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Comment by rlewis:
Interesting looking tunnel and I like the old brick on the inside, somehow I wish the image had a story line implied to engage me