by "wanderwebster" (wanderwebster)
Published 05/29/2017 at 18:02
by "wanderwebster" (wanderwebster)
Published 05/29/2017 at 18:02
Tags: Planelopnik
; F22
; F16
; F18
; Air show
; Florida
; Miami
; murica
STARS: 2
The F-14 will always be my favorite, but the F-22 makes quite a compelling argument. I mean, just look at that thing.
If you have never had a chance to see a Raptor demonstration, you are missing out. The way this plane maneuvers is unreal . I was disappointed to see that the F-35, B-2 and B-52 were no shows, but maybe I misread the website and shouldn’t have been expecting them. Either way I was happy to see the B-1 again after so many years.
I love my new lens. I swear I like cars too. I leave for Canyonlands this weekend so prepare for nature/truck/moto pics.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
05/29/2017 at 19:43, STARS: 0
Nice work! You mentioned in an earlier post that you were using a new long lens. What are you shooting with?
"wanderwebster" (wanderwebster)
05/29/2017 at 19:55, STARS: 0
Thanks! New lens is 100-400 IS II, camera is a 6D. That lens is a beast
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
05/29/2017 at 20:05, STARS: 0
Aviation photography is my thing . I’d love to have something with that sort of reach on a FF camera. Currently I’m using a Tamron 70-200 on a 50D. It works quite well, and with the crop sensor I’m getting similar reach, but I’d love to take the next step. Can’t quite justify the expense right now, though. I just bought a new trumpet that set me back 2 grand, and will be buying another in the fall that will cost 4 grand. The camera gear will have to wait.
"wanderwebster" (wanderwebster)
05/29/2017 at 22:53, STARS: 0
Awesome, you have some killer shots! Love that shot of Fat Albert flying over the Blue Angels. I wasn’t paying attention when the helicopters came out and forgot to slow down the shutter until way later...oh well. I was debating between the 70-200 2.8L or the 100-400L. Since I was shooting with a 75-300 and really wanted some better big zoom glass but didn’t want to lose any reach I went with the 400. I can’t really justify the price either but I’m trying to lol.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
05/29/2017 at 23:32, STARS: 0
Thanks for the kind words. That Fat Albert shot is one of my favorites. My only regret (and there is no photography without regret) is that I didn’t get any prop blur on it. I had the camera set up for the fast movers.
I’ve since learned to use the camera presets. Once I get to the site, I set Aperture Priority at f/7.1 (my preferred setting for long shots), and see what the camera thinks is a good setting for the shutter (ISO will depend on lighting conditions, but never more than 400). I use that as a benchmark, and then tweak it in Manual. This is the setting I’ll use for jets. Then I set the camera in Shutter Priority at about 100/sec and use that as a benchmark for prop planes, and tweak accordingly. Then, I take those two settings and enter them into the presets. Preset 1 is for the jets, preset 2 is for the props. Then I can quickly switch from one to the other without really having to think much about it, though I still keep an eye on the exposure meter at the bottom of the viewfinder and adjust the shutter or aperture as necessary. I used to shoot everything in Av or Tv, but that can lead to exposure issues when getting bright reflections off of the aircraft. Manual is definitely the way to go. Set it and forget it.
I started out shooting with a Tamron 18-270. It’s a good walking around lens, but it just wasn’t sharp enough or fast enough. Getting the 70-200 was a quantum leap in quality, and putting it on an APS-C body gets me an effective range of 112-320mm. That’s enough for most situations, though at airports I could use more reach, and shooting static displays 112 can be too long. If I made money with my photos, I could justify the cost of more serious gear. But as a hobby, it’s hard. I think my next purchase will be to improve my short game with a FF body and a good mid-level zoom. But I’ve got to buy that trumpet first....
"wanderwebster" (wanderwebster)
05/30/2017 at 22:06, STARS: 1
Yea, I’ve definitely gotten more comfortable with being able to read the light and quickly getting close to the right settings. I usually guess, take a test shot and adjust from there. I’ve never used the presets but usually I’m in a situation where I constantly tweak the settings anyways.
The other lens I use is the kit lens from the 6D, 24-105 f4L. LOVE that lens. It’s a perfect walk around for me. Obviously a faster lens would be cool but the constant f4 is nice and I’d probably miss that little bit of extra reach if I got something like the the 24-70 2.8L. I say that having never shot on that lens, so maybe I just don’t know what I’m missing haha.
I hear ya on the whole “making money” part though...I’ve been putting a little more (read: minuscule amounts) thought and effort into heading that direction but until someone comes up to me and says “hey, we’ll pay you to take pictures of racecars/airplanes/the great outdoors” it will likely remain an expensive hobby.