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thefuzzyone85 t1_ja8v97o wrote

Welcome to Jurassic Park

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Firsthalthor t1_jabisq5 wrote

When I was stationed in Hawaii I recorded a video on my last fight and played the Jurassic park theme over the video. Wish I could share it

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duppy_c t1_ja7541c wrote

I read it as Nepali coast and for a second I questioned everything I know about geography

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gechu t1_jaap1xm wrote

That's the Himalayan Sea.

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Zakluor t1_ja79xpk wrote

Doors-off rides scare some people, but they are worth it. The seat belts will keep you safe, even if you encounter turbulence, and the unobstructed views are fantastic. Especially here.

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TearLegitimate2606 OP t1_ja8whns wrote

I absolutely loved it. Especially when I didn’t have to deal with smudged glasses.

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Segments_of_Reality t1_ja78ufd wrote

Had the privilege of doing this same tour back in 2012. Absolutely stunning

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Boto80 t1_ja9ctn4 wrote

My wife and I did a tour of the Napali Coast on a very fast Zodiac boat. It was pretty amazing but our tour guide was too crazy for my liking in his driving but it was all in good fun. I don't think I would do it again just based on that. Other boat tours where slower.

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SilkyFlanks t1_jaan653 wrote

Did you see mountain goats? That’s what I remember from our helicopter tour :)

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pitshands t1_ja7t67m wrote

I did the same.the small heli that looks like the one in Mash? Our pilot was a former firefighter who is afraid of heights? Was the best tour in my life and I did some pretty cool Safari's before

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Schaapje1987 t1_ja9sgn5 wrote

Scenaries like these are the reason I wish I could fly like in Dragonball Z or like Superman. Just to be able to get there and take it all in leisurely.

B.E.A.UTIFUL

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xaelis t1_jaa8kzq wrote

Wow, this landscape seems to be surnatural

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PredawnParrot t1_jaax8zx wrote

I was just there two weeks ago, but the weather was too rough to go out and see the cliffs. Someday...

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Regular-Year-7441 t1_jaa0ysj wrote

Please know that while you’re buzzing the rainforest in your helicopter, you’re annoying a lot of people who put in the time and effort to hike one of the most beautiful trails

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manwithafrotto t1_ja7wyb4 wrote

Cool picture, and I love Kauai, but you should work on composition. It’s not level and the top is cut off

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TearLegitimate2606 OP t1_ja92eca wrote

Ya have you tried shooting from a helicopter? Composition goes out of the window, literally. You click as many pics as possible in any angle possible. Then when you edit it, you try to align the horizon and unfortunately the trade off here was either to keep the horizon straight or the full mountains. I went with the former.

Again composition is subjective and it’s to tell a story. Here the cutoff mountains beautifully tells the story of an hobbyist trying to capture the beauty of napali coast from helicopter.

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roosterjack77 t1_ja9kfr3 wrote

I thought the composition added to the effect > doors off helicopter tour. I was like, yep, I can feel it. Thanks for sharing

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manwithafrotto t1_ja9ju38 wrote

A few times, yes. If you’re having trouble keeping your camera level just zoom out a bit and crop later. My last heli tour in Kauai I had a 5Dmk4 and only brought a 24-70 2.8L. I didn’t have any problems other than a couple blurry pics when it got foggy and my shutter speed dropped while the helicopter was moving faster.

Edit. I would imagine if I had the R5 at the time and the new RF24-70 I would have had a lot more keepers

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c12h17n2o4- t1_ja7dzcx wrote

beautiful picture, but please don’t go on helicopter rides in nature, it’s disturbing to the wildlife and everyone on the ground.

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manwithafrotto t1_ja8l7d8 wrote

Have you been on a Kauai Napoli coast helicopter tour? The wildlife is fine, and the 12 hikers out there know there will be helicopter tours all day long

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c12h17n2o4- t1_ja8n9yd wrote

I have been to the island of kawaii, where i spoke with several locals about the helicopters and experienced first hand the effects of helicopters flying low over areas of nature. It’s not just something I made up, it’s a very real problem. I was at one of the tallest waterfalls in kawaii, at the end of a several mile hike, when all the sudden the forest got deathly quiet, and then a helicopter was heard.

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