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Old September 15th 04, 06:25 AM
Colin D
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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.