Tour Bus Photography
Oct 21, 2018 14:53:11 #
repleo wrote:
If you are thinking of trying to shoot from a coach in Europe, be aware that a lot of coaches there have that perforated film that looks reasonably transparent from the inside but reads as a advertisement or banner from the outside to cut down on heat gain. I haven't tried to shoot through it, but I suspect it could effect auto focus and would significantly reduce the light coming through. Other posters have complained of a polarizing film on the glass.
That stuff makes it impossible to shoot through. No sense even trying.
Oct 21, 2018 15:01:21 #
Wear dark (black, if possible) clothes to eliminate inside reflection off the window. Other ISO and shutter recommendations above apply.
Oct 21, 2018 16:17:51 #
Although this is not a good picture, it does show what problems a polarizing filter can produce when shooting through some coach windows.
Oct 21, 2018 16:37:35 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Tommyg wrote:
I know it is easier to take pictures off the bus than on it but sometimes the bus just will not stop. So, is there a formula or can someone offer some good advice for setting up for the sideways landscape shot, i.e. high iso + high shutter speed + low aperture or Auto or? Gracias!
You will need a Polarizer and a very fast lens and high shutter speed. I would shoot Aperture priority at 3 stops down from wide open and a shutter speed of at least 1/1000 sec. and use a polarizer to eliminate reflections off the bus window.
Oct 25, 2018 09:57:57 #
I shoot in burst mode when traveling on roads/rails so I can easily discard the telephone poles, bridgework, sign poles, and those pesky trees and bushes that appear so unforeseenly, shooting in shutter priority mode.
Oct 25, 2018 10:07:44 #
thegrover wrote:
Rubber lens hood. So you can press against the glass.
I have heard a lot of people like these hoods, especially longer ones. But they are subject to interfering with the photograph, especially wide angle shots.
They will still transmit some shake so don't press against the window too hard. They are intended to reduce optical interference by the glass in the window, not to stabilize the lens.
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