My Whenuapai Open Day Photos (Finally!)

[mailman]

Toprob, that is a really nice image

Love how they are checking out their airshow pictures taken on a 1megapixel phone camera

Regards

Mailman

[toprob]

"Anyway, I used to shoot a fair number of air shows and seem to remember 1/ 60 working quite well. You should be able to shoot and check the results on your D70 right. 1/60 is plenty fast for shooting airplanes. They are not going to be very close, so just pan along and shoot two or three frames at a time. Your results will be fine." (found somewhere on the net).

1/60 seems like a recipe for disaster, but I might just do some experimenting at Omaka this weekend. I'm determined to get it right for once, but it may take a couple more airshows.

[Charl]

Just see how your eye gets drawn along that tatty old Dak, to those two vagabonds.
Brilliant photograph.

I call that an "accident" or just "plain good luck" shot 
Mailman

The better you get, the "luckier" you get

[JonARNZ]

Wow, truly awesome photos, that lens is..is...I WANT ONE! Hmm, thanks for sharing, simply stunning!

[mailman]

"Anyway, I used to shoot a fair number of air shows and seem to remember 1/ 60 working quite well. You should be able to shoot and check the results on your D70 right. 1/60 is plenty fast for shooting airplanes. They are not going to be very close, so just pan along and shoot two or three frames at a time. Your results will be fine." (found somewhere on the net).

1/60 seems like a recipe for disaster, but I might just do some experimenting at Omaka this weekend. I'm determined to get it right for once, but it may take a couple more airshows.

Yeah, if you dont get the technique right then yep...such a slow shutter speed is going to be a problem.

I wonder though whether a IS (canon), VR (nikon) or OS (sigma) lens would help with horizontal shake while you control the panning as the plane flies past you?

Regards

Mailman