Hurry on, he's gonna fly, a photo from Utrecht, South

Photographer's Note

This is the follow up of my picture GALE FORCE 8

We where in a shoot for a scientific television program (HOE?ZO!) there was a item aboat the beaufort scale. Because the program is a kind of quiz with famous Dutch people there was a question to make. We came up the next question:

How many wind on the scale of beaufort a Chinook helicopter makes?

a. 4 beaufort
b. 6 beaufort
c. 8 beaufort

To illustrated this question we must make a movie about it. So we went to the airforce base Soesterberg and put our presentator on the back of a flying Chinook with a windspeed meter. You can see this in my picture Hold on

PS: Cropping, a bit sharpness and B&W

O, and the answer was C. 8 beaufort.

jhm, carper, ChrisJ, Riz, summer89, pelib, sunny, binaural, nwoehnl, archanabhimasen ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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henrye (3500) 2004-04-15 5:45

I really like this series of yours Robbert. The photos are very interesting. The black and white works well here. The wide angle, the composition and the movement in the blades are very nice. Well done!

Steely (895) 2004-04-15 5:47

robberts , I like this chinook shot!
Capturing the rotors with a high shutter speed is great, its much more impressive this way especially with it about to lift off

good shot!

PS i found the website of your show
http://www.teleac.nl/hoezo/index.jsp
can't read it though..:(

bubbly (26) 2004-04-15 5:49

I like this shot in black and white. sounds like your research was fun

jhm (211734) 2004-04-15 6:01

Niet tegenstaande ik geen echte voorstander ben van Z/W moet ik toegeven Robbert dat, dit zeer mooi gedaan is, de bewegingen van de rotor bladen zijn prachtig. Mooi werk

carper (96) 2004-04-15 6:02

Ontzettend goede foto Robbert,
Buiten gewoon goed, de keus van zwart wit is ook goe, het maakt een beter geheel, Mijn complimenten voor deze.

ChrisJ (171340) 2004-04-15 6:17

Great sharpness & interesting photo documentary. The blur in the rotor blade is also nice.

piozac (2065) 2004-04-15 6:22

Let's shot: 4 beaufort?

This shot is great Robbert! Gale force 8 is my favourite, and I like this one as well...
Great perspective here and superb b&w tones.
Well done!

Riz (0) 2004-04-15 7:17

thats what I'm talking about WOW great shot I like the angle of this Chinook, I think the angle the camera man is getting would probably be a good shot as well. Great work.

summer89 (5422) 2004-04-15 7:17

Wonderfull Robbert.

The photo it's excelent and the note it's perfect.

Very well done

hdl (7035) 2004-04-15 7:56

Nice composition. The b&w is a very good idea here.

PechePassion (483) 2004-04-15 8:04

Photo bien composé de par le positionement des éléments, le choix du N&B est très bon pour illustrer cette scène.
Belle photo d'action.

Spoony (3539) 2004-04-15 8:28

Great moment you capture here. Good choice about b&w color.
Nice composition.
Well done.

pelib (424) 2004-04-15 11:09

Mooie foto van een machtige machine Robbert.
Dat ie zwart/wit is maakt de foto ook gelijk wat dramatisch en de beweging van de rotor is schitterend.
Het zal ook wel een verschrikkelijke herrie zijn in de buurt van zo'n helicopter te staan.

sunny (3069) 2004-04-15 14:24

Wonderful action shot, Robbert! The B&W choice works perfectly here to increase the feeling of fast moving. The men absorbed deep in their work increase the emanated suspense. Great one!

binaural (292) 2004-04-15 15:21

Fantastische foto Robbert. Hulde! De mensen op de voorgrond in rare houdingen en met hun equipement maken het feest compleet en de keuze voor Z/W is geweldig! Ik vind zelfs het frame iets toevoegen (hoewel ik een notoire frame-hater ben:). Super!!

avigur_11 (22535) 2004-04-15 16:53

You have such an interesting job, Robbert, so many adventures and so many great photos. This is so powerful shot - the chinook is so imprssive - a flying monster an dthe crew looks like they are fughting against this giant. Wonderful shot.

nwoehnl (122) 2004-04-16 4:36

It's another splendid piece of photo reporting in b&w, Robbert. All the elements are there again to make this an exciting one: the motion blur, the shooting angle, the inclusion of people. Great sharpness and contrast you get once again; cool stuff.

jhonny_blue (4956) 2004-04-16 5:14

Great moment Robbert !
Your composition is great, perfect, and the B&W gives a great touch to your picture !
Congratulations !

Luko (14000) 2004-04-16 13:44

first thought -as everybody I suspect- it was a Dave Pastoriza shot...

Very nice composition, with the furry head of the mike packed in the corner between the chopper blades. This might be pure luck, as you can't control the exact position of th eblades due to speed...but hell, I've noticed only skilled photographers have luck...

amrinolastname (223) 2004-04-17 0:55 [Comment]