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F-18A Launch At-Sea
F-18A Launch At-Sea
BrianM


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study XIV (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D
Lens: Quantaray AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 High-Speed for Minolta
Location: USS Nimitz CVN68 while At-Sea
Date: Oct 12, 2006
Aperture: f4.5
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Action, Military
Date Uploaded: Oct 31, 2006

 One of the benefits of my job (civilian tech rep) is the opportunities for unique photographs. I took this one while I was on-board the USS Nimitz CVN-68 off the coast of Southern California. Shot was taken in the late afternoon/early evening just as the sun was starting to set which allowed me to capture the glow of the afterburners (The glow was not enhanced by editing).

Edits: Crop, Auto Levels, Color Balance(removed the overly blue cast).

Statistics
Place: 471 out of 625
Avg (all users): 5.1146
Avg (commenters): 5.8750
Avg (participants): 5.0470
Avg (non-participants): 5.3488
Views since voting: 1156
Views during voting: 322
Votes: 192
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 10/04/2008 11:58:09 AM
Awesome shot!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/07/2006 11:05:22 AM
just not quite tack-sharp. but a 5 anyway
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 11/06/2006 10:12:32 PM
Excellent capture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/06/2006 03:27:33 AM
good shot of such a fast subject.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/05/2006 12:28:52 PM
Wow, that must be something to see!! The flames coming out the back look really cool.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/03/2006 09:19:54 PM
Powerful take off here.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/03/2006 03:21:56 PM
This is some of that elusive "wow" factor...something you don't see every day. Good color, sharpness, and clarity. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/01/2006 01:38:52 PM
Nice. I was in VFA-203 at Cecil Field.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/31/2006 07:43:23 PM
Thank you for serving. great capture and sharpness with such acceleration and movement of the carrier.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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