October 13 2008: Lift Off! by Ray :)

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Lift Off!


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October 13 2008:
Lift Off!

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St John’s Lye

So much excitement in the village today then local air ambulance helicopter landed on the recreation ground. After about 30 minutes, a doctor and paramedic turned up with some equipment, so the populus were spared the gore.

Photoshop:
Cropped and Resized
Converted to Grayscale
Duotoned using Pantone Black 2C
Adjusted in Curves

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
1/100s f/10.0 at 100.0mm iso400 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	13-Oct-2008 16:54:35
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	100 mm
Exposure Time	1/100 sec
Aperture	f/10
ISO Equivalent	400
Exposure Bias	0.33
White Balance
Metering Mode	partial (6)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	manual (4)
Focus Distance

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photo and copyright: Ray Pettit

JW		14-Oct-2008 19:08
The component that holds the rotor on the drive shaft is called 'the Jesus nut' ! LOL! Was this printed in the Woking Bugle? ;0) - nice action pic!

JSWaters		14-Oct-2008 06:21
A very impressive shot, Ray. Jenene

Robin Reid		13-Oct-2008 23:08
Well taken and processed.

Victoria		13-Oct-2008 21:36
Wonderful captured, wish everything goes well

Sue Robertson		13-Oct-2008 21:32
A great sense of urgency in this shot. Excellent crop.

Phillip Normanton		13-Oct-2008 21:00
I'm a bit worried that an air ambulance should have twin machine guns fitted... :-O

J. Scott Coile		13-Oct-2008 20:14
That had to blow you around a bit at 100mm! Fantastic!!!

Faye White		13-Oct-2008 18:38
Excellent photojournalism!

Zak		13-Oct-2008 18:20
we get daily visits from the Air Ambulance, flys over the house at all hours!