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Weekly Challenge 179 - Takeoff/Landing
Posted By: jheu02, 09-10-2011, 12:31 PM

Weekly Challenge 179 - Takeoff/Landing

The exhilaration of flying always has that brief moment when it starts as you feel the earth lose its grasp on you, and ends as you feel it grabbing you back. Try to express either of those moments for this weeks challenge. This doesn't just include the obvious airplane/helicopter-type shots, so be creative (dog leaping for a frisbee, child jumping from a swing as it reaches the apex of its arc...). Likewise, I don't have to see the exact moment of departure or return, but it should be obvious that it has just happened or is about to. What I don't want to see is the "cruising" portion of the flight. This contest will run til Sat. September 17th at midnight.

The fine print....
1. Post ONE photo (max 1024x1024).
2. The photo must portray an interpretation of the theme.
3. Post your single picture in this thread, and explain what motivated you to take the picture and/or how you feel it represents the weekly theme (especially if it's not obvious).
4. The challenge is interactive. Any response is welcome.
5. The judge will pick the WINNERS and choose 1 of them to be the judge for the next week.
6. This challenge runs for 7 days plus a day for the judge to choose the winners.
7. Any Pentax (or Samsung DSLR) camera will do.
8. Pictures can be from any time frame, not just within the week of the current theme.
9. In case the winner of a challenge is unable to become the judge for the next challenge, they will PM the #2 winner for that person to be the judge.

And the final rule...have fun with this.


Previous Challenge Subjects:
1-Statues, 2-Wheels, 3-Speed, 4-Peace, 5-Survival, 6-Macro, 7-Mountains, 8-Children, 9-Post Processing, 10- Windows & Doors, 11-Sport, 12-Urban Landscape, 13-Wisdom, 14-Power, 15-Music, 16-Pathways, 17-Lines, 18-Storm, 19-Boats, 20-Water, 21 - Golden Hour, 22 - Natural Lighting, Portraits, 23-Motion Blur, 24-Simplicity, 25-Color, 26-Cars, 27-Repetition, 28-Wildlife, 29-Epiphany, 30-Contrast, 31-Pets, 32-Landscapes, 33-Coastal, 34-Churches, 35-Bridges, 36-Creation, 37-Still Life: Food, 38-At the Zoo, 39-Wide Aperture, 40-Merry Christmas, 41- Sunsets, 42-Action, 43-Fireworks, 44-Manipulated Light Portraits, 45- Advertising/Product Shot, 46- B&W Street Shooting, people/buildings, 47-Vanishing Point, 48-Reflection, 49-Tranquility, 50-Expressions, 51-S Curve, 52-Hands, 53-Shadows, 54-Your Favorite Beverage, 55-Barriers, 56-Perspective, 57-Night Scenes, 58-Zen-like...Water and Stone 59-Modern architecture, 60-Sunrises, 61-Red, 62-Action on water, 63-Bodies in Motion, 64-Ruins, 65-Blue and green, 66-Iridescence, 67-Anthropomorpha, 68-Sound, 69-Backlight, 70-Group Shot, 71-Railway Scenes, 72-Technology, 73-Color on Color, 74-History, 75-Autumn/Harvest 76-working men and women, 77-Silhouettes, 78 Stranger Portrait, 79-Transportation, 80 - Lonely, 81 - Holidays, 82 - Toys 'n Games, 83 - Machines, 84 - Ice, 85 - Cats, 86 - Stories, 87 - Cultures, 88 - Absence, 89 - Weather, 90 - Old roads, 91 - The River, 92 - The Seventies, 93 - Beautiful Bokeh, 94 - Balance, 95 - Crop a miniature landscape, 96 - Opposing gravity, 97- Feet, 98 - Sacred Grounds, 99 - Extraordinarily Ordinary, 100-added textures, 101-still life, 102-bicycles, 103 - Broken, 104- Flowers (B&W), 105 Backlighting, 106-Water. 107-Wind, 108-Parent/Child candids, 109-Passion, 110-Events, 111-Streets, 112-The Aged, 113-Fire and Heat, 114-Nature vs. Culture, 115 - Letters or Numbers, 116 - Self-Portrait, 117 - The Tree, 118 - Minimalism, 119 - Rust, 120 - Before & After, 121 - Negative Space, 122 - Decay & Dereliction, 123 - Cold, 124 - Melancholy, 125 - The Element of Time, 126 - Public Transportation, 127 - Yin Yang, 128 - Sepia or Dual Tone, 129 - Hand Coloring, 130 - Light Trails, 131-Once in a lifetime, 132 - Moms & Motherhood, 133 - Beautiful Blur, 134 - B&W Abstract, 135 - History, 136 - In and around the kitchen, 137 - Habit, 138 - Perspective: From the Ground Up, 139- Mist/fog, 140 No faces, 141-Bubbly, 142- The 'hood, 143-Green, 144-Garbage, 145-Emotion, 146 - Events, 147-Seasons. 148-Building and/or Construction 149-Chiarouscuro, 150-A Day In The Life, 151 - Religion, 152 - Home, 153 - The Decisive Moment, 154 - People in uniform, 155 - Sound, 156 - Hope, 157 - Weather, 158 - Cliches, 159 - Colorful Landscapes, 160 - Schrooms, 161 - Weathered, 162 - Where Angels Fear to Tread.., 163 - Incongruity, 164 The Monochrome Landscape, 165-Trick Photography, 166-Alleyways, 167-Monuments, 168-A View From Above, 169-The Moon, 170-Logo, 171-Thorns, 172-Tree Study 173-Tools, 174 - Cornucopia, 175 - Steps, 176 - Night streetshots, 177 - Tropical Paradise, 178 - Ceremonies, 179 - Takeoff/Landing
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09-10-2011, 12:38 PM   #2
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To get this started, here are some examples:

Good: Takeoff


Bad: Cruising


Good: Landing

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09-10-2011, 12:52 PM   #3
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Interesting choice and I happen to catch a shot last night I think fits the theme (and a few decent in-flight ones but hey I read the rules ha!) so fresh off the SD card I present the Cheerleader Landing - gotta wonder is the guy to the side really going to catch her with one hand or is a cop-a-feel reach haha.




09-10-2011, 01:58 PM   #5
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I guess this one fits the brief?


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Not exactly the takeoff or landing this young man was "heading" for.

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You can't get much closer :-)



09-10-2011, 08:31 PM   #8
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OK. Stock photo for this week. One of my series of "Action Oliver" shots. My kid loves to jump off things. I caught him jumping off our neighbor's slide and got the camera to try out the K-x drive mode.

Shot with 55-300 DA-L. ISO: 400, f5.6, 170mm, 1/1000s. Cropped down a little to remove clutter and improve composition.
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09-10-2011, 09:38 PM   #10
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Seems like you picked a popular theme John. Good luck judging! Here's my entry:

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Torres Straits Dancers at a event last night:


Lots of take offs and landings but not a lot of cruising.

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Not for competition - just cos it fits - taken a while ago.



Has been entered in comp before....
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Wow. Lots of great shots already and it's just one day into the week. Looks like I'll have my work cut out for me next Sunday.
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A very determined looking hummingbird preparing to take flight.
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Takeoff into the Sunrise

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