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Some Advice Please !
A few weeks ago, I was trying to photograph seabirds in the air without much success and today I took a few shots of a passing air ambulance whilst waiting for the return of a Dakota that never reappeared :!: Since there have been some really good images of aircraft posted recently, I thought t...
Posted by Hyram on 21/06/2008 - 16:17
Some Advice Please !
I haven't very much experience of photographing aircraft (I was going to write 'shooting' but that didn't seem right) but I think infinity is too far. There was a time when Pentax lenses had depth of field scales so you could accurately work out what would be acceptably sharp (expect a flurry of pos...
Posted by gartmore on 21/06/2008 - 16:53
Some Advice Please !
I've tried the "set at infinity and rely on massive DoF" tactic in the past. I won't say it doesn't work at all, but it doesn't work at the kind of ranges you typically get at airshows unless you're doing pictures of VERY distant parts of the display. You'd be surprised how accurate the ...
Posted by yelvertoft on 21/06/2008 - 17:25
Some Advice Please !
All I know is that in my real world experience, shooting aircraft at typical airshow flightline distances, you need to get the focus point right, "infinity and hope" just does not produce the same quality of results. It's hard enough getting a few keepers of planes in flight anyway, using...
Posted by ChrisA on 21/06/2008 - 17:52
Some Advice Please !
I find continous focus and lots of practice is best (for birds). But be prepared to discard a lot of near-misses. And a lot of far-misses. G
Posted by George Lazarette on 22/06/2008 - 08:23
Some Advice Please !
If you have the luxury of a fairly stopped down aperture then I think one could set focus near to (not at) infinity and be sure that everything from there out was in focus. But I think often that luxury is not there, since shutter speed has to be fast enough to freeze action. So in that case one has...
Posted by rparmar on 22/06/2008 - 15:26
A few bird pics...
Actually they're black-headed gulls............ Dan Just testing, Dan. :-) Funnily enough, I was dive-bombed repeatedly by a gull last week. I'll post a picture whrn I get back to the island, and let you tell me what sort of gull (or tern) it was. G PS: As for the crop, I think that is ...
Posted by George Lazarette on 22/06/2008 - 23:44
A few bird pics...
Hi Tooks, Haven't tried too many bird photos myself (though not for a shortage of gulls here!), but I like your black-headed gulls - good focus, good lighting for that environment. As for composition, I would suggest experimenting with positioning the birds somewhere left or right of centre ...
Posted by Keith Grant on 23/06/2008 - 00:17
Wasn't sure about this one...
I can't tell you how many times, I've dove for a camera, bbq utensils be damned, miraculously not spilling a drop of beer, to get "THAT MOMENT" when the kids do something cute/silly/dangerous, and the resulting photo, regardless of how badly I could pick apart the compsition/exposure/etc.....
Posted by Father Ted on 21/06/2008 - 21:51
inspired by Gartmore
I think the first one would have been better without the frame to be honest, it's a bit busy and detracts from the main picture which is actually quite nice. I love the second one though! The colours are fantastic and the focus is absolutely perfect - one of the best "bee on flower" po...
Posted by hefty1 on 22/06/2008 - 11:03
inspired by Gartmore
I'm guessing you are asking about the top flower? So here goes: tripod mounted camera, 100mm macro, f16, bulb mode, 3200 deg color balance, locking cable release. 2 rechargable flashlights (12 volt halogen). one flashlight set up with inside a large translucent (white) spaggetti plastic stor...
Posted by Don on 22/06/2008 - 14:30
For those about to rock!
Hey Tyr, Fun shoot! The last is my favourite :) also the most abstract. The 1st and 4th are intriguing when considered together - an illustration of selective focus in composition! In both of these, though, I think my preference wd be a slightly greater depth of field, so that the guitar...
Posted by Keith Grant on 23/06/2008 - 01:07
Chains
I'll start with the bad stuff; I think your depth of field is too narrow, it would be nice to have the whole links in focus but as it stands the parts nearer the camera are out of it - try using a smaller aperture. Also, I find the area in the lower left of the picture where the sand has uncovered ...
Posted by hefty1 on 22/06/2008 - 23:45
Some flowers.
Hi, I really like the first shot. The focus is spot on and the water droplets are lovely. I don't really like how the light (or flash) has caused white spots on number 2, number 3 isn't really in focus so my eyes are just wandering all over the place. Number 4 is an unusual composition but I l...
Posted by Utopia Poppy on 23/06/2008 - 23:02
Some flowers.
Hi, I really like the first shot. The focus is spot on and the water droplets are lovely. I don't really like how the light (or flash) has caused white spots on number 2, number 3 isn't really in focus so my eyes are just wandering all over the place. Number 4 is an unusual composition but I l...
Posted by Mike-P on 24/06/2008 - 09:34
Grey Heron - Suspended
Perfect. Maybe a tad more perfect if you'd captured the whole reflection. Yeah, can you go back again and get it portrait format with the complete reflection? :lol: Excellent shot with great timing. I love shots like this because they show things you don't normally see (probably why I like macr...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 23/06/2008 - 18:53
Grey Heron - Suspended
I'll go back with some grey card and super-glue ;) Unfortunately, the picture isn't cropped so couldn't include any more in it. I would normally try and include the reflection but it's a prime lens, so would have had to walk back out of the hide :!: I like the way his feet are juuuust about t...
Posted by chirpy on 23/06/2008 - 20:58
Cicada
Cicada's are great subjects for macro photography, not least because they are difficult to find. You can hear 'em . . . 'til you get close. OK, the pic. The leaf at front left appears to have moved during exposure. Was it windy? The cicada is not actually in focus. A golden rule (which can be ...
Posted by Mannesty on 24/06/2008 - 07:50
Cicada
Thanks very much for the input and critique. The tips are appreciated. Will keep them in mind. Yep it was windy.. The pic was a crop from a picture that was from further away. As you say very difficult to get them close up. :)... No chance for me to get them soon tho as im back in my home countr...
Posted by Kaylesh on 24/06/2008 - 08:19
Hever Castle
A few taken today at Hever Castle in Kent, home of Anne Boleyn, and more recently the Astor family. Wonderful place to visit. I used my old DS today as the K10 is back at Pentax being fixed. What a great camera the DS is.
Posted by pschlute on 24/06/2008 - 01:39
