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Hints and Tips - Comments?
A few weeks back, I came and asked for tips on taking photos at an airhow,
and one of the 'hopes and dreams' was that we'de get good weather for photos. Turns out, it was rubbish weather! The old planes cancelled the Battle of Britain flyby, and I think the better ones took it easy (Except, of course, The Red Arrows!). Anyways, this is how my shots came out. http://www.thelisters.co.uk/viewgallery.php?id=50 Used auto focus, and.. the rest of the details are on each photo. Not too happy, as most are not sharp, but it would be great if you could 'crit' some photos. Not bad for a first time though, I guess. Weather was really bad. Dark and windy and rain. Not great... |
"Craig" writes:
A few weeks back, I came and asked for tips on taking photos at an airhow, and one of the 'hopes and dreams' was that we'de get good weather for photos. Turns out, it was rubbish weather! The old planes cancelled the Battle of Britain flyby, and I think the better ones took it easy (Except, of course, The Red Arrows!). Anyways, this is how my shots came out. http://www.thelisters.co.uk/viewgallery.php?id=50 Used auto focus, and.. the rest of the details are on each photo. Not too happy, as most are not sharp, but it would be great if you could 'crit' some photos. Not bad for a first time though, I guess. Weather was really bad. Dark and windy and rain. Not great... But actually I find some of the shots very striking against the heavy clouds -- especially the "Red Arrows split" (id=818). -- David Dyer-Bennet, , http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/ RKBA: http://noguns-nomoney.com/ http://www.dd-b.net/carry/ Pics: http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/ http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/ Dragaera/Steven Brust: http://dragaera.info/ |
But the problem I was facing was getting nice clarrity of the objects. They
all seem out of focus, and I'm not sure how to better that next time. "David Dyer-Bennet" wrote in message ... "Craig" writes: A few weeks back, I came and asked for tips on taking photos at an airhow, and one of the 'hopes and dreams' was that we'de get good weather for photos. Turns out, it was rubbish weather! The old planes cancelled the Battle of Britain flyby, and I think the better ones took it easy (Except, of course, The Red Arrows!). Anyways, this is how my shots came out. http://www.thelisters.co.uk/viewgallery.php?id=50 Used auto focus, and.. the rest of the details are on each photo. Not too happy, as most are not sharp, but it would be great if you could 'crit' some photos. Not bad for a first time though, I guess. Weather was really bad. Dark and windy and rain. Not great... But actually I find some of the shots very striking against the heavy clouds -- especially the "Red Arrows split" (id=818). -- David Dyer-Bennet, , http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/ RKBA: http://noguns-nomoney.com/ http://www.dd-b.net/carry/ Pics: http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/ http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/ Dragaera/Steven Brust: http://dragaera.info/ |
But the problem I was facing was getting nice clarrity of the objects. They
all seem out of focus, and I'm not sure how to better that next time. "David Dyer-Bennet" wrote in message ... "Craig" writes: A few weeks back, I came and asked for tips on taking photos at an airhow, and one of the 'hopes and dreams' was that we'de get good weather for photos. Turns out, it was rubbish weather! The old planes cancelled the Battle of Britain flyby, and I think the better ones took it easy (Except, of course, The Red Arrows!). Anyways, this is how my shots came out. http://www.thelisters.co.uk/viewgallery.php?id=50 Used auto focus, and.. the rest of the details are on each photo. Not too happy, as most are not sharp, but it would be great if you could 'crit' some photos. Not bad for a first time though, I guess. Weather was really bad. Dark and windy and rain. Not great... But actually I find some of the shots very striking against the heavy clouds -- especially the "Red Arrows split" (id=818). -- David Dyer-Bennet, , http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/ RKBA: http://noguns-nomoney.com/ http://www.dd-b.net/carry/ Pics: http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/ http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/ Dragaera/Steven Brust: http://dragaera.info/ |
Hi Craig,
Some nice Photos. on your web page. I know the problems of trying to photograph planes at Leuchars when the cloud level is low. On your web page, the unidentified red plane is "The Fouga CM-170 Magister was the first primary jet trainer to enter production, under a French Armée de l'Air specification." Which comment I cut and pasted from http://www.warbirdalley.com/fouga.htm And yes, definitely a Hawker Hunter but I couldn't guess at a Mk number. Dr. How. "Craig" wrote in message ... A few weeks back, I came and asked for tips on taking photos at an airhow, and one of the 'hopes and dreams' was that we'de get good weather for photos. Turns out, it was rubbish weather! The old planes cancelled the Battle of Britain flyby, and I think the better ones took it easy (Except, of course, The Red Arrows!). Anyways, this is how my shots came out. http://www.thelisters.co.uk/viewgallery.php?id=50 Used auto focus, and.. the rest of the details are on each photo. Not too happy, as most are not sharp, but it would be great if you could 'crit' some photos. Not bad for a first time though, I guess. Weather was really bad. Dark and windy and rain. Not great... |
Hi Craig,
Some nice Photos. on your web page. I know the problems of trying to photograph planes at Leuchars when the cloud level is low. On your web page, the unidentified red plane is "The Fouga CM-170 Magister was the first primary jet trainer to enter production, under a French Armée de l'Air specification." Which comment I cut and pasted from http://www.warbirdalley.com/fouga.htm And yes, definitely a Hawker Hunter but I couldn't guess at a Mk number. Dr. How. "Craig" wrote in message ... A few weeks back, I came and asked for tips on taking photos at an airhow, and one of the 'hopes and dreams' was that we'de get good weather for photos. Turns out, it was rubbish weather! The old planes cancelled the Battle of Britain flyby, and I think the better ones took it easy (Except, of course, The Red Arrows!). Anyways, this is how my shots came out. http://www.thelisters.co.uk/viewgallery.php?id=50 Used auto focus, and.. the rest of the details are on each photo. Not too happy, as most are not sharp, but it would be great if you could 'crit' some photos. Not bad for a first time though, I guess. Weather was really bad. Dark and windy and rain. Not great... |
Always overexpose your shots by 1.5 - 2 F stops, i know sky will blow out
but it's not the sky you want! Another tip....if plane is crossing from left to right, make sure you position it in the frame on the left hand side,that way it gives the plane a space to fly into. "Craig" wrote in message ... A few weeks back, I came and asked for tips on taking photos at an airhow, and one of the 'hopes and dreams' was that we'de get good weather for photos. Turns out, it was rubbish weather! The old planes cancelled the Battle of Britain flyby, and I think the better ones took it easy (Except, of course, The Red Arrows!). Anyways, this is how my shots came out. http://www.thelisters.co.uk/viewgallery.php?id=50 Used auto focus, and.. the rest of the details are on each photo. Not too happy, as most are not sharp, but it would be great if you could 'crit' some photos. Not bad for a first time though, I guess. Weather was really bad. Dark and windy and rain. Not great... |
Always overexpose your shots by 1.5 - 2 F stops, i know sky will blow out
but it's not the sky you want! Another tip....if plane is crossing from left to right, make sure you position it in the frame on the left hand side,that way it gives the plane a space to fly into. "Craig" wrote in message ... A few weeks back, I came and asked for tips on taking photos at an airhow, and one of the 'hopes and dreams' was that we'de get good weather for photos. Turns out, it was rubbish weather! The old planes cancelled the Battle of Britain flyby, and I think the better ones took it easy (Except, of course, The Red Arrows!). Anyways, this is how my shots came out. http://www.thelisters.co.uk/viewgallery.php?id=50 Used auto focus, and.. the rest of the details are on each photo. Not too happy, as most are not sharp, but it would be great if you could 'crit' some photos. Not bad for a first time though, I guess. Weather was really bad. Dark and windy and rain. Not great... |
Always overexpose your shots by 1.5 - 2 F stops, i know sky will blow out
but it's not the sky you want! Another tip....if plane is crossing from left to right, make sure you position it in the frame on the left hand side,that way it gives the plane a space to fly into. "Craig" wrote in message ... A few weeks back, I came and asked for tips on taking photos at an airhow, and one of the 'hopes and dreams' was that we'de get good weather for photos. Turns out, it was rubbish weather! The old planes cancelled the Battle of Britain flyby, and I think the better ones took it easy (Except, of course, The Red Arrows!). Anyways, this is how my shots came out. http://www.thelisters.co.uk/viewgallery.php?id=50 Used auto focus, and.. the rest of the details are on each photo. Not too happy, as most are not sharp, but it would be great if you could 'crit' some photos. Not bad for a first time though, I guess. Weather was really bad. Dark and windy and rain. Not great... |
Craig wrote:
