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09-FEB-2009 John Cross Photography

February 9, 2009

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As I was packing up to head out to the hangar, I got to thinking about an old aviation saying, "It is better to be down here wishing you were up there than to be up there wishing you were down here." I decided to see if I could capture that thought in a photo. I shot quite a few along the lines of this one. I thought it came out pretty good, but I am not impartial in this circumstance.

Canon EOS 350D
1/40s f/8.0 at 24.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time09-Feb-2009 09:00:41
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length24 mm
Exposure Time1/40 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias-1.00
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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jCross10-Feb-2009 05:26
http://www.pbase.com/image/109066839 Here is another attempt for Dave. Thanks, Rob, you are a good son. I WAS holding an adult beverage, BTW.
Tom Beech09-Feb-2009 22:53
Yeah, one of your best shots John...
rob 09-Feb-2009 21:13
I think its an awesome picture! But to make it more believeable, you might want to have a bottle of some "gournd beverage" next to you.
I love this shot!
Dave Beedon09-Feb-2009 19:24
Very cool photo! It looks as if the not-quite-impartial subject is facing the runway, but it would be better to know for sure---the doubt takes away a little bit of the mood. Maybe a shot slightly from the side would do the trick.