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DeadMeatXM2
31st of January 2010 (Sun), 16:07
Sorry about the thread title, its something my sister said when I showed her the photos :rolleyes:

I got the oppertunity to watch some live fire training through work, so I took the camera along.

Weather wasnt all that great and I was shooting into the sun (not much oppertunity to move the old feet in situations like this) so there is a bit more noise than I'd like.

Anyway, onto the photos:

http://www.delorted.net/potn/IMG_0820.jpg

http://www.delorted.net/potn/IMG_0868.jpg

C&C welcome.
lengz
31st of January 2010 (Sun), 16:12
Great capture. Perfect timing int he first shot too.
Pete
31st of January 2010 (Sun), 16:15
The first one is an excellent capture.

You should sell that to the Army, they'd appreciate that.
EverydayTuesday
31st of January 2010 (Sun), 16:26
Awesome shots!
Fencer90
31st of January 2010 (Sun), 17:01
Thats Bovingdon is it not .......Many a happy hour spent up there
xMClass
31st of January 2010 (Sun), 17:25
That is freakin' awesome.
Woolburr
31st of January 2010 (Sun), 19:22
Tanked....cool!
PhotosGuy
31st of January 2010 (Sun), 20:58
Great stuff! Why only two?

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Doctorstrangepork
31st of January 2010 (Sun), 22:29
Awesome, superb timing in #1.
RadAL
31st of January 2010 (Sun), 22:41
you can show 6 more lol

NICE SHOTS THOUGH.
ponygirl
31st of January 2010 (Sun), 22:46
cool!
turbo_911
31st of January 2010 (Sun), 23:20
very nice shots, but please share more :)
DeadMeatXM2
1st of February 2010 (Mon), 04:51
Thats Bovingdon is it not

Lulworth, about 5-10 mins down the road from Bovington.

Great stuff! Why only two?

I was going with the "less is more" approach :lol:. Plus its REALLY hard to capture the muzzle flash from the shot. Even with burst mode on the 50D you either have to be lucky enough to start shooting just before they do, or brave enough to stand there with burst machinegunning away until they do fire. :oops:

Thanks for the comments, I added a couple more, the first two show the bore evacuator doing its job after the rounds had left, the third shows not only what they were shooting (smoke rounds at this stage) but also how bad the conditions were. If anyone has any hints/tips how to better process the image, that'd be great.

http://www.delorted.net/potn/IMG_0822.jpg

http://www.delorted.net/potn/IMG_0861.jpg

http://www.delorted.net/potn/IMG_0879.jpg
Cyclop
1st of February 2010 (Mon), 06:40
Awesome series.
Matt Peters
1st of February 2010 (Mon), 07:22
That's a hell of a great capture in number 1!!
TheBigDog
1st of February 2010 (Mon), 08:46
awesome shots, that's a Challenger tank correct?
I'm not too familiar with the British tanks.
PhotosGuy
1st of February 2010 (Mon), 09:08
If anyone has any hints/tips how to better process the image, that'd be great. Your edits look pretty good. Maybe try a Blend Mode with a Layer Mask to see what you get? I masked off any changes to the tank here:

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Z FOTOTECHNIKA
1st of February 2010 (Mon), 09:35
Very cool shots! I would maybe do a little more PP on them to make them pop and brighten up a bit.
Splatmaster527
1st of February 2010 (Mon), 09:43
wow...awesome shots
DeadMeatXM2
1st of February 2010 (Mon), 13:53
awesome shots, that's a Challenger tank correct?
I'm not too familiar with the British tanks.

Yes, Challenger 2 to be exact (based on, but quite different to Challenger 1)

Your edits look pretty good. Maybe try a Blend Mode with a Layer Mask to see what you get? I masked off any changes to the tank here:
Nice, gives the flash a little more "pop"

Thanks for the comments.
axemma
1st of February 2010 (Mon), 14:00
Great pics. Nothing like the unique opportunity to be on the firing range.
medicdude
1st of February 2010 (Mon), 23:23
Very cool pics!
I decided to do a quick PP on the first one just for my own practice.

http://dustincurley.smugmug.com/Misc/Other-Stuff/IMG0820-3/779098432_4L82N-O.jpg
Auto Tone in LR2, contrast, fill light, noise edit