OPC - Pure Passion
by HarveyG

Comment by h2:
Might have scored higher if it wasn't an OPEL :)
Like the crop and color, bit oversharpened maybe

OPC - Pure Passion
by HarveyG

Comment by ThingFish:
Striking

Weapon of Peace
by HarveyG

Comment by HarveyG:
Thanks all for the comments and votes including Inspector Grog :) The plane had just taken off (as you can see by the nose wheel bays still closing) and going like a bat out of hell. Very difficult to shoot sharply with a 500mm f/6.3 (effective 750mm on a 1.5x crop factor DX)
Here is another shot of it about 60 seconds later and traveling even faster.
Is it a toy plane indeed! You're right to question it, as in photography anything is possible...

Weapon of Peace
by HarveyG

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Makes perfect sense to me. The subject of the SAAB Gripen, and the light on it looks familiar to me, so I am guessing this is an entry from Magnum_za. Sky looks a wee touch grainy, it could have used a little noise reduction on the blues, but under basic rules, you may not have been able to do that without killing the sharp details elsewhere.

Weapon of Peace
by HarveyG

Comment by jayzundel:
love the title

Weapon of Peace
by HarveyG

Comment by SRINI:
Is this a toy plane?

Weapon of Peace
by HarveyG

Comment by Tiny:
Unusual shot for challenge,well done.

Weapon of Peace
by HarveyG

Comment by Tom:
Nice.

Weapon of Peace
by HarveyG

Comment by wbanning:
A quintessential oxymoron. Nice shot (pun intended).

Starship Enterprise: Stardate 2010
by HarveyG

Comment by jotaga:
Nice vision!