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When you hand your camera to someone else....always make sure it is in P mode!!!
:lol:
(and when you get it back say "Sh!t, it is the camera and not me!" and shake your head
in disgust as you walk away) They like that!
#2 Do not let yourself be limited by what others believe you cannot do....
Check your ISO before you start shooting for the day.
I learned that the hard way today when I was at FRG. I was too busy messing with the shutterspeed. It'll never happen again!Quote:
Originally Posted by moose135
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Holy crap!!! Look at that prop blur!!!!! Sweet :borat:
P.S. That is the best way to learn ;) (I wish I had a nickel for
every time I have done it!)
At least I got something right :lol: :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Derf
Lots of trial and error brother! And never be afraid to ask. 95% of what I know I learned by opening up my big yap and asking the others here.
95% of what I learned I found out by doing it wrong 99% of the time! :lol:
Haha. Well since next week is AS week I take a ton of photo's with different settings and such and see how they come out.
I know you're shooting Fuji which is a more capable sensor dressed in Nikon clothes. Shoot at ISO100 or ISO200. For jets, shoot in aperture priority at f8. For props, shoot in shutter priority and use some of the internittent Cessnas and Pipers as test subjects to find whidh shutter speed to shoot without blurring the plane to hell (generally 1/120 and up). Keep the settings saved in the camera so when you need to change modes on the quick, it's just a twist of a dial and fire.
I agree with everything but the speed for props, I would go with 250th of a second for 2 reasons. 1, it gives you enough blur to make it look in motion and not standing still. 2, it is faster so you get less throw away shots (especially since he is new and does not have IS like me) If it is standing still and not "flying by" I would try to go a little lower with the shutter speed and when an aircraft is at idle it is nice to go slow...but do not go too slow or you will have LOTS of throw away shots. I would know, I have a ton of missed shots! ;)
I stand corrected! See! I'm still trying to fine tune things myself! Lol. Never stop learning man!
After playing with the levels in your photos and applying an anti blur filter to clean up the image...You did have a nice amount of blur on it! VERY NICELY DONE!!! :borat:Quote:
Originally Posted by Fighting_falcon_51
http://derf.smugmug.com/photos/875498776_UYsFH-L.jpg
Always check that your White Balance is set correctly before you start an important shoot. (Like on Sunday at the air show, after using a custom WB on Saturday night to get rid of the orange glow).
Ahahah I think we all do that EVERY YEAR!!!! :lol:
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After playing with the levels in your photos and applying an anti blur filter to clean up the image...You did have a nice amount of blur on it! VERY NICELY DONE!!! :borat:
http://derf.smugmug.com/photos/875498776_UYsFH-L.jpg[/quote]
That is amazing! If you don't mind me asking, what anti blur filter did you use? Was it a third party plugin? George.