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I’m going to an air show in early June and wondered if anyone had any tips. I’m hoping to shoot from the beginning or end side of the flight line to try and catch the planes as they go by. There will be everything from biplanes to fighter jets so shutter speed will come into play, but I’m not sure about aperture. I realize that bigger apertures will allow faster shutter speeds but I don’t know if DOF comes into play for this kinda thing. I’ll be shooting raw.
I can certainly screw around and see what works, but I would also like some good shots mixed in.
Anyone ever shoot one of these?
Oh yeah, I’m shooting with a Nikon D80 with the 18-200mm Zoom lens, so I’d like to try to keep the ISO low. This outfit makes noise like nobody’s business at ISO 400 +.
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A fast shutter speed is most important. If you’re shooting aircraft against the sky for the most part, DOF doesn’t matter. Try to use the highest ISO you can – I shot for years with a D80 at 400 ISO and didn’t notice a considerable amount of noise. Kinda depends on the light, but a 200 ISO is certainly workable. The closer you can get to the center of the flight line, the better as that’s where most of the pilots will target their performances. Good luck! Look forward to seeing some of your shots!!!
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A fast shutter speed is most important. If you’re shooting aircraft against the sky for the most part, DOF doesn’t matter. Try to use the highest ISO you can – I shot for years with a D80 at 400 ISO and didn’t notice a considerable amount of noise. Kinda depends on the light, but a 200 ISO is certainly workable. The closer you can get to the center of the flight line, the better as that’s where most of the pilots will target their performances. Good luck! Look forward to seeing some of your shots!!!
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My brother took this photograph. One thing I wish he would have done was to slow things down ever so little so there was a BARELY perceptible and minute amount of blur on the trailing edges at their tips against the background. Just at their wing tips. It might take some chimping and some luck, but it would really add that cool impression of raw speed to the whole thing.
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My brother took this photograph. One thing I wish he would have done was to slow things down ever so little so there was a BARELY perceptible and minute amount of blur on the trailing edges at their tips against the background. Just at their wing tips. It might take some chimping and some luck, but it would really add that cool impression of raw speed to the whole thing.
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last time i tried to photograph at an airshow, i found it difficult to follow the faster jets through the eye piece, esp when zoomed in.
i found that if i kept my left eye open while looking through the eye piece with my right eye, it helped to track the jet. if you do this, you’ll see the jet in double (assuming that your camera is pointed at it. if you only see one, then your camera is pointing in the wrong direction). the trick is to try get ‘both’ jets on top of each other, then the jet will be in the center of your frame.
it took some getting used to, but after some practice it helped a lot
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last time i tried to photograph at an airshow, i found it difficult to follow the faster jets through the eye piece, esp when zoomed in.
i found that if i kept my left eye open while looking through the eye piece with my right eye, it helped to track the jet. if you do this, you’ll see the jet in double (assuming that your camera is pointed at it. if you only see one, then your camera is pointing in the wrong direction). the trick is to try get ‘both’ jets on top of each other, then the jet will be in the center of your frame.
it took some getting used to, but after some practice it helped a lot
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The weekend of the show ended up being really hot and really humid, and the headliners got grounded, so I never went. I saw some folks who did go and they said it was miserable. You’re not allowed to bring in any food or drink and water was $4 (US) a bottle. They were burnt to a crisp because there was no shade and the tarmac was reflecting the heat and light, so they got it from above and below. Maybe next year…
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The weekend of the show ended up being really hot and really humid, and the headliners got grounded, so I never went. I saw some folks who did go and they said it was miserable. You’re not allowed to bring in any food or drink and water was $4 (US) a bottle. They were burnt to a crisp because there was no shade and the tarmac was reflecting the heat and light, so they got it from above and below. Maybe next year…
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My enduring memory of every airshow I have been to has been of it being seriously hot and humid. Though the Avalon Airshow in Melbourne was well worth it. There was a Vampire Jet there that I kind of fell in love with.
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My enduring memory of every airshow I have been to has been of it being seriously hot and humid. Though the Avalon Airshow in Melbourne was well worth it. There was a Vampire Jet there that I kind of fell in love with.
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Last year’s show was on a beautiful July day, and featured a B2 Bomber, an F-117 Stealth Fighter, an F-14, an F-16, and an F-22 RAPTOR! The headliner was the U.S. Air Force Thunderbird Precision Acrobatic Team in their F-18s. Then there were a mix of current and vintage propeller planes, both civilian and retired military. The F-22 Raptor was really amazing. This year the only jets were an F-15, an F18, and a civilian precision team called the Heavy Metal Jet Team flying four Czech Aero Vodochovy L-39’s and one Canadair built T-33. The F-15 and 18 flew for less than 10 minutes and the Heavy Metal Jet Team flew for 15 or 20 minutes. What a difference a year can make.
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Last year’s show was on a beautiful July day, and featured a B2 Bomber, an F-117 Stealth Fighter, an F-14, an F-16, and an F-22 RAPTOR! The headliner was the U.S. Air Force Thunderbird Precision Acrobatic Team in their F-18s. Then there were a mix of current and vintage propeller planes, both civilian and retired military. The F-22 Raptor was really amazing. This year the only jets were an F-15, an F18, and a civilian precision team called the Heavy Metal Jet Team flying four Czech Aero Vodochovy L-39’s and one Canadair built T-33. The F-15 and 18 flew for less than 10 minutes and the Heavy Metal Jet Team flew for 15 or 20 minutes. What a difference a year can make.
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My old man was big on air shows. Richmond was the thing back then. It was always hot then, too. Maybe its a requirement.
The F86 (Sabre) was the aircraft of the day. And the Canberra bomber. Every kids drawing had the open nose and the chopped wings. We would lay on the grass outside our home and watch them doing power dives. Then we’d laugh at the boom as they broke the sound barrier. Just boys with their toys again. Its all I wanted to do when I was a kid: fly a plane. Funny how things work out. -
My old man was big on air shows. Richmond was the thing back then. It was always hot then, too. Maybe its a requirement.
The F86 (Sabre) was the aircraft of the day. And the Canberra bomber. Every kids drawing had the open nose and the chopped wings. We would lay on the grass outside our home and watch them doing power dives. Then we’d laugh at the boom as they broke the sound barrier. Just boys with their toys again. Its all I wanted to do when I was a kid: fly a plane. Funny how things work out.
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