Shot in Cache Valley, UT. Crop duster spraying open water for mosquitos in preparation for the anticipated arrival of West Nile virus in Utah.
Technical:
Not exactly shot under ideal conditions, but out of 15-20 shots, I was pretty pleased with this one. Panned with the airplane during each pass. Taken from a nearby roadside at full optical (3x) and digital (2x) zoom for a total of 6x.
Cropped from the full frame, bumped up contrast and saturation slightly; finished with USM at 1.25/125/5.
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I know what you meant to show, but the liquid is almost incidental to this shot (the plane happens to be cropdusting), and the overall shot's focus is so odd it makes me feel like my monitor's vibrating.
Very nice capture of the crop dusting plane and of the effluent it's emitting. I like the open feeling you get and the aerial perspective provided in the background. Also, I like the flatness of the foreground against the rising mountain in the background. Well done.
This is an interesting image. As far as meeting the challenge, it is implied that the liquid is there, but the liquid isn't visible, so I don't think it CLEARLY meets the challenge. However, I do like it.
Nice shot, too bad you didn't have the lens to help you out a bit. The plane blends in with the buildings, it might have been better if you could have caught it with just the trees in the background. 6
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