Warbird Information Exchange

I'll be going to the KAM this weekend. Last time I went, my indoor pictures turned out wierd (did I spell that right- ) because of the light coming through the windows. Therefore, my Laird Swallow, Stearman 73, Stearman Ariel, American Eagle A-129, Swallow Aircraft Corp Swallow pictures (and more) did not turn out well.

I'm using a Kodak DX7950 5 MP.

I'd also like to know how to get shots of flying aircraft at airshows(Sentimental Journey is coming to Wichita, and I've never taken these kind of pictures before)

Four counterlight photos, shoot at a shutter speed of 1/125;
I would guess that you can set shutter speed and apertures in
your camera?

When shooting flying aircraft, "pan" (follow the direction of
movement) the airplane before depressing the shutter, and continue
panning for a second or so after the photo has been shot. Do not
shoot at shutter speeds higher than 1/250 or the propellers will
appear "stopped" in your photos.

I am PM'ing you an URL for a photographer's website, with lots
of advise and good examples to follow.

Saludos,


Tulio

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Will the previous owner has pics of this double cabin sample

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Thanks...

I try to set the exposure for the airplane in one of the more shadowy areas. If the exposure is set for the sunlight coming through the windows (the sky), the subject inside the hangar will not come out right because it is much darker inside. Try to set the camera for a shutter speed of 1/60th of a second or faster for hand-held shots. You can go slower if you have a tripod.

If your camera has auto-focus, you might consider locking that out and setting the focus to infinity for the flying shots. Auto-focus cameras typically have trouble focusing on that little dot in the sky- they get confused! I agree with Tulio, 1/250th of a second works well for flying shots. For aircraft taxiing you can go to 1/125th when the engines are at idle speed.

If you are going to be photographing aircraft in a musueum with low-light then I highly suggest a tri-pod. I like to use the smallest aperature possible (forgiving when you don't have the focus just right) and not care about how long the exposure period is. Sometimes the shutter is open as long as a minute. I managed to get decent results in the new wing of the Museum of Flight doing that.

Mike

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