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Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

09/08/2006 10:52:32 AM · #1

This photo was DQ'd from the Free Study challenge. For good reason. I broke the rules. In fact, I took the rules into an alley and opened a can of whoop-ass on 'em!

But I digress...

During the voting, prior to the DQ, commentors wondered how it was shot.

The aircraft is actually mounted on a pole in front of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, just outside Hamilton, Ontario.

I didn't "duct-tape myself to the elevators" or "hitch a ride with Tinkerbell".

The capture was simple, obviously. Once I freed the plane from its pole, it was a simple matter to re-install the engine, learn to fly...

I digress again...

Thanks for all the great comments and interest.

Message edited by author 2006-09-08 11:15:20.

deapee

Kodak V803

09/08/2006 10:54:42 AM · #2

So the only thing you really did was add lens flare?

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

09/08/2006 10:58:23 AM · #3

Originally posted by deapee:

So the only thing you really did was add lens flare?

I added lens flare, and "spherized".

I was looking for the exterior-mounted-camera feel.

pineapple

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

09/08/2006 11:01:42 AM · #4

Thanks for sharing. I was wondering how in heck they let you tie the box on the tail ;-)

alfresco

Nikon D700

09/08/2006 11:01:58 AM · #5

Excellent photo, too bad on the dq - stinking lens flare and spherize.

Very cool perspective and nicely done.

modurn

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

09/08/2006 11:04:56 AM · #6

Being a former member of the Air Force I figured this was a mounted airplane (every airbase I ever served on had them!). But I have to say you really captured the look and feel of an aircraft in actual flight! The vingetting and the slight fisheye effect makes the picture! Very well done.

pix-al

Canon EOS-5D

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

09/08/2006 11:12:02 AM · #7

Nevermind the DQ - It is a great picture and would look excellent as a print on a wall somewhere (Like maybe in the reception of the place you took the pic - LOL)!

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

09/08/2006 12:06:03 PM · #8

LOL!! Great explanation. :-)

levyj413

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

09/09/2006 01:50:03 AM · #9

Well, as you said, it deserved the DQ in the context of the challenge.

But in the context of "WOW," it's an amazing shot, and the processing really sells the illusion of a tail-mounted camera. So I just added it to my favorites. :)

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

09/09/2006 10:08:13 AM · #10

Originally posted by levyj413:

Thanks for the kind words...and the favourite!

Joey Lawrence

PhaseOne P45

09/09/2006 10:22:22 AM · #11

Cool plane ain't it... took one of the same thing myself.

Message edited by author 2006-09-09 10:22:40.

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

09/09/2006 10:44:15 AM · #12

Joey,

It is a cool plane and, as you mention in the caption on your excellent photo, the museum is full of great photo opportunities.

I'll eventually get around to posting some of the shots I took the day I was there.

My grandfather was a Lancaster pilot, and there was a Lanc there undergoing some restoration/maintenance. I got several shots inside, and some of the bomb-bay doors open. Very impressive.

Message edited by author 2006-09-09 10:44:35.

strangeghost

Canon EOS-7D

09/09/2006 11:04:08 AM · #13

Originally posted by Fromac:

This photo was DQ'd from the Free Study challenge. For good reason. I broke the rules. In fact, I took the rules into an alley and opened a can of whoop-ass on 'em!

Richard, this has assumed its place as my favorite DPC quote, EVER. Added you to my faves just for this.

LOL

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

09/09/2006 11:11:10 AM · #14

Originally posted by strangeghost:

Originally posted by Fromac:
This photo was DQ'd from the Free Study challenge. For good reason. I broke the rules. In fact, I took the rules into an alley and opened a can of whoop-ass on 'em!

Richard, this has assumed its place as my favorite DPC quote, EVER. Added you to my faves just for this.

LOL

Thanks a lot for that. Since I stopped writing comedy for a living, DPC seems to be my only outlet. I'm glad someone's enjoying it.

love

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

09/09/2006 11:46:52 AM · #15

I'm sorry but to enter a contest knowingly breaking the rules should be an automatic boot off of this site...why waste our time voting on your entry???

karmat

Apple iPhone 7

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

09/09/2006 11:53:39 AM · #16

Originally posted by chispa:

I'm sorry but to enter a contest knowingly breaking the rules should be an automatic boot off of this site...why waste our time voting on your entry???

It was, to my understanding, not a deliberate case of breaking the rules. He did what he thought was legal, but when it came up before the SC, it didn't pass muster.

If we booted everyone who had broken a rule, knowingly or not, and ended up with a dq, we probably wouldn't be considered a very friendly site. Most people, after their initial transgression, rarely violate the same rule twice.

love

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

09/09/2006 12:07:11 PM · #17

I misinterpreted what he said......sorry!

Originally posted by karmat:

Originally posted by chispa:
I'm sorry but to enter a contest knowingly breaking the rules should be an automatic boot off of this site...why waste our time voting on your entry???

It was, to my understanding, not a deliberate case of breaking the rules. He did what he thought was legal, but when it came up before the SC, it didn't pass muster.

If we booted everyone who had broken a rule, knowingly or not, and ended up with a dq, we probably wouldn't be considered a very friendly site. Most people, after their initial transgression, rarely violate the same rule twice.

strangeghost

Canon EOS-7D

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

09/09/2006 12:16:22 PM · #18

Originally posted by chispa:

I'm sorry but to enter a contest knowingly breaking the rules should be an automatic boot off of this site...why waste our time voting on your entry???

Yeah, what Karmat said. My read is that he thought what he did was legal, but when the SC talked him though the rules (both privately and in a public thread), he realized what had happened, and took his DQ in good humor, topping it off by posting an amusing thread like this!

fotomann_forever

09/09/2006 01:22:03 PM · #19

I'm not terribly fond of the lens flare effect in that it doesn't completely convince me that it's natural lens flar. However, the photo is pretty damn cool.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

09/09/2006 01:28:03 PM · #20

I never deliberately broke the rules! I just mis-interpreted them.

I certainly wouldn't do that.

The person you cheat when you knowingly break the rules is yourself.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

09/09/2006 02:01:38 PM · #21

Originally posted by Fromac:

I was looking for the exterior-mounted-camera feel.

And got it -- I thought this was really well-done too. Have you posted the "before" version?