But the problem I was facing was getting nice clarrity of the objects. They all seem out of focus, and I'm not sure how to better that next time. Interesting stuff there. On studying most of the shots, I think your problem is not one of focus sharpness, but camera movement. On most of the images, there are some edges sharp, and others not, which points to panning technique, in that the camera is not keeping the aircraft stationary in the viewfinder, but is allowing what looks like camera shake in some direction to occur. This can be well seen in the last shot, of the 640mph pass, where the leading edge of the fin is sharp, but the fuselage is blurred in a vertical direction. This implies that the camera was moving down and left, along the line of the fin so the leading edge is sharp, but the downward movement has blurred the fuselage. Noting that the lens was at 200mm, and your shutter was about 1/250 IIRC, it's not surprising, and certainly not a criticism of the camera. You need a better day, shutter speeds of 1/1000 or greater - except for helos - and then I think you will see better results. For interest, here's a url to some 300D shots of various aircraft, just to perhaps dispel any doubts you might have about the 300D. http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...&keywords=300D Colin D. |
Craig wrote:
But the problem I was facing was getting nice clarrity of the objects. They all seem out of focus, and I'm not sure how to better that next time. Interesting stuff there. On studying most of the shots, I think your problem is not one of focus sharpness, but camera movement. On most of the images, there are some edges sharp, and others not, which points to panning technique, in that the camera is not keeping the aircraft stationary in the viewfinder, but is allowing what looks like camera shake in some direction to occur. This can be well seen in the last shot, of the 640mph pass, where the leading edge of the fin is sharp, but the fuselage is blurred in a vertical direction. This implies that the camera was moving down and left, along the line of the fin so the leading edge is sharp, but the downward movement has blurred the fuselage. Noting that the lens was at 200mm, and your shutter was about 1/250 IIRC, it's not surprising, and certainly not a criticism of the camera. You need a better day, shutter speeds of 1/1000 or greater - except for helos - and then I think you will see better results. For interest, here's a url to some 300D shots of various aircraft, just to perhaps dispel any doubts you might have about the 300D. http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...&keywords=300D Colin D. |
Mac Tabak wrote:
Always overexpose your shots by 1.5 - 2 F stops, i know sky will blow out but it's not the sky you want! Another tip....if plane is crossing from left to right, make sure you position it in the frame on the left hand side,that way it gives the plane a space to fly into. Truer words... Y'ever seen what a T-28 prop will do to the inside of your camera? ;^) "Craig" wrote in message ... A few weeks back, I came and asked for tips on taking photos at an airhow, and one of the 'hopes and dreams' was that we'de get good weather for photos. Turns out, it was rubbish weather! The old planes cancelled the Battle of Britain flyby, and I think the better ones took it easy (Except, of course, The Red Arrows!). Anyways, this is how my shots came out. http://www.thelisters.co.uk/viewgallery.php?id=50 Used auto focus, and.. the rest of the details are on each photo. Not too happy, as most are not sharp, but it would be great if you could 'crit' some photos. Not bad for a first time though, I guess. Weather was really bad. Dark and windy and rain. Not great... |
Mac Tabak wrote:
Always overexpose your shots by 1.5 - 2 F stops, i know sky will blow out but it's not the sky you want! Another tip....if plane is crossing from left to right, make sure you position it in the frame on the left hand side,that way it gives the plane a space to fly into. Truer words... Y'ever seen what a T-28 prop will do to the inside of your camera? ;^) "Craig" wrote in message ... A few weeks back, I came and asked for tips on taking photos at an airhow, and one of the 'hopes and dreams' was that we'de get good weather for photos. Turns out, it was rubbish weather! The old planes cancelled the Battle of Britain flyby, and I think the better ones took it easy (Except, of course, The Red Arrows!). Anyways, this is how my shots came out. http://www.thelisters.co.uk/viewgallery.php?id=50 Used auto focus, and.. the rest of the details are on each photo. Not too happy, as most are not sharp, but it would be great if you could 'crit' some photos. Not bad for a first time though, I guess. Weather was really bad. Dark and windy and rain. Not great... |
Mac Tabak wrote:
Always overexpose your shots by 1.5 - 2 F stops, i know sky will blow out but it's not the sky you want! Another tip....if plane is crossing from left to right, make sure you position it in the frame on the left hand side,that way it gives the plane a space to fly into. Truer words... Y'ever seen what a T-28 prop will do to the inside of your camera? ;^) "Craig" wrote in message ... A few weeks back, I came and asked for tips on taking photos at an airhow, and one of the 'hopes and dreams' was that we'de get good weather for photos. Turns out, it was rubbish weather! The old planes cancelled the Battle of Britain flyby, and I think the better ones took it easy (Except, of course, The Red Arrows!). Anyways, this is how my shots came out. http://www.thelisters.co.uk/viewgallery.php?id=50 Used auto focus, and.. the rest of the details are on each photo. Not too happy, as most are not sharp, but it would be great if you could 'crit' some photos. Not bad for a first time though, I guess. Weather was really bad. Dark and windy and rain. Not great... |
