Gliders

Challenge #26 in the The sky is the limit series. Hosted by alex326.

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Upload the picture of a glider on the ground or in flight. Pictures from the cockpit are allowed but a significant part of the glider must be visible (dashboard, wing, engine, fuselage, tail). Both civilian or military are accepted. No hang gliders or paragliders please.

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Announced:

Friday, 1st March, 2013 (GMT)

Submissions:

Friday, 8th March, 2013 – Thursday, 14th March, 2013 (GMT)

Voting:

Friday, 15th March, 2013 – Thursday, 21st March, 2013 (GMT)

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Only basic post processing: crop, brightness, contrast, saturation, white balance.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

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No composite images.
No hang gliders, paragliders or others like these.
Provide a title and a short description, including the type of the aircraft and/or the name of the place where the picture was taken.
Images with full EXIF.
Upload only pictures that you have taken.

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Diving for the camera

by Philip Stevens

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Major Filippo Zuffada the Gliding Centre Commander is at the controls as he dives down to the Italian Air Force Base of Guidonia-Montecelio. He is flying a Grob G.103A Twin Astir II.

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Lens:	Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM
Submitted:	Tuesday, 12th March, 2013 08:08 (GMT)
Taken:	Wednesday, 29th December, 2010
Focal length:	300 mm
Shutter speed:	1/800 sec
Aperture:	F8
ISO:	100
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Galleries:	View this photo in Philip Stevens's gallery

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