A few from Osbournby

[Neilly]

Hi All,

Weather was really grey & crap, but got a few reasonable pics.








TTFN,
Neil

[colin C]

Re: A few from Osbournby

Superb as always Neil.

It's generally only the use of a twin bladed prop that gives it away.

Colin

[Canon-Fodder!]

Re: A few from Osbournby

Hi Neil;

Weather was really grey & crap

I guess we've got that to come for the next six months now ...

I continue to be in awe of your prowess in shooting these models; and I'm just amazed at the variety & features they have; the more I look, the more I see just what impressive pieces of kit they are... I'm sure all the owners are justly proud of their 'toys' !

[gonedigital]

Re: A few from Osbournby

would you mind sharing what lens you were using? also what mode (Manual, AV, TV, etc) were you in? what settings? I can never seem to get quality shots like this at an airshow regardless of whether it's cloudy, sunny, or a partial mix.

great pics! thanks for sharing.

[Glenn]

Re: A few from Osbournby

Another excellent series Neil

[Neilly]

Re: A few from Osbournby

Hi gonedigital,

I use a 7D + 100-400mm L lens, usually. I also have a 50D which normally has the 18-200mm lens on it, for close up & static shots. Camera is usually set to Shutter priority, speed 1/800-1250; ISO 400 (unless very bright day then down to 200); AWB (adjust in Photoshop CS4). The above pictures I set the Exposure compensation to +0.7, because the day was so dark.

One thing a lot of people forget is photography is basically in two parts, well this is the way I see it, in its simplest form - taking the pictures & then processing them. Its the latter the can make a reasonable picture look good. In the old days of film we just sent the roll of film away & waited for the results. Now, we can do it ourselves & this is where the trick is - getting all the balances etc right to finish up with a good clean picture. Below is a picture of the PRU Spitfire, as it came out of the camera.



TTFN,
Neil

[gonedigital]

Re: A few from Osbournby

Neil, thanks for sharing! I am going to the airshow at NAS Pensacola on Nov 13th, and I rented the 100-400mm IS Lens, so hopefully I will be able to get some shots like that. I really want to try this lens out before I commit to buying it, but definitely looking forward to giving it a shot.

looks like I may need to brush up on exposure compensation before the airshow.

thanks again!

[Neilly]

Re: A few from Osbournby

Hi G/d

The 100-400 is a superb lens. If you're shooting over 1/300th switch the IS off - makes the lens AF even quicker. If the day is bright you won't need to do anything with the EV - check the histogram on the first few pics. As for shutter speeds - I would be looking at probably 1/1000th for the jets & drop down around the 1/500th or slightly lower for the prop aircraft.

Look forward to seeing your pics on here

TTFN,
Neil