Helicopter over Pu'u O'o


Posted by E.J. Peiker on Tue Sep 08, 2015 3:16 pm

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[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Pu'u O'o - Island of Hawaii[/font]
[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Hughes MD-500, a7R2, 24-70mm @ 70mm, ISO 200, 1/800, f/5.6[/font]


[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Helicopter over Pu'u O'o, the source of most of the island of Hawaii's growth at the moment. We were circling overhead with no doors as we waited our turn to fly down into the caldera.[/font]

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by Gary Briney on Tue Sep 08, 2015 5:36 pm
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The 'copter provides a nice sense of scale -- being so close to the smoking caldera must make for an awe-inspiring flight!
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by DMcLarty on Tue Sep 08, 2015 9:31 pm
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doors off...the only way to fly LOL   extra wrap on the camera strap required
as Gary says ... great image with scale of the other copter really shows how large the caldera is.
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by quintfineartphoto on Wed Sep 09, 2015 3:12 pm
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Cool shot
 

by SMB on Thu Sep 10, 2015 12:23 pm
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Nice shot. "Circling overhead with no doors" is something I am never likely to say.
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by Jens Peermann on Mon Sep 14, 2015 6:38 am
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Fascinating view.
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