Mustang in flight
Jan 10, 2012 01:42:40 #
Jan 16, 2012 10:00:17 #
Roger Salls
Loc: Stratford, CT
ddrum,
A couple of quick suggestions, by now you know about slower shutter speeds, when shooting aircraft I almost never shoot faster tha 125th of a second, Autofocus if your camera has a continous AF put it there it tracks much faster than you can, Panning,practice practice practice and analyze your results pretty soon it will become second nature to you.Put the camera on continous not on single capture. Good luck and enjoy!
A couple of quick suggestions, by now you know about slower shutter speeds, when shooting aircraft I almost never shoot faster tha 125th of a second, Autofocus if your camera has a continous AF put it there it tracks much faster than you can, Panning,practice practice practice and analyze your results pretty soon it will become second nature to you.Put the camera on continous not on single capture. Good luck and enjoy!
May 11, 2013 08:37:36 #
snapper123
Loc: North Wales U.K.
Great picture and I agree entirely. (I used to photograph "Bears" etc from F4's)
May 11, 2013 08:59:31 #
ddrum wrote:
I did notice that helicopters looked much better with a blurred rotor when they're flying.
Needs a little more blur here, but is an example.
May 11, 2013 20:22:26 #
Don't forget that many Canon lenses have two settings for Image Stabilization. Setting #2 is for panning so it ignores the gross horizontal movement of the camera and only works against the slight up and down shake you introduce as you pan.
May 12, 2013 13:15:51 #
Shaun wrote:
As a retired pilot, take my advice - you want to s... (show quote)
Don't you guys know I'm busy. And now I have to start fitting air shows into my schedule. ;) That looks like a cool challenge. I'd never have guessed you would want a shutter speed that low, but your shot is perfect.
I've been learning panning techniques using Canada geese as subjects. It's tougher than I thought it would be.
May 19, 2013 23:54:53 #
Panning a fast moving object requires PRACTICE. Here is a tip that I use. Learn to shoot with both eyes open. If the car/plane is coming from my left, I have my right eye in the viewfinder and with my left eye open I can actually see the object coming. I pan with both eyes open and looking at the object. One eye sees the object directly, the other sees it in the viewfinder. It's easier than it sounds and it helps me pan easily. Give it a try.
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