Air Show (Page 2): Slightly off topic; What is your favorite Brandy and damn the cost up to about $100.00?

pdwoodswood Loc: Lewisville, NC

Slightly off topic; What is your favorite Brandy and damn the cost up to about $100.00?

johnrennie Loc: North Florida

Awesome!!! Going wide open on the aperture?

BrandyVSOP Loc: Oregon USA

pdwoodswood wrote:

Slightly off topic; What is your favorite Brandy and damn the cost up to about $100.00?

Between the 400mm and the 100-400mm?
the 400mm WOWS me every time. ( They look like somebody elses pictures~ ;-} )

foghornleg90 Loc: All over USA - Medford, OR & Knoxville, TN

Some really awesome photos posted above... other the the fire fighting Borate Bombers & Copter water dumps, I hadn't shot many airplanes. Here are are few from a big fire a couple years ago: http://www.flickr.com/photos/terry_mercer/4096504067/in/set-72157622584885908

foghornleg90 Loc: All over USA - Medford, OR & Knoxville, TN

EXIF settings for the Borate Bombers was:
Exposure 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture f/9.0
Focal Length 350 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV

SQUIRL033 Loc: Chehalis, WA

for prop aircraft, you want your shutter speed between 1/200 and 1/320. 1/500 or above will freeze the props, and it won't look natural. for jets, you'll probably want a faster shutter just to catch 'em, though if they're any distance away and you can pan with them effectively, you don't need to use as fast a shutter.

BrandyVSOP Loc: Oregon USA

SQUIRL033 wrote:

for prop aircraft, you want your shutter speed between 1/200 and 1/320. 1/500 or above will freeze the props, and it won't look natural. for jets, you'll probably want a faster shutter just to catch 'em, though if they're any distance away and you can pan with them effectively, you don't need to use as fast a shutter.

Outstanding Images Rocky! Take a bow!

foghornleg90 Loc: All over USA - Medford, OR & Knoxville, TN

@Rocky - those are AWESOME looking... almost unreal, if it weren't for the slight prop blur (great advice BTW - it definitely makes them look real). You sell these type of images to the model plane makers, right? They are awesome. Don't know who organizes air shows, but I'd guess calendars & cards & puzzles AT shows would sell also. Best of luck... really cool shots.

gilril Loc: Wilton, Maine

I had a blast at my first air show. On my NIKON D200 I used ISO = 200, Shutter Priority set at 1/2500 sec. I would also use high rate "continuous focus" if you have it as a setting on your camera.

johnrennie Loc: North Florida

Wow Rocky, those were so good they don't even look real... Not an insult... I'm amazed. Great, great job!!!

I had fun shooting Saturday, I'll post mine soon.

Crew Dog Loc: Southeast, US

Since I first posted on this subject back in Nov 2011, I have done nearly 3 dozen air shows and aviation events using my Nikon D7000. I have found using shutter priority with shutter speeds of 1/100 - 1/125 work great for getting a good prop arc / blur on slow movers, I push to about 1/250 for some of the faster moving aerobatic aircraft, and 1/640 - 1/800 for the fast movers (i.e. jets). Here are a few examples:

F4U-4 Corsair "Korean War Hero"

P-51D Mustang "Obsession"

Mike Wiskus - Lucas Oil Pitts S-1-11B

kb6kgx Loc: Simi Valley, CA

SQUIRL033 wrote:

for prop aircraft, you want your shutter speed between 1/200 and 1/320. 1/500 or above will freeze the props, and it won't look natural. for jets, you'll probably want a faster shutter just to catch 'em, though if they're any distance away and you can pan with them effectively, you don't need to use as fast a shutter.

What lens(es) did you use for these? I only have a 105 and am trying to explain to my wife why larger lenses are dragged to air shows.

kb6kgx Loc: Simi Valley, CA

Crew Dog wrote:

I have found using shutter priority with shutter speeds of 1/100 - 1/125 work great for getting a good prop arc / blur on slow movers, I push to about 1/250 for some of the faster moving aerobatic aircraft, and 1/640 - 1/800 for the fast movers (i.e. jets).

My FE2 is only aperture priority, though Ive managed to get decent shots over the years. I can see why shutter priority is necessary for air shows. Just set the speed and let the camera worry about the aperture. Youre usually not worried much about depth of field or bokeh at these things.

Bret Loc: Dayton Ohio

Here's one from the AF Museum RC aircraft show.

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DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

Here's a few from CAF, High Sky Wing Air Show 2015 a couple of weeks ago. Midland, Texas. USAF's Thunderbirds. I shot with a Nikon D810, 70-200 f/2.8 at 200mm, f/5.6, ISO 800 and 1/4000.

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