Thanks Colin. Well spotted. I made a massive mistake in setting the speed
too slow, as I was looking at other shots before the show, and saw these at lower speeds. However, looking back, they were of prop planes. Jets would probably require faster speeds. Damn! A whole year till the next show! "Colin D" wrote in message ... Craig wrote: But the problem I was facing was getting nice clarrity of the objects. They all seem out of focus, and I'm not sure how to better that next time. Interesting stuff there. On studying most of the shots, I think your problem is not one of focus sharpness, but camera movement. On most of the images, there are some edges sharp, and others not, which points to panning technique, in that the camera is not keeping the aircraft stationary in the viewfinder, but is allowing what looks like camera shake in some direction to occur. This can be well seen in the last shot, of the 640mph pass, where the leading edge of the fin is sharp, but the fuselage is blurred in a vertical direction. This implies that the camera was moving down and left, along the line of the fin so the leading edge is sharp, but the downward movement has blurred the fuselage. Noting that the lens was at 200mm, and your shutter was about 1/250 IIRC, it's not surprising, and certainly not a criticism of the camera. You need a better day, shutter speeds of 1/1000 or greater - except for helos - and then I think you will see better results. For interest, here's a url to some 300D shots of various aircraft, just to perhaps dispel any doubts you might have about the 300D. http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...&keywords=300D Colin D. |
Craig wrote:
Thanks Colin. Well spotted. I made a massive mistake in setting the speed too slow, as I was looking at other shots before the show, and saw these at lower speeds. However, looking back, they were of prop planes. Jets would probably require faster speeds. Damn! A whole year till the next show! "Colin D" wrote in message ... Craig wrote: But the problem I was facing was getting nice clarrity of the objects. They all seem out of focus, and I'm not sure how to better that next time. Interesting stuff there. On studying most of the shots, I think your problem is not one of focus sharpness, but camera movement. On most of the images, there are some edges sharp, and others not, which points to panning technique, in that the camera is not keeping the aircraft stationary in the viewfinder, but is allowing what looks like camera shake in some direction to occur. This can be well seen in the last shot, of the 640mph pass, where the leading edge of the fin is sharp, but the fuselage is blurred in a vertical direction. This implies that the camera was moving down and left, along the line of the fin so the leading edge is sharp, but the downward movement has blurred the fuselage. Noting that the lens was at 200mm, and your shutter was about 1/250 IIRC, it's not surprising, and certainly not a criticism of the camera. You need a better day, shutter speeds of 1/1000 or greater - except for helos - and then I think you will see better results. For interest, here's a url to some 300D shots of various aircraft, just to perhaps dispel any doubts you might have about the 300D. http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...&keywords=300D Colin D. Craig, do have a look at that url. There are some shots of aircraft in flight that were taken with a 400mm lens at 1/60th, repeat 1/60th. But the lens was an Image Stabilised lens, which worked amazingly well. I was really impressed, also, with two shots of an F16 from another aircraft, fantastic shots taken with the 18-55mm kit lens!! Colin D. |
Craig wrote:
Thanks Colin. Well spotted. I made a massive mistake in setting the speed too slow, as I was looking at other shots before the show, and saw these at lower speeds. However, looking back, they were of prop planes. Jets would probably require faster speeds. Damn! A whole year till the next show! "Colin D" wrote in message ... Craig wrote: But the problem I was facing was getting nice clarrity of the objects. They all seem out of focus, and I'm not sure how to better that next time. Interesting stuff there. On studying most of the shots, I think your problem is not one of focus sharpness, but camera movement. On most of the images, there are some edges sharp, and others not, which points to panning technique, in that the camera is not keeping the aircraft stationary in the viewfinder, but is allowing what looks like camera shake in some direction to occur. This can be well seen in the last shot, of the 640mph pass, where the leading edge of the fin is sharp, but the fuselage is blurred in a vertical direction. This implies that the camera was moving down and left, along the line of the fin so the leading edge is sharp, but the downward movement has blurred the fuselage. Noting that the lens was at 200mm, and your shutter was about 1/250 IIRC, it's not surprising, and certainly not a criticism of the camera. You need a better day, shutter speeds of 1/1000 or greater - except for helos - and then I think you will see better results. For interest, here's a url to some 300D shots of various aircraft, just to perhaps dispel any doubts you might have about the 300D. http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...