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Published: 2007-10-10 21:56:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 758; Favourites: 8; Downloads: 0
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Christoph 54, a rescue helocopter of the DRF (Deutsche Rettungswacht) in approach to its landing pad at the airport of Freiburg after a rescue mission.Model: BK 117-B2 (ITH)
The (ITH) means that this helicopter is not just a rescue helicopter but also a flying intensive care unit that can be used to move critical patients.
About 60% of all missions for this helicopter are "primary" or rescue missions, the other 40% are transfers.
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Photo was taken during this year's 100-year jubliee of the airport in Freiburg where the helicopter is based.
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Great framing, honestly. Captures the sense of motion and the "emergency" feel of it. 
(if you're not sure what that is, load it into Photoshop (assuming you have it) and select the Unsharp Mask filter. Set the amount to 20, radius to 50, and the threshold to 1)
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Thank you very much for the detailed comment, I use Unsharp Mask - just normally not with such a large radius. I'll give it a try in the future.
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Well, by using the unsharp mask the way I showed, it doesn't really sharpen at all. Instead, it takes care of little spots of low contrast that cause the appearance of low sharpness. By better defining these areas, the photo looks a little "deeper." At least in my experience. It does a good job of enhancing details in prints too.
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I see - and a first try on a different photo yielded good results, thanks
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Excellent! It's such a small effect, but it feels almost essential now. I'm about to make it a photoshop action I run every time I load an image.
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