How did they take this photo?

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Marcel wrote:

> "Craig" <me@here.com> wrote in message
> news:41f2c2c8$0$15396$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk...
>
>>http/www.airliners.net/open.file?id=759763
>>
>>A photo of the new A380.
>>
>>I'd like to know, how did the photographer get the plane so sharp, in such
>
> a
>
>>dark environment. OK, maybe a slow shutter speed, but in that case,
>
> howcome
>
>>the people moving are not blurred??
>
>
> I downloaded the photo and did a slight adjustment "shadow/highlights" on
> Photoshop CS and people are not blurred. Either they weren't moving, awed as
> they were ;-) or the pic was taken at 125 or better.
> http/celestart.com/images/airbus.jpg
> By the way, there is no exif data.

Why is that one guy just left of center, poking the bottom of the plane
with a stick?

 

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Matt Ion wrote:

> Marcel wrote:
>
>> "Craig" <me@here.com> wrote in message
>> news:41f2c2c8$0$15396$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk...
>>
>>> http/www.airliners.net/open.file?id=759763
>>>
>>> A photo of the new A380.
>>>
>>> I'd like to know, how did the photographer get the plane so sharp, in
>>> such
>>
>>
>> a
>>
>>> dark environment. OK, maybe a slow shutter speed, but in that case,
>>
>>
>> howcome
>>
>>> the people moving are not blurred??
>>
>>
>>
>> I downloaded the photo and did a slight adjustment "shadow/highlights" on
>> Photoshop CS and people are not blurred. Either they weren't moving,
>> awed as
>> they were ;-) or the pic was taken at 125 or better.
>> http/celestart.com/images/airbus.jpg
>> By the way, there is no exif data.
>
>
> Why is that one guy just left of center, poking the bottom of the plane
> with a stick?


Maybe he's pointing out the 'Place bomb here' decal.

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Jer wrote:
> Matt Ion wrote:
>
>> Why is that one guy just left of center, poking the bottom of the
>> plane with a stick?
>
> Maybe he's pointing out the 'Place bomb here' decal.

He's in charge of keeping it inflated properly... =)

 

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Matt Ion <soundy@moltenimage.com> wrote:

> > http/celestart.com/images/airbus.jpg
>
> Why is that one guy just left of center,
> poking the bottom of the plane with a stick?

He's trying to flush the toilet from the outside... ;^)

Jeff

 

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Craig <me@here.com> wrote:

>Well, the photographer got back to me, and this maybe puts it to rest:
>"I was surprised myself how well the photo turned out. i dont have a tripod
>so i took the photo handheld which is really hard. the exposure was 1/28.
>I am not a professional either so i cant help you much. i sharpened it a
>little bit in photoshop on my computer so that helps."

Sounds unlikely he used any fancy rectilinear stuff then. Photoshop?
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Ken Tough