&keywords=300D Colin D. Craig, do have a look at that url. There are some shots of aircraft in flight that were taken with a 400mm lens at 1/60th, repeat 1/60th. But the lens was an Image Stabilised lens, which worked amazingly well. I was really impressed, also, with two shots of an F16 from another aircraft, fantastic shots taken with the 18-55mm kit lens!! Colin D. |
Craig wrote:
Thanks Colin. Well spotted. I made a massive mistake in setting the speed too slow, as I was looking at other shots before the show, and saw these at lower speeds. However, looking back, they were of prop planes. Jets would probably require faster speeds. Damn! A whole year till the next show! "Colin D" wrote in message ... Craig wrote: But the problem I was facing was getting nice clarrity of the objects. They all seem out of focus, and I'm not sure how to better that next time. Interesting stuff there. On studying most of the shots, I think your problem is not one of focus sharpness, but camera movement. On most of the images, there are some edges sharp, and others not, which points to panning technique, in that the camera is not keeping the aircraft stationary in the viewfinder, but is allowing what looks like camera shake in some direction to occur. This can be well seen in the last shot, of the 640mph pass, where the leading edge of the fin is sharp, but the fuselage is blurred in a vertical direction. This implies that the camera was moving down and left, along the line of the fin so the leading edge is sharp, but the downward movement has blurred the fuselage. Noting that the lens was at 200mm, and your shutter was about 1/250 IIRC, it's not surprising, and certainly not a criticism of the camera. You need a better day, shutter speeds of 1/1000 or greater - except for helos - and then I think you will see better results. For interest, here's a url to some 300D shots of various aircraft, just to perhaps dispel any doubts you might have about the 300D. http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...&keywords=300D Colin D. Craig, do have a look at that url. There are some shots of aircraft in flight that were taken with a 400mm lens at 1/60th, repeat 1/60th. But the lens was an Image Stabilised lens, which worked amazingly well. I was really impressed, also, with two shots of an F16 from another aircraft, fantastic shots taken with the 18-55mm kit lens!! Colin D. |
Apparently Craig wrote:
Thanks Colin. Well spotted. I made a massive mistake in setting the speed too slow, as I was looking at other shots before the show, and saw these at lower speeds. However, looking back, they were of prop planes. Jets would probably require faster speeds. Damn! A whole year till the next show! You could always pop by Heathrow for some practice. [Just don't wear a headscarf if it's cold] (Actually rural airports will be far better/give you a wider variety of 'planes) -- Ken Tough |
Apparently Craig wrote:
Thanks Colin. Well spotted. I made a massive mistake in setting the speed too slow, as I was looking at other shots before the show, and saw these at lower speeds. However, looking back, they were of prop planes. Jets would probably require faster speeds. Damn! A whole year till the next show! You could always pop by Heathrow for some practice. [Just don't wear a headscarf if it's cold] (Actually rural airports will be far better/give you a wider variety of 'planes) -- Ken Tough |
.....or the outside! come to think of it.
"Bob Harrington" rch at blarg dot net wrote in message ... Mac Tabak wrote: Always overexpose your shots by 1.5 - 2 F stops, i know sky will blow out but it's not the sky you want! Another tip....if plane is crossing from left to right, make sure you position it in the frame on the left hand side,that way it gives the plane a space to fly into. Truer words... Y'ever seen what a T-28 prop will do to the inside of your camera? ;^) "Craig" wrote in message ... A few weeks back, I came and asked for tips on taking photos at an airhow, and one of the 'hopes and dreams' was that we'de get good weather for photos. Turns out, it was rubbish weather! The old planes cancelled the Battle of Britain flyby, and I think the better ones took it easy (Except, of course, The Red Arrows!). Anyways, this is how my shots came out. http://www.thelisters.co.uk/viewgallery.php?id=50 Used auto focus, and.. the rest of the details are on each photo. Not too happy, as most are not sharp, but it would be great if you could 'crit' some photos. Not bad for a first time though, I guess. Weather was really bad. Dark and windy and rain. Not great... |
.....or the outside! come to think of it.
