Random Photos : Part 5
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Seasons Greetings to one and all 
Playing with my new 35mm F0.95 lens at the weekend.
Colourful Chistmas Tree - 3 by Kevin W, on Flickr
Playing with my new 35mm F0.95 lens at the weekend.
Colourful Chistmas Tree - 3 by Kevin W, on Flickr
BrokenSkunk said:
Some nice shots - especially of the jets.
One tip that I was given when taking shots of propellor planes and helicopters was to aim to use a slower shutter speed in the 1/100th - 1/250th of a second range. This gives you some blur on the prop, which can look a little more natural than faster speeds, 1/1000th+, which freeze the prop.
Even with quite slow speeds, with careful panning, it's still possible to freeze the main aircraft body despite using a long lens. This is made even easier if using (for example) a tripod with gimball head.
This was 1/250th sec (300mm lens):
3O2A4410 by conradsphotos, on Flickrand this at 1/200th sec (420mm lens - 300+1.4x converter):
3O2A5612 by conradsphotos, on FlickrC n C said:
One tip that I was given when taking shots of propellor planes and helicopters was to aim to use a slower shutter speed in the 1/100th - 1/250th of a second range. This gives you some blur on the prop, which can look a little more natural than faster speeds, 1/1000th+, which freeze the prop.
Even with quite slow speeds, with careful panning, it's still possible to freeze the main aircraft body despite using a long lens. This is made even easier if using (for example) a tripod with gimball head.
and this at 1/200th sec (420mm lens - 300+1.4x converter):
3O2A5612 by conradsphotos, on Flickr
Even with quite slow speeds, with careful panning, it's still possible to freeze the main aircraft body despite using a long lens. This is made even easier if using (for example) a tripod with gimball head.
and this at 1/200th sec (420mm lens - 300+1.4x converter):
3O2A5612 by conradsphotos, on Flickr
...but depends on the crossing-speed of the plane...can be pretty tricky to pan quickly enough....and that is a lovely shot. Tripod or hand-held?
These were 1/200th and 1/250th hand-held using a 100-400 IS without a TC.
Reno Air Races 2023 T-6 (13) by martin-dc2, on Flickr
Reno Air Races 2023 Unlimited (14) by martin-dc2, on FlickrFew varied photos of recent trip. New to photography as such, so I know they aren’t the best, but thought I’d share anyway.
B7489B97-15E0-45E4-AA28-480E982E3D13 by Will Photos, on Flickr
F3E1CF54-69CE-4500-A05A-8FDAB044E5E2 by Will Photos, on Flickr
B7489B97-15E0-45E4-AA28-480E982E3D13 by Will Photos, on FlickrF3E1CF54-69CE-4500-A05A-8FDAB044E5E2 by Will Photos, on Flickr
96C4E09F-ED21-49F4-B9FC-E1F648B990A5 by Will Photos, on Flickr
DAB26479-9816-4C8C-913D-560594D17CFE by Will Photos, on Flickrhavoc said:
...but depends on the crossing-speed of the plane...can be pretty tricky to pan quickly enough.havoc said:
...and that is a lovely shot. Tripod or hand-held?
Thanks - both shots I posted were using a tripod.I'd tried before with a tripod and good ball and socket head, but with little success. I then picked up a used Wimberley gimball head from the Talk Photography classifieds, and it has been a revelation for quickly moving around and panning larger lenses. Great bit of kit, and very well made, but unfortunately still quite expensive even buying used (think it was about £200).
C n C said:
havoc said:
...but depends on the crossing-speed of the plane...can be pretty tricky to pan quickly enough.havoc said:
...and that is a lovely shot. Tripod or hand-held?
Thanks - both shots I posted were using a tripod.I'd tried before with a tripod and good ball and socket head, but with little success. I then picked up a used Wimberley gimball head from the Talk Photography classifieds, and it has been a revelation for quickly moving around and panning larger lenses. Great bit of kit, and very well made, but unfortunately still quite expensive even buying used (think it was about £200).
C n C said:
Some nice shots - especially of the jets.
One tip that I was given when taking shots of propellor planes and helicopters was to aim to use a slower shutter speed in the 1/100th - 1/250th of a second range. This gives you some blur on the prop, which can look a little more natural than faster speeds, 1/1000th+, which freeze the prop.
Thank you!One tip that I was given when taking shots of propellor planes and helicopters was to aim to use a slower shutter speed in the 1/100th - 1/250th of a second range. This gives you some blur on the prop, which can look a little more natural than faster speeds, 1/1000th+, which freeze the prop.
That's a good tip. I will give it a try next time I'm at an airshow. You're right, the shots do look better with a bit of blur on the prop.
Mine were taken hand held with a 200mm prime, wide open at f2.8. The camera is a micro 4/3, so it's the equivalent field of view as a 400mm lens on a full frame, but with a dof equivalent to f5.6.
It sounds like the way to go would be to drop the aperture, increasing the depth of focus and the exposure time. And of course learn how to pan...
The combined lens and body stabilisation and the high shutter speed made it quite easy to get sharp shots. These were taken at the Bournemouth airshow. Head on shots were easy, side on the planes were hammering past!
I've been quite impressed with the new denoise function in Lightroom - this is a crop at ISO 8000 from a Nikon D7200 (2015-era APS-C sensor).
Waxeye / Silvereye by Ben, on Flickr
Waxeye / Silvereye by Ben, on FlickrEdited by GravelBen on Wednesday 10th January 23:03
BrokenSkunk said:
It sounds like the way to go would be to drop the aperture, increasing the depth of focus and the exposure time. And of course learn how to pan...
No need for a wide aperture when shooting planes unless you're using it to reduce the ISO, or you're doing e.g. Mach Loop and there's scenery in the background not just sky (and even there, if you're panning you still get blur in lieu of bokeh with the slower shutter on the prop-planes).
Panning aircraft is more difficult than panning cars, as your body needs to move in 3D* and you've got the camera up higher so it feels heavier.
My take (not as a pro, mind) would be:-
- Auto ISO the whole way
- Jets = wide aperture, fast shutter speed (>1/500, more if close to the action or if really fast-movers)
- Fast / close prop planes (e.g. Duxford, Mach Loop) = moderate aperture (f/5.6 to f/8), experimental shutter speed (start at 1/400 and slow down from there...1/250 would be a good target, below would be bloody awesome)
- Slower / older prop planes (Moths, Shuttleworth etc.) = aperture of f/8 or higher if needed to avoid blowing the highlights in sunlight, shutter-speed = how slow can you go?
* With cars it's a straightforward "lock your elbows in to your ribs, pivot from your hips" (oh, and have the lagging foot pointing where you want to end your photos), but as soon as you add elevation your elbows don't reach your ribs, removing a point-of-anchor/stability.
rene7 said:
Came across this image whilst looking at old family shots - cannot work out what this Pic was trying to show/achieve - the Raffle ticket numbers on their sleeves - Baffles me - Any Ideas:-
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They look like the sort of uniforms that might be provided for factory or shop workers. The numbers sewn on to make it easy to pick out the correct uniform after they've been through the laundry. I like 239>
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I wonder if they're modelling their overalls/uniforms prior to production or an order being placed?
They're all different in style and material but not that different, as if they're been designed and made to the same brief. The lace collars indicate retail or catering rather than factory. I can't figure further than that.
They're all different in style and material but not that different, as if they're been designed and made to the same brief. The lace collars indicate retail or catering rather than factory. I can't figure further than that.
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