Shooting the Blue Angels

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Paul B
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p.3 #1 · Shooting the Blue Angels

Wing Tong,

Nice shots and I really like that one with the plane against the bridge. I was trying for more "environmental" shots this year and was out at Dead Man's point Saturday. Great views looking east towards the bridge but that's pretty far for the 400. You don't really get enough detail on the planes, although I haven't gone through all my pics yet.

Their last run is always that formation through the bridge, low and releasing smoke. On Sunday I was up on Twin Peaks and was able to watch them continue south. They stayed in formation down the bay and even did a second smoke release as they turned west (to land at SFO?) Then I lost them behind the hills.

Oct 13, 2008 at 08:52 PM

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p.3 #2 · Shooting the Blue Angels

Yup, I was walking away when they did the last run Saturday...too bad. I was standing next to a gentleman with a serious setup; 50D and I think a 400mm on a Bogen tripod and I think a Wimberly head. I'm sure he got some good ones on that last run, hope he post some here.

Oct 13, 2008 at 09:25 PM

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p.3 #3 · Shooting the Blue Angels

I think the 100-400mm I rented wasn't a sharp one. Can't seem to get a good clean shot; or it might be because I used a Circular Polarizer filter. Anyway, most of the shots came out under exposed and shot at ISO 400. First time to shoot at planes, harder than I thought. Will try again next year.

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Exif information
Model	Canon EOS 40D
Date	2008:10:13 19:15:16
Original date	2008:10:11 14:15:00
Exposure time	1/1000 sec
Focal length	210mm
Focal number	f/5.0
ISO speed	400 ISO
Exposure compensation	+0.3

Exif information
Model	Canon EOS 40D
Date	2008:10:13 19:28:24
Original date	2008:10:11 14:19:53
Exposure time	1/1000 sec
Focal length	400mm
Focal number	f/8.0
ISO speed	400 ISO
Exposure compensation	+0.3

Exif information
Model	Canon EOS 40D
Date	2008:10:13 19:19:14
Original date	2008:10:11 14:15:02
Exposure time	1/1000 sec
Focal length	210mm
Focal number	f/5.0
ISO speed	400 ISO
Exposure compensation	+0.3

Oct 14, 2008 at 05:34 AM

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p.3 #4 · Shooting the Blue Angels

Norbs007: Nice shots, especially that GG bridge one. One of the things I missed about using my fixed 400mm was the ability to zoom out and get more of the background like you have with the GG bridge.

Oct 14, 2008 at 06:00 PM


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