Some more from Bournemouth Air Festival
Oct 12, 2013 06:54:08 #
Still some technical issues but, again, they are shots I like.
Twisters
Sally B
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
Oct 12, 2013 07:10:40 #
Oct 12, 2013 07:57:53 #
Very good set magnetman, great stuff
Geoff
Geoff
magnetoman wrote:
Still some technical issues but, again, they are shots I like.
Oct 13, 2013 06:14:36 #
Oct 13, 2013 08:59:17 #
Well, I see from your avatar that you take a shot or two of 'planes yourself - 'Twisters' is an evening shot and suffers from a bit of graininess, and probably is not as sharp as I'd like. 'Sally B' is definitely not sharp but was improved a bit in PP. The BB Flight was dragged-back from silhouette oblivion in PP. The biggest problem I find with air shows is distance - even with an extender giving me 560mm, they are too far away at critical moments. The other problem is exposure - too easy to take silhouettes, even with spot metering. How do you manage?
viscountdriver wrote:
What technical issues?
Oct 13, 2013 09:12:01 #
As you say, air shows are difficult but I think you are too hard on yourself.My computer screen needs replacing so I may not see the things you do but to be honest if I took those pics I wouldn't be too umhappy.
I'm thinking of buying some extenders are they any good?
Cheers
Gerry
I'm thinking of buying some extenders are they any good?
Cheers
Gerry
Oct 13, 2013 09:37:50 #
I've got the Canon 1.4 and use it with my 100-400mm lens but, as I said, still not enough for 'planes - or birds, really.I'm using a full frame camera which is not helping - if I had a cropped sensor the set-up would be more effective. Expect you know Canon also do a 2x extender, but it loses more light of course. Extenders can also cause a loss of auto focus, so be aware. I don't have experience of other extenders, but there are quite a few available - try one first if you can.
viscountdriver wrote:
As you say, air shows are difficult but I think you are too hard on yourself.My computer screen needs replacing so I may not see the things you do but to be honest if I took those pics I wouldn't be too umhappy.
I'm thinking of buying some extenders are they any good?
Cheers
Gerry
I'm thinking of buying some extenders are they any good?
Cheers
Gerry
Oct 13, 2013 09:46:07 #
Oct 13, 2013 10:45:42 #
Nice shot! Where were you flying from?
viscountdriver wrote:
Thought you'd like to see one of mine taken from a chopper
Oct 13, 2013 12:00:59 #
magnetoman wrote:
Still some technical issues but, again, they are shots I like.
uh, what technical errors? Great images, especially the 1st one! thanks for sharing!!!
:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Oct 13, 2013 17:42:21 #
Oct 13, 2013 18:09:07 #
Well, thank you all for taking the time to comment and leave kind words - I rarely feel totally happy with my results, but that's not to say I don't enjoy my hobby! I expect we're all the same really.
Oct 13, 2013 21:55:58 #
Oct 14, 2013 04:05:27 #
magnetoman wrote:
Nice shot! Where were you flying from?
Lydd Airport,kent
Oct 14, 2013 04:20:13 #
....and how did the photoshoot come about? It's not every day you can get up with another aircraft!
viscountdriver wrote:
Lydd Airport,kent
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