Pacific Flyer Monthly Photo Competition - April 2010

[Guest ozzie]

We start them off young. tailored jumpsuit and mini rig for the young lady and a bit of father and son bonding. Young Sinmay off on his 5th tandem jump with his father. About time he started pulling his own handles.

 

Tomo, Major arrived Ok mid afternoon. Once again perfect weather.

 

 

 

 

[ZULU1]

Currie Wot engine run up

 

Well hows this pic taken with a iPhone...Boomerang prop !!

 

Paul

 

 

 

[Guest ozzie]

thought i'd just share these with you. taken by my friend Mike Danks at Skydive Elderslie.if your car ever breaks down in the Singleton area Mike will get you going he's the NRMA dude.

ozzie

Details

 

Cannon EOS 500D, F3.5, ISO 3200, Exposure 30 secs, FL10mm

 

 

[planedriver]

One I took a Narromine last year, which I guess should have a title "Wetting the baby's heads"

 

Regards Planey

 

 

 

[Guest ozzie]

Raining Sunset

 

Stunning sunset at the DZ as a the rainstorm starts. don't think the last load of the day was too impressed tho.

 

 

 

[Guest pacificflyer]

Pacific Flyer Magazine's Photo Competition Winner!

 

This month's winner is Ozzie with his 'Starry night' pic - hard to go past that one. Congratulations:clap:

 

Runners up Tommo - Evening at Temora - moon shot

 

MrH - Surfing the sunset - powered parachute

 

Well done - there were some great shots to choose from!

 

Cheers Angela

 

 

[Guest ozzie]

Actually i just submitted it. The real winner is Mike Danks from Singleton in NSW. Mike is a member of the Newcastle Sport Parachute Club where the photos were taken.

 

please make sure the credit goes to him

 

 

[flying dog]

If anyone is still reading this:

 

The settings for thepiccies Ozzie took which won, would be something like this:

 

Nominal ISO/ASA.

 

Very small apature (that is a big number by the way)

 

Long shutter exposure - probably a few seconds.

 

 

[Guest ozzie]

FD read post number 54

 

 

[flying dog]

Hmmm.. 3.5 appature. Interesting.