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Challenge: Innocent Bystander (Basic Editing)
Collection: 2010
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Location: Lancaster, Texas
Date: Sep 4, 2010
Aperture: F8.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1250
Galleries: Transportation
Date Uploaded: Sep 6, 2010

 A Russian Mi-24 Hind attack helicopter takes off at the "Warbirds on Parade" Airshow, which a few of us attended for a few hours during our Dallas GTG. My understanding is that this is the only flying Mi-24 in the US. It is operated by the Cold War Air Museum In Lancaster Texas. When I was at this airshow two years ago, I was told they were trying to get it flying again. They had a second Hind that had been driven under a low bridge when being transported to them and the engine was ripped from it's mounts. That one provided parts to get the first one flying. the damaged Mi-24 is now on static display between the hangars and they allow people inside the cockpit.

I was very pleased to have an opportunity to see it flying. This is one very impressive aircraft, and I would not want to be it's target.

Anticipated critiques:
-DOF to shallow, it will be suggested that I should have gotten the observer in focus as well.
-Issues relating to harsh overhead midday sun.
-faint smoke from the engines might be taken as a blotchy sky. (If this were advanced editiing, I would have done some burning on the smoke to make it stand out a bit better.

Post-challenge notes:
Made it just barely into my "happy zone" of 5.5+. I know what held this one back was the person in the foreground being slightly OOF and the midday sun. That and warbirds are not a subject of strong appeal for everyone. It had it's fair share of fans, and more important, I'm pleased with it.

Some more pics of this copter:


Statistics
Place: 23 out of 57
Avg (all users): 5.5300
Avg (commenters): 7.2000
Avg (participants): 5.4063
Avg (non-participants): 5.5536
Views since voting: 986
Views during voting: 440
Votes: 200
Comments: 9
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 09/15/2010 12:23:04 PM
I liked this shot, but gave it a 5 due to the OOf person in the foreground.
I sometimes think that there is a masculine/feminine voting bias in scoring. I am not sure
I have the testosterone to appreciate the aircraft's charms.
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 09/15/2010 12:51:23 AM
Glad to see this did well Steve. I liked it for sure:)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/14/2010 06:43:54 PM
Top 3 for me, great shot.
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 09/11/2010 11:11:00 AM
Nice !
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 09/09/2010 09:51:00 PM
nice concept but he appears a bit oof to me. 6
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 09/09/2010 03:19:00 PM
Wow, this is great! It's perfect that he's wearing red so he stands out more. Nice work
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 09/08/2010 11:21:02 PM
Love the intense colors and the fact you can see the heat and the fumes from the Mig! Composition and color are excellent. Such an interesting capture imho.
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 09/08/2010 12:46:54 PM
Nice shot Steve. I like the helicopter
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 09/08/2010 11:15:31 AM
Love the clarity and composition of the chopper. But it is the main focus. I would have liked to see the focus more on the bystander but still well done. 7
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