Duxford - anyone go ?
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Yep, Full_Chat and I went along. The thing was, as both of us had seen the exhibits in the hangars so many times before, we begrudged paying the £22.50 (
) entry fee, and instead headed into Duxford village, where you can park in the school car park for just £3, and make use of sensibly priced refreshments and facilities! Better than that though was the fact that with a five minute walk you were in the field the opposite side of the M11 to the runway, and could stand and watch pretty much in the flightline!
Took some 120 odd photo's, really really chuffed with them (particularly the Arrows
), will post some later, but a top day out!
Tony
) entry fee, and instead headed into Duxford village, where you can park in the school car park for just £3, and make use of sensibly priced refreshments and facilities! Better than that though was the fact that with a five minute walk you were in the field the opposite side of the M11 to the runway, and could stand and watch pretty much in the flightline! Took some 120 odd photo's, really really chuffed with them (particularly the Arrows
), will post some later, but a top day out! Tony
Well, got mine sorted now too! Full gallery at www.tvr-3000m.co.uk/Duxford - here are a couple of highlights for me. Any advice appreciated! Obviously these are reduced with the gallery software, but I have 2048x1536 versions to play with.
Tony
Tony
shadytree said:
Canon EOS 10D
Shutter Speed 1/250
Aperture f/8
Focal Length 400mm
ISO-100 (forgot to change that)
Photo Taken at 14:17
No change's in PS
I wondered if you'd used any exposure compensation - but I guess not.
Supraman - lovely shots but even on BB they're still loading...
Edited to add: interesting that you've both taken shots of the B17 but they look completely different.
>> Edited by simpo two on Monday 6th September 23:21
anonymous said:
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Quality shots Supraman
Especially like the Chinook turning and the close up of the Caterlina
>> Edited to add:
This weekend was a bit of a turning point in my photography learning curve, and seeing your shots Supraman has confirmed that for me.
For quite a while now I've been jumping about with the ways I meter my shots (Spot/Evalutive/Matrix etc)
Unfortunatley it wasn't till I got home and analysed my settings on each photo, I sussed my problems.
I remember when I bought my 10D, a collegue who is a very good photographer said to me,
"Ok , you have the kit, all you need now is 20 years expierience"
I'm too impatient to wait that long and my thurst for learning never ceases.
I feel every time I pick the camera up I'm learning little bits too improve from last time.
Too many of my shots at Duxford were either over or underexposed. Why? ..... spot metering on the subject rather than a neutral zone, like the grass or blue sky. Maybe I should have metered a different way ?
Anyway seeing your 'correctly exposed' shots only gives me a bigger desire to learn more and quicker. One day (hopefully soon) I will understand and grasp the art of correct metering.
Shady
>> Edited by shadytree on Tuesday 7th September 07:36
Shadytree, just to cheer you up, planes in flight are very hard to meter for. Perhaps digital is more sensitive to exposure fluctations, or perhaps we just expect more - like perfection every time - but it's something I'm grappling with too.
The closest answer I've found for airshows is centre-weighted or spot metering and possibly some +EV as well if the planes are darker than the sky. Spot of course won't work if the plane isn't bang in the middle of the viewfinder. Perhaps the AF and AE need to work together so that the camera exposes for the subject in focus (Bacardi, do your pro cameras do that?) But it's a tough subject I think, and if anyone else has suggestions that work, I'd be interested
The closest answer I've found for airshows is centre-weighted or spot metering and possibly some +EV as well if the planes are darker than the sky. Spot of course won't work if the plane isn't bang in the middle of the viewfinder. Perhaps the AF and AE need to work together so that the camera exposes for the subject in focus (Bacardi, do your pro cameras do that?) But it's a tough subject I think, and if anyone else has suggestions that work, I'd be interested
simpo two said:
Shadytree, just to cheer you up, planes in flight are very hard to meter for. Perhaps digital is more sensitive to exposure fluctations, or perhaps we just expect more - like perfection every time - but it's something I'm grappling with too.
The closest answer I've found for airshows is centre-weighted or spot metering and possibly some +EV as well if the planes are darker than the sky. Spot of course won't work if the plane isn't bang in the middle of the viewfinder. Perhaps the AF and AE need to work together so that the camera exposes for the subject in focus (Bacardi, do your pro cameras do that?) But it's a tough subject I think, and if anyone else has suggestions that work, I'd be interested
Cheers Simpo, I didn't mean to come across depressed
If it was easy, I would have mastered it ages ago, got bored and moved onto something else. It's the constant challenge of different lighting conditions and weather. I love my photography and every time I learn something new I get a "Oh ! so that's how you do it" kinda feeling
I'm always willing to listen to people who know more than me, that I can learn from
I didn't do anything special with those shots.
I haven't quite figured out how all the modes work
The camera I was using was a Canon Powershot S1 IS.
Only problem I find with it is trying to zoom it and get it to focus quickly at the same time
It has one of those power zoom functions, operated by a lever in front of the shutter button.
I also find there is a horrendous delay when trying to take the shots. I have learnt to depress the shutter button half way so it focuses and sets the speed etc, then keep pressing it to refocus, then whack the button, and it seems to take instantaneously.
It is not a proper SLR with interchangeable lenses etc and only has 3.2MP.It does have a 10x zoom though.
The lighting at Duxford wasn't brilliant either, with the sun being on the wrong side. I just pointed and shot those pics and left the camera to make it's mind up.
On my 35mm SLR, I usually leave it on program mode then EF+ it by 1 - 2 if it is a grey day.
If it was like sunday I don't EF+ it at all.
That seems to work.
A good place to practice aircraft photos is Heathrow.
You can get reasonably close and have lots of slower moving aircraft to get pics of.
p.s I've been taking aircraft photos for nearly 20 years and still haven't got used to settings exposures etc I leave it up to the program facility and the EF button and that seems to have worked for me. Only problem is I haven't managed to find it yet on this one.
I haven't quite figured out how all the modes work
The camera I was using was a Canon Powershot S1 IS.
Only problem I find with it is trying to zoom it and get it to focus quickly at the same time
It has one of those power zoom functions, operated by a lever in front of the shutter button.
I also find there is a horrendous delay when trying to take the shots. I have learnt to depress the shutter button half way so it focuses and sets the speed etc, then keep pressing it to refocus, then whack the button, and it seems to take instantaneously.
It is not a proper SLR with interchangeable lenses etc and only has 3.2MP.It does have a 10x zoom though.
The lighting at Duxford wasn't brilliant either, with the sun being on the wrong side. I just pointed and shot those pics and left the camera to make it's mind up.
On my 35mm SLR, I usually leave it on program mode then EF+ it by 1 - 2 if it is a grey day.
If it was like sunday I don't EF+ it at all.
That seems to work.
A good place to practice aircraft photos is Heathrow.
You can get reasonably close and have lots of slower moving aircraft to get pics of.
p.s I've been taking aircraft photos for nearly 20 years and still haven't got used to settings exposures etc
I leave it up to the program facility and the EF button and that seems to have worked for me. Only problem is I haven't managed to find it yet on this one.Gassing Station | Photography & Video | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff