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aMacHan says:

-voted as "saveme" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

ken mccown says:

-voted as "saveme2" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Automatt says:

where? in the rainbow?

/n/n-voted as "deleteme" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Xavier Rodríguez says:

Did you rent the helicopter for the shoot? WOW!

-voted as "saveme3" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

love this shot, but why is the sky banding like that? even in the large-large version. and the darkness in the top-left is distracting.

and i was all ready to save this, too...

-voted as "deleteme" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Aytena says:

ditto monkey
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Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Dan Barak says:

Cool picture, but vigentting (is that what it is) on the top left ruins it... I think a simple crop of the left side will still keep all the interesting elements in the picture.

So...

-voted as "saveme4" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Mr. Mark says:

too bad about those lines. this might be a save otherwise...
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Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

caffeineslinger says:

I like the composition.

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Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Tom Q says:

Is the chopper in the sky or in your trousers? Either way I can't see it. Unfortunately I think it needs to be closer, so if you did rent it especially for this shot, as Xavier thinks, make sure the pilot flies lower next time.

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Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

amir12592 says:

salam
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Jim Skea says:

Nice idea and I like the diagonal formed by the legs coming in from the bottom right but...
1) the helicopter is too small to make any real contribtion(OK, maybe that's the idea). In fact imagine the photo without the helicopter - it seems like a more coherent image to me.
2) there's just too much negative space on the left - it unbalances teh composition. You could do with a tighter crop
3) the banding in the sky on the top left is very distracting

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Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Ðârk_AňgëL♥ says:

Wow .. i love it :)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

englishaugust says:

Great angle.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Stebbi says:

Dont see the point.

-voted as "deleteme6" (from Deleteme! group)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

whatmeworry101 says:

I really like this - it grabbed my attention immediately.
-saveme
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Djumbo says:

A really great try, but next time ask the helicopter to fly a bit lower :-)
sorry
deleteme7
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

drl. says:

frankly, the helicopter is too small; it comes across looking like a speck in the sky that you should have photoshopped out.

deleteme8
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

짜디그노스 (Zadignose) says:

The photo depends on one idea. Aesthetically, it's unappealing. Plus, the subject does not actually appear to be looking at the chopper.

-voted as "deleteme9" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Mr. Physics says:

itsy bitsy little chopper. Really big person at low angle. Sorry. Nice concept. Wait for a lower flying chopper.

-voted as "deleteme10" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

maniototo [deleted] says:

tiny choppers can work. check out my sky bugs.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

.Dias says:

Congratulations .
Brilliant shot !
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

!yomama! [deleted] says:

Crikey... lots of criticism above. Can you move the earth to the left please, would make a more interesting photo.

I'm not usually this frank and have deference for my fellow photogs. However, considering it is a spontaneous photo (heli passing), one cannot expect you to have instructed the pilot to have flown lower. The distortion in the corners offer framing and makes it interesting.

The world is long on critics, but short on artisits and visionaries. Churchill was an enimantly unpopular politcian with his fellow MPs. How will he be remembered... how will they?

I like it. Keep soldiering on kiddo.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Flio191 says:

"d.r.lynch Pro User says:
frankly, the helicopter is too small; it comes across looking like a speck in the sky that you should have photoshopped out.
deleteme8"

man, I think the small speck is the whole point of the picture!

Its very cool!
I dont know what saveme is but it seems good so, "saveme" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

patlike says:

yomamavoodooguiness - That's very kind. Thank you :)

Flio191 - Thanks a lot :)

# Maligno # - Thank you :)

maniototo - I'll take a look now :)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

짜디그노스 (Zadignose) says:

@yomama: The quality of a photo often depends on circumstances outside the control of the photographer. This can be a good or a bad thing.

You seem to suggest that the photographer should get full credit for the fact that a helicopter accidentally flew into his shot (the good side of chance) but should be immune to criticism that addresses the unfortunate accidents, i.e. the helicopter is far away, digital processing introduced flaws, and the subject isn't looking at the helicopter.

The image is what it is, regardless of how it was produced. If you get lucky, and catch a perfect shot, great! If you're unlucky, and it's slightly less than perfect, that's sad.

By the way, an alternative to moving the entire earth to the left would be to move the photographer to the right. Or tell the woman in the picture to pivot right.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

minianna.com says:

nice
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Môsieur J. says:

Great composed! love this portrait :-)))
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

cartridge says:

awesome perspective, i really like this, i shall add it to my favs.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

robjgreen says:

Like this photo a lot, a bit of a shame that she's not looking directly at the helicoptor, but it's still a great perspective.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

laurarocks says:

thats a really good photo well at least I think so . Is there a sky diver or something up the top .Bet you felt weird posing for it though
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

iyonamaku (my precious.inc) says:

love it! the helicopter especially. thats another story
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

!yomama! [deleted] says:

@ zadignose;

I imagine the picture was framed impromptu because there was a helicopter flying past, not that the heli happened to fly into a shot of someone looking skyward as seen from below. Perhaps?

For me, anyway, the small heli gives a greater perspective of height... implies the subject's own small space in the universe?? Bit of existential angst?

We each have our own taste, or the world would be a boring place. I tend to like photos that aren't squared, typical, centred.. etc. It's a left brain thing.

Best, yomama

PS I like your pics and wish you well.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

!yomama! [deleted] says:

noticed you made the interestingess calendar. congrats!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

patlike says:

Thanks, yomama. And everyone else for the kind comments :-D
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

aenimation says:

ohhhh.....
b & w sounds good.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Asweet51 says:

Nice photo
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

gdm15 says:

is that the Mosquito this guy is looking at.. Both have appeared brilliantly in this pic :))
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

cabecadecotonete [deleted] says:

beautiful :)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

elf@bius says:

Really cool photo. Especially good in b&w.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

whisper-star says:

A W E S O M E =)
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

msralph says:

I think that deleteme group sounds awful. I love this picture and I think the thing in the left makes it even more interesting.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

ÃѓmąŇї ŜŧỶĿĭ§Ħ says:

No More JuSt FAV !
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Donna Francé says:

Ciao, sono amministratore di un gruppo chiamato Two Feet Under. Ci farebbe piacere aggiungere le tuo foto al gruppo.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

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