Photo's from a small plane
Sep 30, 2013 14:04:26 #
I have a chance to take photo's from a small plane. Any advice for an amateur. I shoot Canon and have a good variety of lenses. I will be shooting mostly businesses in home town. some as large as 30 acres.
Sep 30, 2013 14:09:25 #
How small is the plane? Don't plan on changing lenses in any situation. A good zoom with some wide angle capability will do you just fine. You might need to apply some negative exposure compensation because of the large amount of sky that might creep into some of your shots. Have fun. DJT
Sep 30, 2013 14:09:30 #
butchsphoto wrote:
I have a chance to take photo's from a small plane. Any advice for an amateur. I shoot Canon and have a good variety of lenses. I will be shooting mostly businesses in home town. some as large as 30 acres.
Do not use the side of the plane to rest your shoulder, arm or the camera against as vibrations will transfer thru to the camera. Shoot as fast a shutter speed as you can, if possible, open the window so you are not shooting thru glass or plastic. By all means keep the neck strap around your neck!! Nothing worse for a camera than a freefall of hundreds of feet.
Sep 30, 2013 14:11:53 #
Keep in mind you will NOT be close! FAA regulations require a 300 foot elevation minimum, and 500 foot minimum over structures. I use a 28-300mm zoom to do farm and ranch aerials, I have not done any over a town though.
Sep 30, 2013 14:31:43 #
butchsphoto wrote:
I have a chance to take photo's from a small plane. Any advice for an amateur. I shoot Canon and have a good variety of lenses. I will be shooting mostly businesses in home town. some as large as 30 acres.
Especially if the air is rough, run your shutter speed up to at least 1/500 or higher if needed.
Have fun, good luck
Sep 30, 2013 14:37:18 #
Los-Angeles-Shooter
Loc: Los Angeles
Use a high shutter speed. Don't rest your body/arms against the plane or window (vibrations). Consider using a skylight filter, UV filter, or polarizer as appropriate. If possible try to shoot through open window or from open cockpit plane. Cessna 172 has large window that can be opened; Piper Warriors (otherwise a far superior plane) do not.
Sep 30, 2013 14:49:46 #
If you can schedule it for just after a cold front to move through you'll get less haze.
Sep 30, 2013 14:55:12 #
Thanks DJT for the advice. I do not know what kind of plane. Just got the invite this morning for 2:00 Wednesday
Sep 30, 2013 14:57:11 #
Sep 30, 2013 14:59:23 #
Thanks all I feel a little better prepared now with all the great advice :-D
Sep 30, 2013 15:07:18 #
butchsphoto wrote:
I have a chance to take photo's from a small plane. Any advice for an amateur. I shoot Canon and have a good variety of lenses. I will be shooting mostly businesses in home town. some as large as 30 acres.
Make sure the plane has the wings over the passengers, rather than below.
Sep 30, 2013 15:28:15 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Make sure the plane has the wings over the passengers, rather than below.
thanks Jerry
:P
Sep 30, 2013 15:38:16 #
butchsphoto wrote:
I have a chance to take photo's from a small plane. Any advice for an amateur. I shoot Canon and have a good variety of lenses. I will be shooting mostly businesses in home town. some as large as 30 acres.
Keep your camera level with the horizon and not the inside of the cockpit! Example attached! 10-20mm lens
Phil
Sep 30, 2013 16:02:41 #
GPS Phil wrote:
Keep your camera level with the horizon and not the inside of the cockpit! Example attached! 10-20mm lens
Phil
Phil
Thanks Phil
:thumbup:
Sep 30, 2013 16:07:14 #
If you have access to an IR camera you can captures some great images with one of those. IR cuts down on haze too.
Eric
Eric
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