Kinda liked this shot: I was sitting outside on my patio, during the changing light / sweet light time, and this chopper flew over so I grabbed my camera (I make sure to ALWAYS have a...

JD750 Loc: SoCal

I was sitting outside on my patio, during the changing light / sweet light time, and this chopper flew over so I grabbed my camera (I make sure to ALWAYS have a camera within reach) and this is the result. It might not be 5-star or even 4-star but I thought, hmm it fails to suck. So I will post here and solicit comments.

All comments are welcome including "it sucks dude".

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pithydoug Loc: Catskill Mountains, NY

JD750 wrote:

I was sitting outside on my patio, during the changing light / sweet light time, and this chopper flew over so I grabbed my camera (I make sure to ALWAYS have a camera within reach) and this is the result. It might not be 5-star or even 4-star but I thought, hmm it fails to suck. So I will post here and solicit comments.

All comments are welcome including "it sucks dude".

I like the chopper and just enough blade movement to make it real. I'm not sure the tree branches add anything and would remove them and maybe get the chopper a little less centered.

Bill29707 Loc: Greenville, NC

I see it is the LAPD chopper. Good action photo.
Bill

foathog Loc: Greensboro, NC

Sorry, it's nothing special to me. I wouldn't have even responded but you gave me permission. There are SOOO many times I want to say something and don't. LOL

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Overall, nice shot.

fourg1b2006 Loc: Long Island New York

Very nice, but i would crop this one.

DNW

JD750 wrote:

I was sitting outside on my patio, during the changing light / sweet light time, and this chopper flew over so I grabbed my camera (I make sure to ALWAYS have a camera within reach) and this is the result. It might not be 5-star or even 4-star but I thought, hmm it fails to suck. So I will post here and solicit comments.

All comments are welcome including "it sucks dude".

Nice shot! I know they get noisier when the fly by...I have the national guard doing it every Thursday of the week. lol

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repleo Loc: Boston

JD750 wrote:

I was sitting outside on my patio, during the changing light / sweet light time, and this chopper flew over so I grabbed my camera (I make sure to ALWAYS have a camera within reach) and this is the result. It might not be 5-star or even 4-star but I thought, hmm it fails to suck. So I will post here and solicit comments.

All comments are welcome including "it sucks dude".

'Kinda liked this shot'

What was it that YOU liked about this shot?

Phil Martin Loc: New Hampshire

Everything DEAD CENTER! Best way, I guess, to have no composition at all.

EdU239 Loc: The Northeast

JD750 wrote:

I was sitting outside on my patio, during the changing light / sweet light time, and this chopper flew over so I grabbed my camera (I make sure to ALWAYS have a camera within reach) and this is the result. It might not be 5-star or even 4-star but I thought, hmm it fails to suck. So I will post here and solicit comments.

All comments are welcome including "it sucks dude".

Overall I like it but I would consider some edits: adjusting the light to emphasize the helicopter (in Apple Photos this would be increasing the Brilliance), adjusting the darkness to darken the trees a little, and cropping some on the left side so the trees are still there but occupy less space in the image. I think that comes down to getting more emphasis on the ‘copter but having something in the foreground to give it context.

josephl1331

Looks like a LAPD chopper. Are you growing pot? (:

JD750 Loc: SoCal

josephl1331 wrote:

Looks like a LAPD chopper. Are you growing pot? (:

Ha ha no there is a plentiful legal supply it is not necessary to grow your own.

But pot got legalized here 20 years too late for me. LOL.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

repleo wrote:

'Kinda liked this shot'

What was it that YOU liked about this shot?

That is a very good question and I had to think about it, two things come to mind:
(1) I like the sharpness of the image and the warm light on the chopper.
(2) I guess it reminded me of a good day/time in my life. That is not something anyone else could relate to.

repleo Loc: Boston

JD750 wrote:

......... I guess it reminded me of a good day/time in my life......

That is good enough reason to like it in my book.