"Bob Harrington" rch at blarg dot net wrote in message ... Mac Tabak wrote: Always overexpose your shots by 1.5 - 2 F stops, i know sky will blow out but it's not the sky you want! Another tip....if plane is crossing from left to right, make sure you position it in the frame on the left hand side,that way it gives the plane a space to fly into. Truer words... Y'ever seen what a T-28 prop will do to the inside of your camera? ;^) "Craig" wrote in message ... A few weeks back, I came and asked for tips on taking photos at an airhow, and one of the 'hopes and dreams' was that we'de get good weather for photos. Turns out, it was rubbish weather! The old planes cancelled the Battle of Britain flyby, and I think the better ones took it easy (Except, of course, The Red Arrows!). Anyways, this is how my shots came out. http://www.thelisters.co.uk/viewgallery.php?id=50 Used auto focus, and.. the rest of the details are on each photo. Not too happy, as most are not sharp, but it would be great if you could 'crit' some photos. Not bad for a first time though, I guess. Weather was really bad. Dark and windy and rain. Not great... |
.....or the outside! come to think of it.
"Bob Harrington" rch at blarg dot net wrote in message ... Mac Tabak wrote: Always overexpose your shots by 1.5 - 2 F stops, i know sky will blow out but it's not the sky you want! Another tip....if plane is crossing from left to right, make sure you position it in the frame on the left hand side,that way it gives the plane a space to fly into. Truer words... Y'ever seen what a T-28 prop will do to the inside of your camera? ;^) "Craig" wrote in message ... A few weeks back, I came and asked for tips on taking photos at an airhow, and one of the 'hopes and dreams' was that we'de get good weather for photos. Turns out, it was rubbish weather! The old planes cancelled the Battle of Britain flyby, and I think the better ones took it easy (Except, of course, The Red Arrows!). Anyways, this is how my shots came out. http://www.thelisters.co.uk/viewgallery.php?id=50 Used auto focus, and.. the rest of the details are on each photo. Not too happy, as most are not sharp, but it would be great if you could 'crit' some photos. Not bad for a first time though, I guess. Weather was really bad. Dark and windy and rain. Not great... |
Hi Criag,
Sometimes an overcast sky can be a real blessing and sometime a real pain. The overcast sky guarantees that you don't have too much light and the photo is less likely to be washed out by light. It can also provide a really nice contrast for the aircraft. Granted I would still prefer a blue sky with big fluffy clouds or very little clouds , but still, overcast is not a bad thing. Fog on the other hand ...well that speaks for itself ;) Andre Blanchard David Dyer-Bennet wrote: "Craig" writes: A few weeks back, I came and asked for tips on taking photos at an airhow, and one of the 'hopes and dreams' was that we'de get good weather for photos. Turns out, it was rubbish weather! The old planes cancelled the Battle of Britain flyby, and I think the better ones took it easy (Except, of course, The Red Arrows!). Anyways, this is how my shots came out. http://www.thelisters.co.uk/viewgallery.php?id=50 Used auto focus, and.. the rest of the details are on each photo. Not too happy, as most are not sharp, but it would be great if you could 'crit' some photos. Not bad for a first time though, I guess. Weather was really bad. Dark and windy and rain. Not great... But actually I find some of the shots very striking against the heavy clouds -- especially the "Red Arrows split" (id=818). |
Hi Criag,
Sometimes an overcast sky can be a real blessing and sometime a real pain. The overcast sky guarantees that you don't have too much light and the photo is less likely to be washed out by light. It can also provide a really nice contrast for the aircraft. Granted I would still prefer a blue sky with big fluffy clouds or very little clouds , but still, overcast is not a bad thing. Fog on the other hand ...well that speaks for itself ;) Andre Blanchard David Dyer-Bennet wrote: "Craig" writes: A few weeks back, I came and asked for tips on taking photos at an airhow, and one of the 'hopes and dreams' was that we'de get good weather for photos. Turns out, it was rubbish weather! The old planes cancelled the Battle of Britain flyby, and I think the better ones took it easy (Except, of course, The Red Arrows!). Anyways, this is how my shots came out. http://www.thelisters.co.uk/viewgallery.php?id=50 Used auto focus, and.. the rest of the details are on each photo. Not too happy, as most are not sharp, but it would be great if you could 'crit' some photos. Not bad for a first time though, I guess. Weather was really bad. Dark and windy and rain. Not great... But actually I find some of the shots very striking against the heavy clouds -- especially the "Red Arrows split" (id=818). |
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