Last Plane to Lisbon - a photo on Flickriver

            Sunset on Dominica in the Caribbean.  

Actually, I have no idea where this flight was headed--except it was for somewhere in the Caribbean (I doubt a small, one prop plane would have the range to cross the Atlantic).  I visited Dominica a week ago (April 2013) and spent 5 days there.  Quite a beautiful little island and 5 days wasn't nearly enough to see even a representative portion of it--but at least I had a taste.  This might be my favorite sunset photo I've ever taken.  

This shot was taken with just seconds for set-up.  I'd noticed the brilliant sunset taking shape, and then saw the plane as it just rose above the horizon at left.  I suddenly realized it would make a good photo if I could get the plane in the shot in the "right" position.  I sprinted perhaps 100 feet to this spot, looking to get the trees better oriented and took three photos in rapid succession, this being the second.  The result, like with so many photos, was a combination of luck and a little skill.  I think I picked the perfect spot to capture this, but of course it was dumb luck that I happened to be within sprinting distance.  And it was happenstance that that dead tree at right was there to balance the photo.  Then, if I do say so myself, I did a pretty good job of processing (though I only brought it to this quality in three successive stages--i.e., uploading it after the first stage, realizing latter that it needed more work, and then much later, after three years of becoming reasonably proficient with lightroom, tackling it yet again to reach this final result.

My title for the pic, BTW, is a line from "Casablanca"--one of my favorite films.

Just noticed that this is my most viewed photo that does not include a nude or swimsuit-clad woman.

Taken in: Dominica / Saint Andrew / Marigot (show map)

Taken on: April 1, 2013

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Camera: Nikon D5100, f/7.1, 1/200 sec, 80mm (=120mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5100
Lens:	18.0-250.0 mm f/3.5-6.3
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	80mm (35mm equivalent: 120mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.14 (Windows)
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