3rd helicopter shot !!!

[Nicolas Claris]

Received a call from our Turquish Client last Thursday:
"Nicolas, are you free tomorow or Sunday? we have just launched our new Tender and we would like you to come and make some photos…"

A tender is a small boat to go from the shore (be it a dock or the beach) to the main boat (the BIG one).

So I flew Friday afternoon, arrived late at night in Istanbul, slept a few hours, came to the boat, met our new model Anna-Carolina (she's Brazilian and were much more exited by her upcoming shoot for the day after for Marie-Claire…), waited that the 14 (or were they 16?) workers finish they work (see below post #15) and we went out of the harbor at 2:00 PM… made some shots while on board, disambarked, went to the helicopter, shot the boat for 40 minutes, went back on the chase boat to shoot more and come into the Bosphore for the sunset.
In total, I travelled 22 hours, shot 8 hours from Friday 2:00 PM to Sunday noon (back in Bordeaux)! Pheww!

One cannot end a life without having seen a sunset in the bosphore…
So this first shot, despite the title of the thread is not shot from a chopper, but from a chase boat. This one is dedicated to Cem…

Then 3 of the helicopter shots… it seems I have found the right settings this time, or maybe that my dear Hy6 starts to understand me… well, we get used to work together now! lovely little box…

I'll post the exif tomorrow as I don' have the infos for now (I'm home).
The files have been DNGed with Brumbaer tools (latest upgrade) and then processed with Adobe Lightroom 2 Beta to give it a try… not that bad!
Anyway, as usual, all shot with a Sinar HY6 and a Sinarback eMotion 75 LV - ISO 200 (except the 1st posted, ISO 400) and Schneider AFD-Xenotar PQS 2.8/80 mm lens…

For my friend Cem:
From a chase boat (running speed about 15 mph)



From a chopper (boat running speed about 35/40 mph)



100% crop:

[Nicolas Claris]

100% crop:






100% crop:

[Cem_Usakligil]

Originally Posted by Nicolas Claris

...One cannot end a life without having seen a sunset in the bosphore…
So this first shot, despite the title of the thread is not shot from a chopper, but from a chase boat. This one is dedicated to Cem…

Hi Nicolas,

I really don't know what to say. You have really made me very emotional right now. For those who don't know this, I was born and raised in Istanbul and lived there until I was 25 years old. It says a lot for the (latent) quality and power of the first picture that it has managed to bring tears of joy and sorrow to my eyes. The beautiful skyline and the silhouette of the Blue Mosque, it is just fantastic!

Regarding the quality of the shots, I humbly drool. Also, I like the tender as well, very sleek design.

Thanks for sharing these :-).

Bon soir!

[Georg Baumann]

The sunset on the River is mindblowing! Really beautiful Nicolas!

I think 3040 (second from above) may be the strongest for advertising purposes.

I am always amazed on the 100% crops.

Superb!

[Shane Carter]

Really liking 2, great! Nice composition and well, the bow of the boat is a welcome addition to add visual interest. :)

[Nicolas Claris]

Originally Posted by Georg Baumann

The sunset on the River is mindblowing!

Thanks all for our kind comments…

Georg, this is not a river! you'll get Cem falling backward! it is the entrance of the Bosphore… very salty (and historic BTW) waters!

[Charles L Webster]

OMG, #2 is just spectacular. That is what excellent photography is all about. Everything about this picture is perfectly planned, composed, and executed.

Thanks for an inspirational posting

[Cem_Usakligil]

Originally Posted by Nicolas Claris

...Georg, this is not a river! you'll get Cem falling backward! it is the entrance of the Bosphore… very salty (and historic BTW) waters!

Which he just did (LOL). It always amazes me how many people I have met think that the Bosphorus Strait is a river ;-).

Nevertheless, shot #2 is also my favorite. The picture is simply amazing, the shape of the tender and the composition is perfect.

[Thierry Hagenauer]

Glad to hear that the Hy6 camera becomes like a second "skin" slowly.

Beautiful shots, beautiful boat.

Congratulations,
Thierry

[Nicolas Claris]

Originally Posted by Thierry Hagenauer

Glad to hear that the Hy6 camera becomes like a second "skin" slowly.

Beautiful shots, beautiful boat.

Congratulations,
Thierry

Yes Thierry,
apparently the little beast starts to be domesticable… Note, that I have been very kind with he/her, cleaned the sensor, talked gently etc ;-)

For those who wishes to see more of that job, here is a link to the "keepers": 40 images among 90 that where shot with the Sinar Hy6 during that day.

More images…


thanks for the congrats!