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Cleared for Take Off
Cleared for Take Off
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Challenge: October Free Study (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Half Moon Bay, California
Date: Oct 29, 2004
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Water, Birds
Date Uploaded: Oct 29, 2004

 I don't know if this is my technically 'best' image of the month, but it certainly is my favorite of them all. Minimal post processing. Some B & D in the water to give a bit of depth to the picture. Shadows & Highlights to bring out one wing. USM. Crop. That's all. Sigma 50-500 lens, fully extended.

Found this beauty at one of my favorite spots on the coast. I drop by there once in a while just to see what birds are hanging out. Pelicans were there today, so spent about an hour taking, oh, about 150 shots. This is the one I liked best.

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 04/24/2005 03:05:25 PM
Great capture! Only thing missing is the light in his eye. To bad he turned his head away on takeoff. But that is just bad luck, you did great on the capture. I assume a tripod?
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/06/2004 02:18:40 AM
Hehe like a boeing taking off :)
Nice capture
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 11/05/2004 04:23:28 PM
returning for comments.
Great capture with that sweeping movement. Would have loved a better dof, but I too would have been happy to have captured this moment as is. Bumping up.
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 11/03/2004 05:05:05 PM
This is downright amazing! What a great catch; makes me wonder how long to had to wait to get it. Love your composition, and the detail that you managed to capture.
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 11/03/2004 01:28:30 PM
Excellent motion capture...well done....
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 11/02/2004 04:12:49 AM
Terrific capture.... I wish his wings weren't slightly out of focus... but a good capture none the less!
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