Vector4Food
This job would be easier without all the airplanes
Tips?
First attempt planespotting with new glass.
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Murdoughnut
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Shave your beard and leave your Jesus costume at home.
jonnydwolf
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Get some of the scenery into the shots or some clouds. I love airplanes, but let's face it, how many oily bottoms do we need to see. I like the DA40 the most because I can see the pilot in there. Good start!
What kind of Camera and lens? ISO setting? F-Stop? Speed?
What kind of Camera and lens? ISO setting? F-Stop? Speed?
Firebird2XC
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Nice shots.
Not bad. Those shots are raw and unedited, right?
Not bad. Those shots are raw and unedited, right?
Superfly7XAF
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Yeah take some pictures of some real aircraft, something with an afterburner :rawk:
But on the reals, it's all about the lighting and setting, go out at dawn or when the sun is setting and get a couple of clouds or something in the background . . . and did I mention afterburner.
something like this: http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/030325-F-7203T-012.jpg
But on the reals, it's all about the lighting and setting, go out at dawn or when the sun is setting and get a couple of clouds or something in the background . . . and did I mention afterburner.
something like this: http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/030325-F-7203T-012.jpg
Vector4Food
This job would be easier without all the airplanes
Thanks for the tips, and yes all unedited
Firebird2XC
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Which makes them all the better. Considering a great many shots you see are probably color or light adjusted, etc..
Vector4Food
This job would be easier without all the airplanes
Ha! That bird probably won't be around much longer, they had to replace her sister about 6 months ago, airframe was just done... so they aren't too worried about her appearance.
I doubt there's another seminole in the world that's flown as many approaches as that thing, 24 hours a day that plane is used for IFR training, and it literally is in the air 20 of 24 hours during the summer months.
tilley_205
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Well theres your problem....You're in Canada :dunno:
trafficinsight
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Looks to be too close to midday for the lighting conditions. You want to pick the right time of day for the spot you're at to get the best shots.
Also a couple of them seem soft, I don't know what settings you were using, but, I always found that would happen when I zoomed in too far to try and fill the frame, Most lenses (at least at my price range) will be soft at their limits so now I limit myself. My zoom lens is 80-300mm and I limit myself to under 250mm roughly. A slightly smaller sharp airplane is much easier to work with than a soft larger one.
Of course, who do you take the photos for? I have tons of photos that I've taken that have never ended up on any websites or anything like that because they're not what would be considered good quality... but each one reminds me of a day spent spotting, usually with friends! And how do you get better if you don't get thousands of bad shots?
Also a couple of them seem soft, I don't know what settings you were using, but, I always found that would happen when I zoomed in too far to try and fill the frame, Most lenses (at least at my price range) will be soft at their limits so now I limit myself. My zoom lens is 80-300mm and I limit myself to under 250mm roughly. A slightly smaller sharp airplane is much easier to work with than a soft larger one.
Of course, who do you take the photos for? I have tons of photos that I've taken that have never ended up on any websites or anything like that because they're not what would be considered good quality... but each one reminds me of a day spent spotting, usually with friends! And how do you get better if you don't get thousands of bad shots?
FullDeflection
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Tips?
I actually really like this one. It shows the Seminole in its environment, and in all its glory!
It shows the reality of GA, the fact that most airplanes bare the signs of constant use. Besides, who doesn't like rolling around in the dirt and grease?
Barty
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That was my biggest thought. Try for earlier or later in the day when the sun isn't so high. Few things photograph well between 9-10am and 4-5pm in the summertime simply because the sun is so high.
I also second the suggestion to find a spot where you can get them a bit more head on. Looks like you were fairly close to the departure end of the runway maybe?