Gilze-Rijen 21-02-2011 Apaches in the sunset

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Gilze-Rijen 21-02-2011 Apaches in the sunset

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Was there for one hour before sunset, hoping for take-off activity from runway 10, resulting in some nice sunset pictures, here they are:

1. AH-64D taking off runway 10
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2. Pilot didn't use the runway for take-off but turned his nose head-on with my face on the taxi-track, resulting in a nice take-off right over me! Thanks guys!
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Comments and feedback are welcome, thanks for watching!
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Re: Gilze-Rijen 21-02-2011 Apaches in the sunset

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Nice shots from the Redskins, but it is runway 10 ;)
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Re: Gilze-Rijen 21-02-2011 Apaches in the sunset

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Thanks, you are absolutely right about the runway, my mistake...

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Re: Gilze-Rijen 21-02-2011 Apaches in the sunset

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Nice light..well done
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Indeed! Nice nice shots!!
If I may: it looks the pics are a bit oversharpened or too much noise reduction applied?
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Re: Gilze-Rijen 21-02-2011 Apaches in the sunset

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Flygvapnet_Viggen wrote:If I may: it looks the pics are a bit oversharpened or too much noise reduction applied?
Thanks for your comment. I think you are right about the over sharpening, you are not the first person telling me this. I've adjusted the sharpness already a bit on the photos on my HD. I'll try to keep this in mind next time editing my pictures. Thanks for your feedback :bthumb:
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Nice shots WD :thumb:
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Nice light indeed, great stuff!

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Hi Lennart,

I love your shots. Lighting is fabulous and the poses are great. I would be more than happy myself to leave Gilze with such a fat lute (vette buit). :-)

Well done and thanks for sharing,
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Very well done! :scramble:
Shoot first, edit later! :-)
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Re: Gilze-Rijen 21-02-2011 Apaches in the sunset

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Some more of that evening:

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Re: Gilze-Rijen 21-02-2011 Apaches in the sunset

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The first three are realy stunning. The follow-up is a bit normal compared to that. :)
Great shots.
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Great shots. Love the light.
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