Weasel Airways

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A good example of photography under pressure:

http://www.itv.com/news/2015-03-02/incredible-imag...

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I think his stroke of luck, as well as having the gear ready to use at a second's notice, was in having a suitable AF method (and exposure mode) selected. In most cases you'd get a sharp b/g with a blurry dot in front.

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onyx39 said:

Don't know what lens it was, but it was huge! He had his kit on show when interviewed for bbc news tonight.

It was a big, but there was no indication it was used to take the photo. But he clearly wasn't a novice.

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ukaskew said:

Saying that, the bit where he popped his built-in flash up (with a 300mm 2.8 attached) was a little cringe-worthy.

Yep. Perhaps asked to do so by journalist? You can't use a pop-up flash with that lens.

'Ooh that looked cool, can you just make it pop up again while we film it?' etc.

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Fastchas said:

onyx39 said:

Very true, I suspect the royalties from this he may be able to upgrade if he wishes!

He stated on Radio WM the other night that he talked it over with his wife and decided not to copyright the photo. He wants others to just enjoy it and share around.

The copyright was automatically his the moment he pressed the button - he's the 'author' of the work. Whether he chooses to let people copy the image/use it for free/subsequently make money from it, or give or sell copyright to someone else, is the decision.