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Split Second Timing
Split Second Timing
hughletheren


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Challenge: Free Study XII (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
Location: Bournemouth East Cliff, Dorset, UK
Date: Aug 18, 2006
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1600s
Galleries: Performance, Military
Date Uploaded: Aug 27, 2006

 Red Arrows Display over Bournemouth - 192 shots in 20 minutes, an average of one every 6 seconds. It was a fantastic show. You only get two chances of catching the synchro pair (they do it twice) and the second time I was lucky. However, it was south facing at middiy, so I was shooting into the sun. As a result, this shot was developed twice using Capture One and the aircraft were selected in a light copy and dropped onto a darker version to provide adequate light on the planes. Otherwise the processing was curves, Neat Image, crop, sharpen, convert to sRGB, save for web.
I had to pan left to right, which is why the rear plane has a little motion blur - it was travelling against the pan. Should have dropped the aperture to reduce the shutter - next time. . . .

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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 09/07/2006 11:42:41 PM
interesting, if it weren't so centered it would be even better! 9
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Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)
 09/07/2006 11:13:15 PM
Nice -- I'm always trying to spot stuff like that too : )
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/07/2006 04:01:27 PM
Very nice capture. Seems to be working well. Except for the clouds. Maybe up the levels/curves and see what happens. But a nice positioning on them.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 09/07/2006 12:56:53 PM
Good capture of the Red Arrows, perfect timing
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens
 09/07/2006 10:19:35 AM
Great capture. Try selectively dodging and saturating white and red on the planes - and maybe reducing the saturation of the sky?
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 09/05/2006 09:39:50 AM
Good catch! Did you get one as they just pass each other?
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Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM
 09/03/2006 10:20:22 PM
Good timing.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/02/2006 09:31:55 PM
seems oof but great capture. impeccable timing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM II
09/02/2006 04:51:40 PM
Great timing, but I'd use some techniques to help the planes pop more.
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Canon EOS-D60
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 09/02/2006 12:20:05 PM
Yes, it surely was! Great capture. 8 from me.
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Olympus E-3
Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 ED Zuiko Digital
 09/01/2006 09:38:14 PM
Nice timing.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko
 09/01/2006 02:04:36 PM
This was great timing.
Not sure if you followed one and hit it just right or knew where they would be, but regardless, it came out well.
Not an easy shot to pull off.
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Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
 09/01/2006 05:04:44 AM
great capture (7)
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 22-55mm f/4.0-5.6 USM
 09/01/2006 02:36:34 AM
awesome
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