Would everyone please identify your photos? Feel free to post them here and explain your planning/flying/shooting.
Photo #1 took me by surprise and it was one of the ones I voted for in our process to pick the finalists. I wasn't expecting the cameras to be placed up above the copter and shooting down towards the pilot. The setting was very nice and so was the set-up of the shot.
Photo #2 was the second one that was submitted, the first was a test shot that the pilot/photographer decided to share with me. I love this pic for a couple of reasons first being the colors of the sky/clouds, trees, and the parts of the helicopter. I also like the way it looks like the pilot is a mad scientist of some sort trying to train his helicopter to fly.
Photo #3 was a finalist because it took the helicopter element and put it someplace completely different from where we normally see them.
Photo #4 struck me as the picture that probably took the most effort to produce and a good amount of thought to plan out. I don't normally read the paper at that location with my underwear still around my waist so maybe a few points should have been deducted for not going the full monty in public. it won though so it must have appealed to our members......that didn't sound right!
Moving right along to #5,nice shot, nice background, interesting use of reflection to make the shot fit the rules
Photo #6, THis pic was just cool in the posture of the pilot, the fact that it's not immediately evident how the rules/requirements have been met until you see his toes pointing forward at the very bottom, plus the props in the heli give it an edgy kind of feel like it was produced intentionally to have that look (maybe it was but I'd guess it was a bonus when the shoot was finished, no?)
Photo #7, another interesting way to get compliance with the rules. nice colors, complete capture of the helicopter in the small lenses of the goggles, cool photo all around.
That's it from me. Feel free to present your entries and we'll see who did what.
Bart