I may get flamed/hated for this, but I really don't see what all the hype aurrounding this shot is coming from. What's so great about it?
Yes, the chopper textures are very nice, and its a dramatic shot. But the blades look strange, like they are motionless, but have some blurriness around them. Is that supposed to indicate motion? The black in the corners makes it obvious that a rendered light filter was used, and makes the entire shot seem staged. In my opinion, it would look better with some menacing clouds in the background. Finally, composition wise, everything is tight. Like has been said, it is too zoomed in because of the crop job; the chopper has no room to "breath", and then there's that tail fin thats cut off....
While its still a very nice shot, it doesn't make me go :o.
I think some of Crumbso's other shots in that same post were better, like the first F-4 shot, and the F-117 shot. I prefer both of those to this one. :)
Ok, flame away, I got my flame-protection suit on. 8)
PS: As I'm sure you already guess, this is a "no" from me. ;)