Posts for: alx
Mar 23, 2020 14:05:14 #
I guess BIF lost something in the translation.
Mar 7, 2020 13:12:25 #
Sometimes simple wins.
If you want/need Manual focus, just don't press the button!
If you want/need Manual focus, just don't press the button!
Mar 2, 2020 20:57:42 #
FactMan wrote:
Thanks - I think that is the first time I have ever "seen" one with smoking wings! I have around 100 hours of glider time, and around 200 hours of powered time, although that's in a previous life!
Very common for planes in an airshow to mount smoke generators on the wings for the audience to follow the action and maneuvers.
Mar 2, 2020 17:13:42 #
Great shots! You know you're n target when you can make out detail in the flag panel like in #5.
Feb 29, 2020 15:00:55 #
Longshadow wrote:
How bouncy is a helicopter flight?
Would a <long> zoom be difficult to use?
Would a <long> zoom be difficult to use?
The bounciness is really dependent on the weather AND the relative thermal activity on the day and hour in question. You also need to consider the G-loads as the helicopter maneuvers. That's a factor even with shorter lenses - you are always working against the motion of the copter.
If you are very stable with that long lens on a hike, remember that it will get heavier as you try to hold it and fight it for an hour in the air. It's not the same thing.
Again, I think the nature of the views is better served by wide to normal. If you are looking for long lens shots, rent a car and explore the Waimea Canyon where you can take your time and set up your shots. You can capture mountain goats on the steep terrain. You will be lucky if you even see them from the air and it would be a small miracle to put them on the card.
Feb 29, 2020 14:29:25 #
Based on my experience with helicopter flights over Kauai in my film days, if limited to one lens I would go with the 10-24. There are so many points where the sweeping vistas scream out for the wide angle. A longer lens would be far too limiting.
Make sure you go with plenty of memory! I used to go through a good 10+ rolls of film on a Kauai flight. Digital is so much more economical.
A polarizer is a definite plus in bringing out the rich greens and enhancing the colors of the water.
I miss my visits to Kauai.
ENJOY!
Make sure you go with plenty of memory! I used to go through a good 10+ rolls of film on a Kauai flight. Digital is so much more economical.
A polarizer is a definite plus in bringing out the rich greens and enhancing the colors of the water.
I miss my visits to Kauai.
ENJOY!
Feb 26, 2020 22:12:29 #
Steve is good people!
Feb 14, 2020 16:59:19 #
More truth than fiction. Everything that comes out of my microwave tastes like a rerun.
Feb 11, 2020 21:49:32 #
The danger of flying lead bird in the formation: you're the first one to hit the wall.
Feb 11, 2020 00:02:15 #
Jagnut07 wrote:
So, taking a photo of waterfall and water pool.
Use an ND filter to get fluffy water. Can one or should one use a CPL as well to cut reflections and enhance sky?
In other words will an ND do this anyway and is there any issue with using both types of filters together?
Any advice?
Use an ND filter to get fluffy water. Can one or should one use a CPL as well to cut reflections and enhance sky?
In other words will an ND do this anyway and is there any issue with using both types of filters together?
Any advice?
The ND will do NOTHING to cut reflections or enhance the sky.
Feb 8, 2020 17:43:14 #
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Feb 8, 2020 13:55:55 #
Having read all of Steve Perry's books, I can join those who have suggested checking them out! ABSOLUTELY GREAT.
Feb 6, 2020 15:18:20 #
Feb 6, 2020 00:16:52 #
I'd like to go mirrorless in the men's room. I'm tired of trying to figure out who's the old dude I don't recognize staring at me through the wall.