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10/16/2004 01:09:38 PM · #1 |
Hi,
im planning to go for an airshow
any experienced ppl can offer any tips ?
these 2 sites have some good pointers
//www.richard-seaman.com/Me/Photography/Airshows/
//www.tvrphotography.com/airphoto.htm
i have an oly c 740 so i have full manual mode and 10 x zoom but no tripod
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10/16/2004 01:31:39 PM · #2 |
Here's a tip that may help you out...
At the last airshow I went to, I was photographing planes flying by for the most part, so the sky was my background for the photos. On this particular day, they sky was somewhat cloudy, but very bright. This scenario needs to be taken into account when setting up your exposure.
Your camera, in center-weighted or matrix metering is going to read a lot of bright light coming into the lens. This will most often cause your shot to underexpose and your airplanes may be silhouetted against the sky when this happens. You may need to use a +1/2 or +1 EV compensation to make up for this.
Here's an example of one of my photos:
//www.pbase.com/jmsetzler/image/28792968
I used +1/2 EV in this one but my planes are still slightly dark, but the sky is still quite bright. My shutter speed was also too fast for my taste. The airplane propellers are stopped with no blur at all at 1/4000". After looking through all my photos, it appears that propellers have a decent amount of blur, but not too much, at 1/500".
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10/16/2004 05:26:42 PM · #3 |
| Sometimes the context is as important as the show. Check this out ! |
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10/16/2004 06:26:05 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
Here's a tip that may help you out...
At the last airshow I went to, I was photographing planes flying by for the most part, so the sky was my background for the photos. On this particular day, they sky was somewhat cloudy, but very bright. This scenario needs to be taken into account when setting up your exposure.
Your camera, in center-weighted or matrix metering is going to read a lot of bright light coming into the lens. This will most often cause your shot to underexpose and your airplanes may be silhouetted against the sky when this happens. You may need to use a +1/2 or +1 EV compensation to make up for this.
Here's an example of one of my photos:
//www.pbase.com/jmsetzler/image/28792968
I used +1/2 EV in this one but my planes are still slightly dark, but the sky is still quite bright. My shutter speed was also too fast for my taste. The airplane propellers are stopped with no blur at all at 1/4000". After looking through all my photos, it appears that propellers have a decent amount of blur, but not too much, at 1/500". |
Looks very old and warish, good stuff. |
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10/18/2004 11:32:10 AM · #5 |
hey thanks for the tips
actually at such shows its better to go for rehersals and get a feel of the place .. its hard to do last mins adjustments ... i was in center of 2 tall buildings and so things were a bit akward and digi cam shutter lag was a problem
all shots taken at arnd 1/800 shutter speed and manual focus
anyways the pics are uploaded @ //amitkulkarni.info/pics/mumbai-air-show-2004/
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10/18/2004 01:25:04 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Digital Quixote:
Sometimes the context is as important as the show. Check this out ! |
Very cool shot DQ! What lens were you using? And what exposure? aperture, shutter speed, ISO? |
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