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Photographer  Les Hilburn {Karma:395}
Project N/A Camera Model Canon EOS 10D
Categories Digital
Transportation
Film Format
Portfolio Navy stuff
Lens Canon  100 mm f/2 USM
Uploaded 12/5/2004 Film / Memory Type Lexar  1GB
    ISO / Film Speed 16
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About This is the afterburner from an F/A 18 SuperHornet preparing to take-off from the waist catapults of the USS Kitty Hawk. Its really something to see, and I swear that its so loud, you can feel it in your pants legs.
I wish that it could have been in a little better focus, but the concept of using a flash on the flightdeck at night is the fastest way to get the Captain to try on your ass as a boot. It took about a week to get one that turned out this well.
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Paolo De Maio   {K:34932} 12/16/2004
Next time Les try to use this settings:
1600 ASA speed program or best AP and camera ion tripod if you can (without try the impact of boots Captain on your ass)
;-)
I think you will get great result!!
Paolo

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Darie Petrov   {K:397} 12/7/2004
Nice but blurred... now that I read ur full comment I appreciate it even more hehe. But a flash would have detracted from the mood. I think it is all good... but I think the blurr of the aircraft itself is just bad focus, not motion blur (I might be wrong though)... which could have been fixed.

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Paul Lara Paul Lara   {K:88111} 12/6/2004
You'd probably do best to set your camera on infinity focus so you don't have to worry about it struggling to do so under such low light.

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Les Hilburn   {K:395} 12/6/2004
Thanks SM2, I just meant that about using the flash for focusing better. Its such a dark place on the flightdeck at night. Normally when I am up there, I have to take about 30 or 40 shots to get the exposure and focus right. As for this ship, we have 3500 people on here at a time. And I can tell when there is someone new.

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Paul Lara Paul Lara   {K:88111} 12/5/2004
Still a great shot, Les!
Besides, the flash wouldn't have worked from the distance you are...they're only effective for about 15 feet. (I always smile when I see people using their flash from 50 feet away at events).

I was on a much smaller ship. Small enough that I knew ALL 405 crew members.

4 years was quite enough for me. ;)

SM2 Paul Lara
U.S.S. Anchorage (LSD-36)

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Bon Igor   {K:62} 12/5/2004
very interesting
you are brave

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