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Adrian
20-02-2005, 18:39
An injured person airlifted to hospital after falling on rocks at King Edward's Bay, Tynemouth. Saturday Feb 19.

http://freespace.virgin.net/adrian.don/190205-03.jpg

http://freespace.virgin.net/adrian.don/190205-08.jpg

http://freespace.virgin.net/adrian.don/190205-09.jpg
matty
20-02-2005, 18:49
caught teh chopper well, its hard to get choppers, nice!
Liberalis
20-02-2005, 22:17
Hope you sent these to the newspaper, they're great.

Cant put my finger on what exactly it is, but I love that second one.

Nice one.
GSVJase
21-02-2005, 14:56
caught teh chopper well, its hard to get choppers, nice!

Dont personally surf the internet for nice chopper pics so I'll take your word for that !!!


Love the last two pics especially the last one with the sea in the background. Good capture ;)
matty
21-02-2005, 19:32
caught teh chopper well, its hard to get choppers, nice!

Dont personally surf the internet for nice chopper pics so I'll take your word for that !!!


Love the last two pics especially the last one with the sea in the background. Good capture ;)

lol, i could have phrased that better couldnt i :?
Adrian
21-02-2005, 21:23
The young lad who was rescued "only" broke his femur after falling 25 feet on the cliff and is recovering in hospital.
Steve
23-02-2005, 14:05
I am glad to hear that he got of so lightly.

The second shot is great as it almost tells the story of the rescue in one picture. The focus is clearly on the helicopter but you have caught the emergency services and the cliff in the background. It adds scale to the “fall”, shows the people involved in the rescue and the drama of the patient being rushed of by air.

Although this has been captured really well, with spot on focus and just enough motion blur in the choppers rotas, I suspect that due to the elements of this story you could have still got a great shot with far less skill.

Did you do as Liberalis suggested and send any of the pictures to the local paper?
Adrian
23-02-2005, 15:15
Did you do as Liberalis suggested and send any of the pictures to the local paper?

Indeed I did- I occasionally get shots published in the Newcastle Journal so the picture editor is used to me sending stuff in. They printed one in the Newcastle Chronicle but strangely not one of the better shots.
Steve
23-02-2005, 15:20
Yeah that’s the strange thing about the editors of papers, they always seem to chose a different shot than us photographers would. Still it’s all free exposure for you. Well done.
effyman
24-02-2005, 18:29
Ooohhhhh! I really like the second one. [smilie=t:
The last one is great too, but I think I'd like to see it taken with a slightly faster shutter speed. The blurred beach & water are just a bit distracting to me. Just my http://www.cadchat.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/2cents.gif though.