Thank you very much, Louie!
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robert614 wrote:
Wow! Very cool shots Douglas!
What kind of plane were you shooting from? Military? Or open to the public?
Thank you Robert! I was in a chartered civilian skyvan with 10 other photographers, for two days. In shoots involving 5th generation jets, only citizens of NATO countries and allies are allowed.
Some F-35 shots from that afternoon, we had to fly above the cloud so the background is less interesting but having the opportunity to shoot F-35s from the air is a rare treat, whatever the background may be.
ILCE-1FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS lens196mmf/8.01/2500s400 ISO+1.0 EV
ILCE-1FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS lens324mmf/8.01/2000s125 ISO+0.3 EV
ILCE-1FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS lens175mmf/8.01/2500s250 ISO+1.0 EV
ILCE-1FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS lens171mmf/9.01/2500s320 ISO+1.0 EV
Douglas L wrote:
Thank you very much, Louie!
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Thank you Robert! I was in a chartered civilian skyvan with 10 other photographers, for two days. In shoots involving 5th generation jets, only citizens of NATO countries and allies are allowed.
Some F-35 shots from that afternoon, we had to fly above the cloud so the background is less interesting but having the opportunity to shoot F-35s from the air is a rare treat, whatever the background may be.
Fantastic shots Douglas!
I don’t know if you were allowed. But I’d love to see BTS shots of the plane you were in. Wide shots of your vantage point, etc…
robert614 wrote:
They weren’t kidding when they called it a Skyvan 😄
I’m gonna assume “90” is a typo 😉
Did you guys have to take turns photographing? Or did they stagger you guys high/low?
Sorry, it was 10 photographers.
The seating arrangement was:
1+1 (sitting at the edge of the open bay, not sure what the correct phase is), usually one of these two is a crew member
1+1+1 (second row from the bay door, sitting on the floor)
1+1+1 (third row from the bay door, sitting on bench)
The rest were assigned to benches by the windows, we could move around from window to window if not interfering others. And we could shoot behind the third row from the bay door when the planes were flying behind the photoship, but it can be challenging at times because the shooting angle is much narrower, like shooting through a tunnel and sometimes the heads/arms of folks in the first 3 rows may get in the way.
In the Tuesday morning flight I was assigned to the right side of the 2nd row, I got the middle seat in the 3rd row in the afternoon flight. For Thursday I was assigned to sit by the windows in both morning and afternoon flight. The window seats offered better angles for side profile when the planes were flying on the side of our photoship, but you are shooting through windows. The photoship pilot coordinated with the "showing" pilots so they flew on both sides of the photoship (not the same time) so those sitting by the windows on both sides could have equal opportunity to shoot. Again, it was a bit challenging for those assigned to the windows to shoot through 3 rows of other photographers when the planes were flying right behind the photoship, which was most of the time.
ILCE-1FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS lens309mmf/6.31/2500s640 ISO+0.3 EV
ILCE-1FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS lens212mmf/8.01/2000s800 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-1FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS lens175mmf/8.01/2000s800 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-1FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS lens285mmf/8.01/2000s1000 ISO+0.3 EV
ILCE-1FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS lens132mmf/8.01/2000s1000 ISO+0.7 EV
ILCE-1FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS lens145mmf/8.01/2000s1000 ISO+0.3 EV
1+1 (sitting at the edge of the open bay, not sure what the correct phase is), usually one of these two is a crew member
1+1+1 (second row from the bay door, sitting on the floor)
1+1+1 (third row from the bay door, sitting on bench)
The rest were assigned to benches by the windows, we could move around from window to window if not interfering others. And we could shoot behind the third row from the bay door when the planes were flying behind the photoship, but it can be challenging at times because the shooting angle is much narrower, like shooting through a tunnel and sometimes the heads/arms of folks in the first 3 rows may get in the way.
In the Tuesday morning flight I was assigned to the right side of the 2nd row, I got the middle seat in the 3rd row in the afternoon flight. For Thursday I was assigned to sit by the windows in both morning and afternoon flight. The window seats offered better angles for side profile when the planes were flying on the side of our photoship, but you are shooting through windows. The photoship pilot coordinated with the "showing" pilots so they flew on both sides of the photoship (not the same time) so those sitting by the windows on both sides could have equal opportunity to shoot. Again, it was a bit challenging for those assigned to the windows to shoot through 3 rows of other photographers when the planes were flying right behind the photoship, which was most of the time. ...Show more →
1+1 (sitting at the edge of the open bay, not sure what the correct phase is), usually one of these two is a crew member
1+1+1 (second row from the bay door, sitting on the floor)
1+1+1 (third row from the bay door, sitting on bench)
The rest were assigned to benches by the windows, we could move around from window to window if not interfering others. And we could shoot behind the third row from the bay door when the planes were flying behind the photoship, but it can be challenging at times because the shooting angle is much narrower, like shooting through a tunnel and sometimes the heads/arms of folks in the first 3 rows may get in the way.
In the Tuesday morning flight I was assigned to the right side of the 2nd row, I got the middle seat in the 3rd row in the afternoon flight. For Thursday I was assigned to sit by the windows in both morning and afternoon flight. The window seats offered better angles for side profile when the planes were flying on the side of our photoship, but you are shooting through windows. The photoship pilot coordinated with the "showing" pilots so they flew on both sides of the photoship (not the same time) so those sitting by the windows on both sides could have equal opportunity to shoot. Again, it was a bit challenging for those assigned to the windows to shoot through 3 rows of other photographers when the planes were flying right behind the photoship, which was most of the time. ...Show more →
Appreciate the the info! Sounds like they try to give everyone a chance to get a good shooting position
Looks like an awesome experience! Thanks for sharing your pics!
