On Sep 21, 2012, at 7:37 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > A great shot. A strange perspective I know, but whenever I see that > configuration I think of what a great aircraft the 747 is.
I wonder if there is something magic about the number 47. I think that two of the greatest airplanes ever built were the C47 and the 747. Coincidence, or witchcraft? You decide. > > On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 7:28 PM, John Celio > <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On Sep 21, 2012, at 2:50 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: >>>> Nice shot but its kinda noisy. What ISO were you using? >>> >>> My guess is that it has more to do with the planes being backlit and >>> needing to boost the shadows to get the dynamic range. >> >> That, and it was really hazy out (the remnants of our famous bay fog), >> so the original image was very blue and very flat. Whenever I process >> a photo, I start with Auto Levels and adjust from there. In this case, >> Auto Levels boosted the brightness and contrast to the point that it >> looks like I was shooting at a high ISO, when in fact I think it was >> set to 400. >> >> Thanks to all who've commented! If you ever get the chance to see one >> of the Space Shuttles in person, do it! They're pretty amazing. I'm >> already planning a trip to LA for next summer to see Endeavour >> close-up when it goes on display. >> >> John >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

