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cawimmer430

Hi guys,

I'm still working on some other World War II aircraft pictures, but I took these today on the way home. All of the shots are HDR, some extreme, some not so.

If you want any of them, let me know. They're taken in a mix of 1504 x 1000 and 2256 x 1496 @ normal quality. I can upload the shot you want on Imageshack, post the link here and hopefully make you happy!

Enjoy the shots!


The former East German Mig-21...rusting away...








I love these last two shots. HDR photography is addicting. It gives the picture what I call "magical realism", an expression I ripped off from literature class, the only thing I understood about South American stories!




The Antonov An-2, also neglected and forgotten by the owner of the castle you see in the background.






That little speck you see in the sky is the moon. The original image is considerably larger and will allow you a better glimpse of it. My lens is still too weak though. I'm saving up for a better one which I am hoping to buy on Amazon or eBay.








Hope you liked the shots.

ree

Great photos, Christian!! Those are saurians of the last century!!

cawimmer430

I'm probably going to take some more tonight.

Michael

Christian excellent pictures. I can't help but wonder if all you are doing is HDR. Are you bumping up the saturation on some of these photos?

Also, it is amazing to see the history that Russia had and all planes they built. I personally do not like the Russian design of planes with the exception of the MIGs. Nevertheless, they have some really ugly planes and many of them are copies of American or other western countries' aircrafts.

cawimmer430

Thanks Michael.

Well on this day I specifically went out to take HDR shots. The saturation is actually a mix between low, normal and high but if you play around with different effects the saturation can be toned down by non-related effects. I use Photomatix 2.52 Pro.