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Flying Without Engines

Challenge #23 in the People Photography series. Hosted by OSP2017.

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Lighter than air or heavier than air, let's see your best photos of gliders, balloons, kites, and other engineless flying machines!

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Announced:

Saturday, 7th August, 2021 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 14th August, 2021 – Friday, 20th August, 2021 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 21st August, 2021 – Friday, 27th August, 2021 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Minimal processing

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Aircraft cannot be in contact with the ground
No unmanned aircraft please
No photograph should be entered into the Sports/Action series more than once. This includes minor image variations, such as photos taken in the same setting
The photo must be your own work
Nothing in the entry should identify you as the participant
If you vote in the challenge you've entered, please vote fairly and don't sandbag other entries
If an unusual voting pattern is discovered, the offending entry will be disqualified

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

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25 entries

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342 votes

Voting results: 25 entries Slideshow of 1 1 Page: 25 Rows:

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Double flight over Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro

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Flying Over the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt

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OSP2017

Just to clarify, activities when the person(s) are only airborne for a short period of time before touching the ground or water again do not qualify.

Aug 14, 2021permalink

tobyone

Time is relative. Disqualify the parachutist .

Aug 19, 2021permalink

OSP2017

I disqualified all the entries that are against the rules - kitesurfers, unmanned flying objects. windsurfers, objects that are still on the ground, etc. etc. All photos that remain abide by the rules and voters should judge them purely on photographic merits.

Aug 19, 2021permalink


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