Author Topic: Truly inspiring pics... (Read 65612 times)

Malibu · « **Reply #480 on:** August 16, 2013, 08:12:53 am »

Few more for the weekend....

Jaakmh · « **Reply #481 on:** August 16, 2013, 07:27:57 pm »

Awesome pics!!!!!

Geriatrix · « **Reply #482 on:** August 17, 2013, 03:18:12 pm »

Quote from: Wookie on August 15, 2013, 02:29:09 pm

pic 4 looks a bit odd.... where is the rotor wash?

Photoshop, unless the Oryx is flying over ice.
If it is ice, then the colour is strange - there must be an interesting story there either way.

xTzar · « **Reply #483 on:** August 18, 2013, 08:03:42 am »

Quote from: Geriatrix on August 17, 2013, 03:18:12 pm

Quote from: Wookie on August 15, 2013, 02:29:09 pm
pic 4 looks a bit odd.... where is the rotor wash?

Photoshop, unless the Oryx is flying over ice.
If it is ice, then the colour is strange - there must be an interesting story there either way.

I think that the forward velocity of the chopper is greater that the down draft velocity of the rotors, thus the wake is just out of frame.

lonerider · « **Reply #484 on:** August 18, 2013, 08:55:29 am »

Quote from: xTzar on August 18, 2013, 08:03:42 am

Quote from: Geriatrix on August 17, 2013, 03:18:12 pm
Quote from: Wookie on August 15, 2013, 02:29:09 pm
pic 4 looks a bit odd.... where is the rotor wash?

Photoshop, unless the Oryx is flying over ice.
If it is ice, then the colour is strange - there must be an interesting story there either way.

I think that the forward velocity of the chopper is greater that the down draft velocity of the rotors, thus the wake is just out of frame.

I'd have to go with xTzar's explanation. If that is a photoshop, it's just too good - the light, reflections, shadows and details are just too spot on.

He'd have to have been moving rather fast though - even given shortening of depth of field with a zoom lens, he's rather close to the water!

Good picture, great flying.

Geriatrix · « **Reply #485 on:** August 18, 2013, 10:05:27 am »

Quote from: xTzar on August 18, 2013, 08:03:42 am

Quote from: Geriatrix on August 17, 2013, 03:18:12 pm
Quote from: Wookie on August 15, 2013, 02:29:09 pm
pic 4 looks a bit odd.... where is the rotor wash?

Photoshop, unless the Oryx is flying over ice.
If it is ice, then the colour is strange - there must be an interesting story there either way.

I think that the forward velocity of the chopper is greater that the down draft velocity of the rotors, thus the wake is just out of frame.

With a forward speed of up to about 306km per hour and a downwash of about 120 km per hour ( pilots - help!! long time since I used these numbers so they may be wrong ) the wash should be seen within three times the altitude, which would put the front of it in the frame.