Bent winged bird........ (by the way, shot absolutely screaming by, with the 1D MKIII set on center point AI-Servo AF, manually there's no way I would have gotten this shot.)
Fellas, I regret to inform that my father and I are having to pull out of the GML attendance. Some of my father's clients rescheduled some dates that conflict with it, especially with it being so far away.
Instead, we are going to attend The Great Georgia Air Show / USAF 60th Anniversary
JWilsonphoto wrote:
You guys probably think I do a lot of crazy stuff in a year's time, but I'd raw the line here!
Hey, you'd have an excellent field of view Jim, very unimpeded and all. But I wonder if shooting with goggles on will work. And if you'd have to screw a protection filter on your lenses: Bugs that go *SPLAT* against a removable filter are easier to clean than having to remove the goo from those bug that would have got smeared on the fixed front lens element.
JWilsonphoto wrote:
Smell the oil, heat & 100LL in this shot...
I wonder how it's possible to smell heat, but I see what you mean. This shot almost makes me feel the wind and grit blowing in my face. Somehow this shot has some extra character.
Well, after two weeks off/away from my computer, this forum has continued to grow at it's frantic pace! Awesome work everyone. Keep them coming!
I just had to post this classic beauty.
This airshow was too overcast for my liking, but managed to get more keepers than I bargained for. There was 5 photogs together, and all I did was 'listen' for everyone elses cameras to started banging away when these two got close so I knew when to bury the button. There was about 24 fps combined on the platform and I was the only one to get the shot like this:
Hey Jim those last couple of warbirds are awesome you give me some good idea's for composition can't wait for GML but first to Reno here are a couple from me from the last couple of months
1.Uk based P51 Ferocious Franky turned the pic to B&W because the colors wern't nice.
2.Spitfire take off from Duxford during the Flying Legends.
3. F15 Strike Eagle during the Fairford Show
Hope you all like them have a nice weekend
Wow!!!
I just read through this whole thread. I’m amazed. What super, beautiful, a-pleasure-to-gaze-at photos. Definitely the most fun thread I’ve read anywhere, on any topic.
Jim, your skills are incredibly impressive. Your images just jump off the screen. All the many years you’ve invested into this are quite apparent.
After 20-ish years of wanting one, I finally bought my first SLR camera (Nikon D80) a few months ago. So I’m a beginner always looking to learn. I haven’t tried taking airplane photos before, but it’s something I’d love to try. Looks like great fun. I live close to a small airport (LAF) and I may now have to start hanging out there with my camera.
So after studying the photos here, I came away with the following things that seem to make for the best images. Feel free to correct me or add to the list:
-The backgrounds are usually simple and clear (e.g., all clouds, all blue sky, blurred ground, etc.) to keep focus on plane.
-The lighting is super. Good quality of light (e.g., time of day). The focal point of the image (e.g., the pilot) is always well lit, never in shadows.
-All the planes are squeaky clean.
-Prop blur is used, where applicable.
-The long lines of the subjects (e.g., wings, fuselage) are framed often pointing toward the corners of the frame, in a diagonal fashion.
-You can always feel some sense of motion.
-When can see pilot, s/he is almost always looking right at the camera.
-When possible, frame on the fuselage. Cutting off the wings can be OK
-Shots from above or at same level as plane look much better than from ground shooting up.
By the way, I think I’ll go to the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends 2007 in Columbus. It’s about a 4 hour drive for me. Are there any plans to have people meet up? I’d love to meet some of you folks and learn some things about airplane photography. Any hotel recommendations are welcome or any other tips. I’ll go for one day, either Saturday or Sunday.
GML should be a real treat if the weather cooperates. Based on the work I've seen over the past year from your lens, I don't think you need any ideas but I'm glad I could introduce a few. Those are tough perpsectives to grab because of the narrow profile and the speed at which they occur. Our thread will be rockin' during and after GML 2007!
Thanks for your kind comments, and welcome to our thread. What a great capture you favored us with, great warm tone and composition. Don't be a stranger now that you've found us.
