Blue Angles with sense of motion
Oct 13, 2019 12:38:06 #
What do you think would be a good shutter speed and or other settings to get a sense of motion while shooting the blue angles passing infant of the Golden Gate bridge/ Blurring bridge sharp plane?
Oct 13, 2019 12:41:08 #
Try 1/500, but you'll need to be on the side and using really good panning technique.
Oct 13, 2019 12:44:50 #
dyximan wrote:
What do you think would be a good shutter speed and or other settings to get a sense of motion while shooting the blue angles passing infant of the Golden Gate bridge/ Blurring bridge sharp plane?
1/60 @ F 6, Iso 80 on a sunny day using a Monopod
Oct 13, 2019 13:02:19 #
I am able to use a tripod with a ball head and can adjust the friction to be just so. thank you.
Oct 13, 2019 13:03:42 #
PixelStan77 wrote:
1/60 @ F 6, Iso 80 on a sunny day using a Monopod
I am using a 150 to 600 Tamron lens at 600mm won't that be to slow even when shooting from a tripod with a swivel head.
Oct 13, 2019 14:34:42 #
dyximan wrote:
I am using a 150 to 600 Tamron lens at 600mm won't that be to slow even when shooting from a tripod with a swivel head.
Boost the ISO
Oct 13, 2019 15:40:59 #
Angel Star Photography
Loc: Tacoma, WA
dyximan wrote:
What do you think would be a good shutter speed and or other settings to get a sense of motion while shooting the blue angles passing infant of the Golden Gate bridge/ Blurring bridge sharp plane?
As CHG_Canon suggested, try 1/500. Perhaps even a bit lower depending upon how much blur you wish to have. Use manual mode, set your shutter speed and aperture, exposure compensation (if desired) and let your camera auto ISO. For reference, here are a couple of shots using a Canon 5D4 with a Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary, handheld. I had just received the lens and it was my first day using---no time to practice. I recommend, too, that you try using a polarizing filter adjusted to remove the reflections on the aircraft. In my example shots, I did not use one as I was too excited about trying out the new lens that I overlooked many things I would have done differently.
The Blue Angels will typically do a minimum of one day practice before the show and the practice occurs around the time day that the show is schedule. If you can, take advantage of this to practice and experiment to get the settings that will provide the image you desire.
Focal length 562mm, ISO 160, Shutter 1/640, f/8
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Focal length 562mm, ISO 125, Shutter 1/640, f/8
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Oct 14, 2019 02:01:02 #
Not so much motion here, but I think the vapor coming off the plane and wings gives you some sense of movement, I am assuming this is the air being disturbed in some way that causes this look, I heard no sonic booms so I am assuming it is not breaking the sound barrier.
Oct 14, 2019 06:20:40 #
Dyximan, What you're seeing at the wingtips are the vortices caused by high pressure air on the bottom of the wing being pulled spanwise by the low pressure air on the top. That and a smoke system that allows you to see it. If the FA-18 flew supersonic at such a low altitude it would only have enough for fuel for about 10 minutes of flight. It requires afterburner use to go supersonic and that's literally dumping raw fuel into the tailpipe.
Oct 14, 2019 09:09:29 #
Angelstar, excellent shots; brings back 0ver 40 years of air show memories. Dad was a naval aviator, delivered/transported planes all over the planet from WWII on, he took us to all the Angle's (and AF) shows whenever they were within traveling distance:)
Oct 14, 2019 09:10:04 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
dyximan wrote:
What do you think would be a good shutter speed and or other settings to get a sense of motion while shooting the blue angles passing infant of the Golden Gate bridge/ Blurring bridge sharp plane?
1/30 sec. The key is to continue to move the camera while you shoot. also try 1/15 of a second
Oct 14, 2019 10:54:07 #
When I took pictures of them last year, I used a 300 mm f4 prime lens on a full frame body. I used fast shutter speeds, like 1/500 or 1/800 as I wanted the planes sharp and the smoke to provide a sense of motion. If your want to have the planes to appear to be in motion, I would use slower shutter speeds like 1/25 or 1/50 of maybe even 1/15. It all depends on how close or how far they are from you.And your panning technique has to be really good.
This coming weekend I will be at the Wings Over Houston Air Show, but the planes will be the Air Force Thunderbirds.
This coming weekend I will be at the Wings Over Houston Air Show, but the planes will be the Air Force Thunderbirds.
Oct 14, 2019 12:13:55 #
Oct 14, 2019 12:24:11 #
photoman43 wrote:
When I took pictures of them last year, I used a 3... (show quote)
1/50 is too slow for jet aircraft in front of a bridge. Getting the plane sharp is difficult and the amount of blur on the bridge is way more than you need.
Go to Flickr.com and find the group PANNING SHOTS ONLY THE BEST. Look at airplane photos and see the shutter speeds that were used.
Oct 14, 2019 13:43:56 #
mikegreenwald
Loc: Illinois
Underexpose four or five stops, shoot at 0.5 seconds, and fire a really, really powerful flash just before the shutter closes. :-)
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